A number of Rochester area counties will have access to a $4.5 million federal grant for economic and community development, the New York State Department of State announced this week. Eligible local counties include Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wayne counties, ...

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Schools that want to reduce their carbon footprint are eligible for grants, the state announced this week. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said a $4 million fund is available to provide grants to schools to lower their energy use and adopt ...

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The George Eastman Museum has received a $340,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for its Protecting Nitrate Film Heritage project. The funding, which comes from the Division of Preservation and Access, Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program, will ...

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Matching grants of up to $50,000 are available for early-stage farmers who apply to the New York State New Farmers Grant Fund. State officials announced this week that $1 million had been added to the annual fund, which has provided ...

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Boosting his clean energy goals for the state, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday that the state has $27.5 million available for workforce development and training programs to help expand the number of people working in that area. Cuomo ...

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Foodlink Inc. has received a nearly $500,000 grant for its Curbside Market, the nonprofit’s mobile farmer’s market that visits underserved communities throughout Rochester. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Promotion Program in September announced it would help fund 44 ...

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Five area nonprofits will benefit from General Motors Co. — Rochester Operations’ generosity. United Way of Greater Rochester Inc., Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York, School of the Holy Childhood and the American Cancer Society each will receive $10,000 ...

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The state Office of Mental Health will make up to $75,000 in grant funding available for projects that help reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. The funding represents revenues received through a voluntary tax check-off program launched in 2016. ...

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The Strong National Museum of Play has been awarded a $75,000 planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will assist with the development of exhibits that explore the history, influence and experience of electronic games and ...

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Four Finger Lakes parks and historic sites will receive grants from the state Parks & Trails New York to restore and enhance their facilities. Statewide, 21 organizations dedicated to the stewardship and promotion of state parks, historic sites and public ...

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Farmers have until April 2 to help their local public schools earn a grant of $10,000 or $25,000. The grants are provided by the Monsanto Fund, a charitable arm of the agricultural chemical company Monsanto Co., to boost science, technology, ...

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