May 2011
Vol. 25, #5
Information
on available
state, federal
and private
grants


NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
SPEAKER SHELDON SILVER


Look
inside for:
  • Grants to support the Child Passenger Safety Program
  • Grants to support the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
  • Grants to support the General Highway Safety Program
  • Grants to advance our knowledge of immune mediated sensorineural hearing loss
  • Grants to advance our knowledge of microbial biological processes and host-pathogen interactions
  • Grants to support projects that build a better tomorrow
  • Grant writing

Questions?
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Grants Action News
New York State Assembly
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Suite 1710
Albany, NY 12248
grants@assembly.state.ny.us

On the state level...

New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
Child Passenger Safety Program

The New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC), through its Child Passenger Safety Program, is accepting applications from non-profit organizations, local governments and state agencies. These grants will support funding for child passenger safety activities, such as: fitting stations; training and education; child safety seat check events; and child safety seat distribution programs for low-income families. GTSC oversees New York State’s highway safety program and receives funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to address highway safety-related problems. The goal of the program is to prevent motor-vehicle crashes, save lives and reduce the severity of injuries suffered in crashes on the state’s roadways. Grants are awarded for one-year periods, based on the availability of federal funding and the performance of the grantee.

New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program

The New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC), through its Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), is accepting applications from non-profit organizations, local governments and state agencies. STEP grants will provide funding to help enforce laws in New York State against identified dangerous driving behaviors. GTSC oversees New York State’s highway safety program and receives funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to address highway safety-related problems. The goal of the program is to prevent motor-vehicle crashes, save lives and reduce the severity of injuries suffered in crashes on the state’s roadways. Grants are awarded for one-year periods, based on the availability of federal funding and the performance of the grantee.

New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
General Highway Safety Program

The New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC), through its General Highway Safety Program, is accepting applications from non-profit organizations, local governments and state agencies. To qualify for funding, a highway safety problem must be documented and quantified. In addition, an innovative solution addressing the problem must be proposed. GTSC oversees New York State’s highway safety program and receives funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to address highway safety-related problems. The goal of the program is to prevent motor-vehicle crashes, save lives and reduce the severity of injuries suffered in crashes on the state’s roadways. Grants are awarded for one-year periods, based on the availability of federal funding and the performance of the grantee.

  • Eligibility for all three grants:
    Non-profit organizations; local governments; state agencies.

  • Funding: Contact the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee for more information.

  • Deadline: Sunday, May 15, 2011.

  • Contact:
    The New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
    6 Empire State Plaza, Room 414
    Albany, NY 12228
    518-474-5111
    www.safeny.com



On the federal level...

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health, through its National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, is accepting applications for research proposals designed to further our understanding of the mechanism, etiology and pathophysiology of immune mediated sensorineural hearing loss. Applications considered responsive include: ear organ-specific autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss, i.e. autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED); sudden sensorineural hearing loss attributable to AIED; and sensorineural hearing loss associated with systemic autoimmune disease. Proposals primarily involving human subjects/tissues will be given highest priority.


National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health, through its National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is accepting applications for research projects that focus on using chemical tools to either address scientific questions about microbial biological processes and host-pathogen interactions and/or determine the biological activity of host or pathogen proteins. Rather than focusing on identifying medicinal products, these projects should take a broader approach of analyzing biological targets that can serve as the basis for future chemical screens to identify drug candidates, as well as contribute to functional annotation of gene products.


On the private level...

The Mazda Foundation

The Mazda Foundation is committed to building a better tomorrow through support of meaningful programs that make a difference. Those programs should advance: education and literacy; environmental conservation; cross-cultural understanding; social welfare; and scientific research.


Grant writing

The Foundation Center

The Foundation Center has scheduled the following free training classes in New York City during June 2011:

Grantseeking Basics: June 2, 15, 28
Attendees will learn how the center’s resources can help make them more effective grantseekers. For beginners, this introduction to the library provides instruction in foundation research and identification of potential funders. A tour of the library will follow.

Proposal Writing Basics: June 9
Attendees will learn about the basics of writing a proposal for their non-profit organizations.

Introduction to Finding Funders: June 2, 28
This class provides a hands-on introduction on how to use the center’s comprehensive online database – the Foundation Directory Online – to research and identify potential funders. The Foundation Directory Online contains over 100,000 profiles of grantmaking institutions.

How to Approach a Foundation: June 17
Attendees will learn how to initiate contact with potential donors, plan calls and meetings, and build partnerships with sponsors. This class is intended for fundraisers who have some experience but are not experts.

In addition:

Classes are held at The Foundation Center, located at:

New York Library
79 Fifth Ave. 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

Space is limited, so register as soon as possible.

For additional training opportunities, to register, or for more information, call 212-620-4230 or visit www.foundationcenter.org.


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