Grant Seeking Find Me the Money INTRODUCTION

Grant Seeking Find Me The Money INTRODUCTION

• This workshop will teach you:

• Brief overview of the various types of funding sources available and • How to find and access the funding sources. GRANT SEEKING is a LONG and COMPETITIVE PROCESS

• Year-round process. • Sometimes tedious to prepare. • Sometimes annoying. • Average of 4-5 months to get award. • Stiff competition. • Awards are sometimes smaller than expected. • Needy causes are easier to find funds for. WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I BEGIN MY SEARCH?

• What are you seeking money for? Program support, capital project, operating, conferences/training, publication? • How much money do you need? • How fast do you need the money? • What kind of support do you have to prepare the request? CHOOSING THE BEST TYPE OF FUNDING SOURCE FOR YOUR NEED

• Federal Funding • State Funding • Local Funding • Private Foundations • Family Foundations • Independent Foundations • Operating Foundations • Corporate Foundations • Community Foundations • Other funding FEDERAL FUNDING

• 2299 federal assistance programs. • 26 federal grant making agencies / 1000+ grant programs. • Sizeable grant amounts. • Toughest to get - Competing with applicants throughout the nation. • Usually for 501(c)3s and municipalities. • Single and multi year grants. FEDERAL GRANTS

• Year-round, but many RFPs come out late April – mid June. • 3-12 weeks to respond. • Typically 3-4 weeks to draft. • Requires partnerships/MOUs • Questions on organizational capacity and evidence based practices. • Measurable outcomes and reporting. • Current uncertainty and shifting priorities (e.g., DOE - literacy out; school choice in). FEDERAL GRANTS TIPS • Preplanning is essential due to shortened “season” – Because fiscal budgets approved half-way through fiscal year, federal agencies releasing RFPs late and due in 3 weeks • Don’t wait until last day to submit online. • Ask for resumes, letters of support and insurance proof on first day. • Don’t assume reader knows your program or geographic area. • Follow directions. • Get government official support. • Obtain DUNS number (fedgov.dnb.com/webform) • Register With System for Award Management (SAM) (http://mysamregistration.com/) SEARCHING FOR FEDERAL FUNDING

• SAM.gov Assistance Listings (formally called Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ) • https://beta.sam.gov/

• Federal Grants Website (Grants.gov) • http://www.grants.gov • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance [CFDA]

• Federal Grants Website [grants.gov]

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO SEARCH FOR FEDERAL FUNDING

• Private Sites • e.g. Federal Grants Wire and FederalGrants.com

• Individual Departments • e.g. Department of Education • e.g. Department of Transportation’s Recreational Trails Program •Private Sites

Federal Grants Wire federalgrants wire.com 32 categories

•Private Sites FederalGrants.com

You can also find grant opportunities listed on the individual federal agencies’ websites. STATE GRANTS

• Easier to get than federal. • Sizeable grant awards. • Preparation less complicated than federal applications, but harder in recent years with the advent of Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) and Grants Gateway systems. • Time consuming, tedious and repetitious. • Award time: 16-20 months. • Relatively competitive. SEARCHING FOR STATE FUNDING • Grants Gateway • https://grantsgateway.ny.gov/IntelliGrants_NYSGG /module/nysgg/goportal.aspx

• Individual State Agencies • e.g. Department of Environmental Conservation • Office for People with Development Disabilities • Council of the Arts • NYS Department of Health • Office of Children and Family Services

• Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) • https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa

32 state agencies use Grants Gateway system

Registering and submitting applications through Grants Gateway

• Need to register to get state awards. • Complete, sign and notarize form and mail to State and get assigned password. • Then load organizational documents.

• Note: More and more agencies are requiring submission through Grants Gateway, but some are through the Consolidated Funding Application system. You can also find grant opportunities listed on the individual State agencies’ websites.

CFA APPLICATION PROCESS

• NYS Consolidated Funding Application https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa

• Twelve State agencies use the CFA process: • Empire State Development • NYS Canal Corporation • NYS Energy Research and Development Authority • Environmental Facilities Corporation • Homes and Community Renewal • New York Power Authority • Department of Labor • Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation • Department of State • Department of Transportation • Department of Environmental Conservation • NYS Council on the Arts.

• For the following projects: Direct Assistance to Businesses, Community Development, Agricultural Economic Development, Waterfront Revitalization, Energy Improvements, Environmental Improvements, Sustainability, Workforce Development and Low-Cost Financing.

• Regional Economic Development Councils • http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/

Mid-Hudson Council reviews/scores the region’s applications first before they go to the State agencies for review Note who sits on the Mid-Hudson Council LEGISLATIVE MEMBER ITEM PROGRAM

• What happened to “member line items?” • Making friends with politicians.

