Monies are Available to Help Fund Field Trips and Community Organizations

Wouldn't it be great if your kids could go on field trips this school year? What about some of your favorite community organizations, do they need supplies, space, or staffing to be able to keep providing services for your town or family?

There are monies available, thanks to the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley and they've announced the opening of the Fall 2015 grant cycle. Which means that it is now accepting online applications from public school teachers for field trip grants, as well as online applications from nonprofit organizations for the Fall 2015 Community Response and competitive grants.

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Thanks to a grant from the Dyson Foundation, the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley are able to continue to offer the Field Trip Grant Program for this school year to support field trips that positively impact classroom learning. According to Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, last year, public schools in the region received $100,000 in field trip grants to take students to New York City, Albany, Boston, Philadelphia and numerous destinations along the Hudson River, for plays, zoos, museums and environmental study trips. Teachers are encouraged to apply and can get the guidelines and apply for funding here.

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Nonprofit organizations in Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster and neighboring counties can apply for a wide variety of program-related grants, made possible through the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley’s Community Response grants program in Dutchess and Ulster counties, and through several additional competitive grant programs. Fall cycle applications are due September 30 and October 15, 2015, but you should check each fund’s specific deadline.

While applying for a grant may seem daunting at first, imagine how great it would be to receive monies to help a program keep going or give your children and their classmates the experience of a lifetime.