Grants

Requesting Rolling Grants

Rolling Grants do not have a deadline. The process for these grants is to first reach out to our listed staff before continuing with a submission. For Program/Project or Unrestricted Grant requests under $5,000 or Rapid Response requests please reach out to Chenelle Palyswiat (chenelle@cloudsplitter.org). For Capaciy Building Support Awards please reach out to Kara Page (kara@cloudsplitter.org). For Childcare Excellence Awards you must reach out to your QualityStarsNY provider, Ann Fraser (ann.fraser@qualitystarsny.cuny.edu).

Requesting Deadline Grants

All grants above $5,000 are evaluated on our annual deadlines. Our annual request deadlines are January 1st, May 1st and September 1st. Applications must be received no later than 5pm. Requests received after 5pm will be considered in a subsequent funding round. Note, due to the high application volumes, we would advise you get your application in WELL BEFORE the grants deadline. Once received, applications are reviewed around 8-10 weeks after the deadline (Late February, late June, late October). Between the deadline, and when grants are reviewed, you may hear follow up correspondence or get an interview request from us to help add context to your application. Once reviewed, it usually takes about a week to hear word on whether you will receive a grant or not. If you have been given a grant, processing awards may add some additional administrative time (1-2 weeks). Please consider this as you are planning your projects and crafting your application.

The Adirondacks are full of organizations that we love and that are irreplaceable. Cloudsplitter will continue to evaluate and prioritize systemic threats so that we have the resources to respond now and into the future.

Applications that have a HIGHER LIKELIHOOD of funding:

• Applications submitted WELL BEFORE the grant deadline
• Projects, programs and organizations whose support will lead to long term Community Impact
• Projects and Programs that include multiple partners
• Projects and Programs that include a diverse and sustained number of funding sources
• Organizations with a diverse and sustained number of funding sources
• Organizations that have an established a working relationship with Cloudsplitter in advance of their application

Grant applicants that there is a LOWER LIKELIHOOD that we will be funding at this time:

• Capital Projects
• Deferred Maintenance
• One-time events
• Very Large grant requests

Grant applicants that we will NOT be accepting or funding at this time

• Requests from “For Profit” Businesses
• Requests from organizations without multiple funding sources
• Unrestricted Grant applications from religious institutions
• Endowment expansion campaigns
• Very Large capital campaigns

Additional Guidance:

• If you feel something outside of the above parameters still deserves our attention, please contact us to discuss further.
• Religious institutions can submit applications to Cloudsplitter, however, we will only fund projects and programs with a direct connection to social safety net community program (examples may include programs around food banks, healthcare, childcare, homelessness etc…..)
• Cloudsplitter will only accept one “deadline” application, per applicant, per grant round. Exception applies if a nonprofit is acting as a fiscal sponsor on behalf of another grant applicant.
• Fiscal sponsors: we can accept grant requests from a 501c3 registered charity acting as a fiscal sponsor for a not-for-profit lacking 501c3 status.

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Grant Status Reporting

As a part of the receipt of your Cloudsplitter grant, we require (and would greatly appreciate) updates on your work.

Your organization is required to submit a Grant Status report that demonstrates the use of this grant within one year of receipt or prior to applying for subsequent grant opportunities.  This information is very helpful to us as it helps us to track the needs of our nonprofit partners with more information. Please do not neglect this important step, as failure to keep us informed of progress could impact your eligibility for future grants. More frequent updates are also welcome and appreciated. If you have received a multi-year award, you must submit a report EACH year and a “Final Report” at the conclusion of the final year.

If you are unable to provide this information to us in a timely manner, or if you need assistance filling out this form, please contact Chenelle directly at 518-992-4900.