EnCompass: Resources for Learning and its partner Rochester City School District have been awarded a $1.7 million grant to fund the Extended School Day programs at three Rochester elementary schools in the next five years. The grant is from the ...

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Gigi’s Playhouse Rochester has received a $25,000 Social Impact Grant from L3Harris Technologies Inc. to support math education for school-aged children with disabilities who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The math sessions will be offered throughout the ...

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Rochester’s chamber music ensemble fivebyfive has been awarded one of 15 grants distributed nationwide by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program. Nearly 200 projects were considered as part of the competitive grant process. The grant will enable fivebyfive to ...

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The village of Fairport Local Development Corp. will offer a reimbursement grant program to help businesses adapt to the impact of COVID-19. The Local Investments for Fairport’s Transformation (LIFT) Grant program will assist village businesses as they adapt to operating ...

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Nearly 30 small businesses in the Rochester area have been selected for the Small Business Relief and Retooling Grant Program. The Urban League of Rochester N.Y. Inc. administered the program. The program, funded by KeyBank Business Boost & Build powered ...

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The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has received a $110,000 grant from M&T Bank to support its calendar of programming. The three-year commitment—$10,000 of which will support the M&T Bank Community Concert Tuesday—will provide the RPO with sustained funding to maintain and ...

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A five-year, $4 million grant has been awarded to help integrate Rochester area organizations that work with children and families to promote the wellness of young children. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Linking Actions for Unmet Needs ...

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The YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County has been awarded nearly $450,000 in federal funding to provide transitional housing for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. The $444,690 grant was allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice Transitional Housing ...

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Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network has received a $20,000 grant to help families facing housing crises. The two-year grant comes from Help Us Move In, a Washington state-based nonprofit that works with communities to fund and create programs for families. ...

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The Ibero-American Development Corp. has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant to help reduce crime. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice through its Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program. The funding program provides grants for states and ...

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