Grants Available To Non-Profits

For Management, Governance

ONEONTA –  Applications for  grants for non-profits to improve their governance and management through the Otsego County Mini-Grant Program are being accepted through March 1.

NYCON, the New York Council of Non-Profits, is administering the grants, provided by the Scriven Foundation.

In all, $45,000 is available, as follows:

• Up to $1,000 for general governance & management assistance
• Up to $1,500 for general governance & management assistance from NYCON
• Up to $2,000 for merger, consolidation or subsidiary development and for crisis management intervention services
• Up to $500 in scholarships (maximum of $1,000) for participation at a capacity building conference sponsored by NYCON.

Grant criteria are available at http://tinyurl.com/OtsegoMiniGrantCriteria2018. It is recommended that any applicant review the 2018 criteria before applying.

To fill out a grant application, go to http://tinyurl.com/OtsegoMiniGrantApp2018. Grant award announcements will be made by March 31.