• Political Representatives • http://www.senate.state.ny.us/ • http://assembly.state.ny.us/ • http://www.house.gov/ • Grants Action News • http://assembly.state.ny.us/gan/ LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING

• County / Towns / Cities • Slightly easier to get. • Small grant awards. • Can work as match for a larger grant. • Helps create track record for obtaining State and Federal grant funding. SEARCHING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING

• County government agencies (e.g. Westchester County Youth Bureau, Senior Programs & Services, Department of Social Services, Department of Health, Planning Department/Community Development Block Grants, Westchester- Putnam Local Workforce Development Board/Youth Build ) FOUNDATIONS

• Typically smaller amounts. • Less complicated to put together. • Tend to have less reporting, if any. • Thousands of private and public foundations in US. • Most have specific funding priorities (e.g. arts, education, health, underserved, geographic region) TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS

• Family Foundation

• Refers to any independent private foundation whose funds are managed or strongly influenced by members of the donor’s family.

(e.g. Redlich Horwitz Foundation, Eugene and Emily Grant Foundation)

• Family foundation comprise 40-45% of all private and community foundations. • Most are small, informal organizations that do not have web sites. • Many do not have application guidelines; you can send them a general letter of request. • Typically give to personal causes (e.g. kid’s colleges, favorite charities) TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS • Independent Foundation (Private Foundation)

• Nongovernmental, non-profit, self-governed organization. • Funds are usually from a single source, such as an original donor, group of individuals pooling money, etc. • Funds are managed by board or directors. • Generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support.

(e.g. Heckscher Foundation for Children, Carvel Foundation, American Hiking Society’s National Trails Fund, St. Faith’s House Foundation)

• Can be large and usually professionally managed by a director. • Typically have carefully developed grant making strategies and criteria. • Must “pay out” approximately 5% of the market value of its assets each year. • Usually have a particular funding focus. TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS

• Operating Foundation

• Private foundation whose primary purpose is to conduct research, social welfare, or other programs determined by its governing body or establishment charter. • May make grants, but the amount of grants awarded generally is small relative to the funds used for the foundation's own programs. • Generally raise funds from pubic donations or fundraisers.

(e.g., Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation, Jewish Federation & Foundation, Friends of the Tarrytown Library) TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS • Corporate Foundation (Company-Sponsored Foundation)

• Assets are derived primarily from contributions from their for-profit business. • May maintain ties to the parent company, but is an independent entity. • Abides by same rules and regulations governing private foundations. • Differs from corporate giving programs.

(e.g., Gannett Foundation, Verizon Foundation, Entergy Charitable Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, Pepsi Foundation, Dollar General Literacy Foundation ) TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS

• Corporate Giving Program (Direct Giving Program / Sponsorships)

• Grantmaking program administered within a for-profit corporation (often administered by marketing or public relations unit). • Does not have separate endowment; grant making closely tied to company profits. • Gifts and sponsorships go directly from the company to charitable organizations. • Often focuses grant making on communities within which the company operates. • Not subject to the same reporting requirements as corporate foundations.

(e.g. Entergy, PepsiCo, TD Bank, Webster Bank, M&T Bank) l TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS

• Community Foundations

• Serves a specific geographic community or region. (e.g., Rockland Community Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley) • Funds usually derived from many donors but managed in a single or a few endowments. Income from the endowment is used to make grants. • Funding focus is usually on local needs. • Offer an increasing variety of donor-advised options and services.

Council of Foundations’ Community Foundation Locator http://www.cof.org/Locator/

• Local funds (e.g. Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe) TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS

• Charitable Gift Funds

• Bank of America Philanthropy Solutions https://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/search.go

• Wells Fargo Advisors https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/search- results#searchtab TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS

• Donor-Advised Funds – In 2016:

• Number of funds was 285,965 - 6.9% increase. • Contributions to funds totaled $23.27 billion – 7.6% increase. • Assets in funds totaled $85.15 billion – 9.7% increase. • Grants exceeded $15.75 billion – 10.4% growth. • Aggregate grant payout rate was 20.3% - far in excess of the required 5% payout rate for private foundations. OTHER FUNDERS • Local Companies/Businesses • e.g. Franzoso Contracting, Curtis Instruments, Robison Oil, real estate agencies • United Ways • e.g. United Way of Westchester & Putnam - Emergency Basic Needs Partners Community Impact Fund & Local Presence grants e.g. Local United Way chapters - Scarsdale • Service Clubs • e.g. Junior Leagues, Women’s Clubs, Lions, Rotaries (including District Managed Grants)

