On Thursday, September 6, CFWO will hold its annual Grants Information Session, 4:30-5:30 pm in the Tompkins County Public Library’s BorgWarner Room. This meeting is scheduled to assist those interested in submitting applications due September 21 or in the future.
“We will be allocating $60,000 this year, twice as much as in past annual cycles, because we’ve seen the impact WBC Grants can have, and because CFWO will now be operating as a private foundation,” announced Diane Shafer, outgoing board president and Grants Committee member.
Updated guidelines and applications are now available on the website’s “Grants Available” section for the upcoming fall cycle of WBC up to $5000 Grants and the WBC Innovation Grant (up to $10,000 each). Next year a winter deadline for Innovation Grants will be added. A new type of grant became available in June. WBC Unexpected Needs Grants up to $1000 is a rolling-application opportunity to help not-for-profits fund unexpected needs or emergencies.