Broome Area Foundations Announce Grant Application Workshop and New Uniform Grant Application

The Community Foundation for South Central New York, The Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation, The Conrad and Virginia Klee Foundation, The Roger Kresge Foundation, and the Dr. G. Clifford and Florence B. Decker Foundation are now accepting grant proposals for 2012 on a Uniform Grant Application (UGA) form.

The Uniform Grant Application was created to simplify the process of requesting and making grants. The format eliminates redundancy and will assist grant-seekers in organizing and writing their proposals. The UGA was developed in an effort to streamline the application process and in response to the request of numerous non-profit organizations in Broome. The new application will be available on the foundations’ various websites after a workshop to introduce the format and train grant-seekers in its use, on Tuesday January 24th at 1:30 pm in the Decker Room of the Binghamton Public Library, 185 Court Street.

Media are invited to speak to Foundation Executive Directors at 1pm on that date immediately before the workshop.

The Community Foundation for South Central New York, a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 and headquartered in Johnson City, encourages and facilitates personal and institutional philanthropy throughout the region by managing funds within the Foundation’s endowment that are established by donors to achieve specific charitable goals. From these funds, the Foundation has awarded over $5.9 million in grants to the area’s nonprofits to help address community concerns and improve the quality of life in the region. The Community Foundation serves donors and nonprofits in five New York counties: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Tioga. More information about the Foundation can be found on its website www.donorswhocare.org.