Four centers within the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network have launched competitive grant programs that will help manufacturers solve challenges created by COVID-19. Rochester area MEP NextCorps is working closely with the Manufacturing & Technology Enterprise Center (MTEC) ...

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The Mary Cariola Center will receive a nearly $82,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for its project “Eliminating Language Barriers.” The grant will bridge the communication gap between non-English speaking or deaf parents and children. “As the United ...

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More than 2,000 applications were submitted for Fast Forward Monroe Small Business Grants and 1,315 were approved, county officials said last week. The $17 million program, announced in October, was designed to support local small businesses affected by the pandemic. ...

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $2.5 billion to renew support to thousands of homeless assistance programs nationwide, including more than $13 million in the Rochester area. HUD’s Continuum of Care grants will provide critically ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is offering Community Health Award grants totaling $150,000 to help fund health and wellness programs in upstate New York. The application period closes Friday, March 5. All nonprofit organizations in Excellus BCBS’ Rochester region can apply for ...

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The Urban League of Rochester has teamed with ESL Federal Credit Union’s Charitable Foundation to provide small businesses in Monroe County $300,000 total in COVID-19 relief funds. The Sustaining Small Businesses and COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will support small business ...

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The New York State Main Street Program administered by the state Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is accepting applications until Jan. 15th. The federally funded program is typically part of the annual Consolidated Funding Application round but will run differently ...

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Goodwill of the Finger Lakes is set to receive a $62,500 influx of funding from KeyBank Foundation, one of four annual installments in a $250,000 gift to the nonprofit organization. Goodwill funds, manages and owns 211/Life Line, an accredited program ...

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University of Rochester Medicine’s Nurse Practitioner Residency program will benefit from a $1.2 million federal grant that is expected to expand the program from two residents per year to four. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources ...

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Six area nonprofits have received social impact grants from L3Harris Technologies Inc. as part of the manufacturer’s effort to provide relief to communities it resides in. The L3Harris Foundation this month distributed grants in 19 states to organizations that applied ...

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The Golisano Foundation has awarded nearly $230,000 in the fourth round of its COVID-19 Response Grants to six organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida. Grants totaling more than $215,000 have been awarded to agencies that serve individuals with ...

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Two local nonprofits will benefit from grants aimed at improving access to health care. UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, will award more than $1.3 million in Empowering Health grants to 14 community-based organizations in the state of New York to ...

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The Golisano Foundation has awarded some $416,000 to 11 organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida in its third round of COVID-19 Response Grants. The foundation has given more than $1.1 million in COVID-19 grants to date. Third-round grants ...

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The Rochester area will receive nearly $4 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding to help its homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Solutions Grants are part of a $4 billion funding allocation nationwide targeted ...

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The Golisano Foundation has awarded some $265,500 to 10 organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida in its second round of COVID-19 Response Grants. The nonprofit has awarded nearly $700,000 in funding to date. Locally, the grants will help ...

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