• Fraternal Associations • e.g. Elks, Moose, Mason, Shriners • Professional and Trade Associations • e.g. engineering and law firms, real estate (Hudson River Realtors Foundation) and insurance (Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation) • Unions • e.g. teachers, nurses, long term care workers OTHER FUNDERS • Heritage • e.g. Columbus, Sons of Norway, Daughters of Revolution

• Student Associations / Organizations • e.g. frats, alumni, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honors Society, Key Club, youth philanthropy groups, school PTA’s and educational funds

• Military • e.g. American Legion, officers’ clubs, battalion groups

• Hobby or special interests • e.g. Mothers’ clubs, newcomer’s clubs, fishermen clubs, conservation/Audubon, arts council, (914) Cares Empty Bowl (food insecurity)

• Faith-based • e.g. Episcopal Charities, Rye Presbyterian Church

• Neighborhood Associations ON-LINE FOUNDATION DATABASE DIRECTORIES • The Foundation Center • http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/ • http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/

http://foundationcenter.org/about-us/locations • Metasoft’s FoundationSearch America • http://www.foundationsearch.com/OurServices/ ServicesFoundationSearch.aspx • Metasoft’s Big Online USA • http://www.bigdatabase.com/ • Grant Forward • http://wwwgrantforward.com/ • Thompson’s GrantScape • http://www.thegrantscape.com/Default.aspx • Thomson’s GrantScape • http://www.thegrantscape.com/Default.aspx • The Grantsmanship Center’s Grants Domain • http://www.tgci.com/grantdomain.html • GrantStation’s Search • http://www.grantstation.com • Grant Gopher • http://www.grantgopher.com ON-LINE GRANT LISTS

• Philanthropy New York • https://philanthropynewyork.org/directory • ChristianVolunteering.org (religious grants) • http://www.christianvolunteering.org/foundationgrants.jsp#fq= content_type:organization&fq=org_member_type:Foundation • The Grantsmanship Center • https://www.tgci.com/funding-sources

Top Giving Community Foundations Top Corporate Giving • Youth Today • http://youthtoday.org/category/grants/ • Grants Alert (education grants) • http://www.grantsalert.com/ • GetEdFunding (education grants) • http://getedfunding.com/c/index.web?s@lXvy1SGZyDM62 • Grants4Teachers (teacher grants) • www.grants4teachers • Grants for Teachers (teacher grants) • www.grantsforteachers.net Disability Grants (grants for orgs serving individuals with disabilities) http://www.disability-grants.org Instrumentl https://www.instrumentl.com/ GRANT ALERTS • PND RFP Alert • http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/

Free RFP e-blast • GrantStation Insider • http://www.grantstation.com/insider.asp

Free RFP e-blast • Society for Nonprofits • https://www.snpo.org/publications/fundingalert.php

Paid $79 annual • Grant Gopher • http://www.grantgopher.com

Free RFP e-blast • Youth Today • https://youthtoday.org/category/grants/

Paid $65 annual • Youth Services Briefing • http://ysa.org/resources/briefing/

Free RFP e-blast • Grants Spy Bulletin • http://www.grantspy.com

Paid $20.95 monthly • Foundation & Corporate Funding Advantage • http://www.fcfaonline.com • Seliger & Associates • http://www.seliger.com

Free RFP e-blast • Resource Associates’ Grant Siren • http://www.grantexperts.info/grant-siren- subscription.ph

Free RFP e-blast • Norris Consulting Group • www.norrisconsultinggroup.com

Free RFP e-blast • DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing • www.dhleonardconsulting.com/publications- resources/nonprofit-grant-opportunities/

Free RFP e-blast • Miami Dade County grant e-blasts • http://www.miamidade.gov/grants/current-opportunities.asp

Free RFP e-blast • Grants Watch • http://www.grantwatch.com • CD Publications • http://www.CDpublication.com

Product Name Price Aging News Alert - 12 months online $299.00$299 Children & Youth Funding Report - 12 $349.00 months online $249 Community Development Digest - 12 $449.00 months online $249 Federal & Foundation Assistance $419.00 Monitor - 12 months online $419 Housing Affairs Letter - 12 months $399.00 online $399 Native American Report - 12 months $299.00 online Private Grants Alert - 12 months $329.00$329 online Easy 990 access

• Guide Star • http://www.guidestar.org

• Charity Navigator • http://www.charitynavigator.org/

• The Foundation Center • http://www.foundationcenter.org/find-funding/990-finder

• Citizens Audit.org http://www.citizensaudit.org ACCURATE FAMILY FOUNDATION LIST (By zip code) • Melissa Data http://www.melissadata.com/lookups

ACCURATE FAMILY FOUNDATION LIST (By zip code) • Tax Exempt World • https://www.taxexemptworld.com/