Federal Grant Opportunities - May 17

This summary has been brought to you by the Office of Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20).

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Federal Funding Announcements:
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Recent Grant and Contract Awards:

Recipient	Amount	Granting Agency
48 Adams Street, Troy: Certified Rehabilitation Work on Historic Buildings	$60,767	National Park Service - Federal Historic Tax Credits
Albany Damien Center/PSH Program: Continuum of Care (CoC)	$65,224	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Albany Housing Authority/Albany Damien Center Program: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$62,850	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Albany Housing Authority/Project-Based Rental Assistance for Homeless Persons Living with HIV/AIDS: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$52,375	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Albany Housing Authority/Tenant-Based Rental Assistance for Homeless Persons: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$333,279	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bethesda House of Schenectady/Coordinated Entry: Continuum of Care (CoC)	$53,419	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Capital Area Peer Services/100 Clinton Ave. Apartments: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$109,765	Department of Housing and Urban Development
City of Schenectady/Schenectady YMCA Shelter Plus Care (10 Bed): Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$65,821	Department of Housing and Urban Development
City of Schenectady/Schenectady YMCA Shelter Plus Care (20 Bed): Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$131,642	Department of Housing and Urban Development
General Electric Global Research: Charge-Balanced SiC FETS for Breakthrough Power Conversion	$2,561,429	Department of Energy
Health Research Inc.: Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program	$196,449	HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration
Health Research Inc./NYS Department of Health: Determination of the Optical and Reactive Properties of Water Vapor of Relevance to Atmospheric Radiation, Cloud Physics and Chemistry	$588,381	National Science Foundation - Collaborative Research
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless/IPH, HATAS, St. Catherine’s Collaborative: Continuum of Care (CoC)	$400,304	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lake George Opera Festival Assoc.: Support the American Premiere of the Opera-ballet "The Witches of Venice" by Composer Philip Glass and Librettist Beni Montresor at Opera Saratoga	$25,000	National Endowment for the Arts – Art Works
New York Folklore Society, Schenectady: Traditional Arts Learning - A Study and Convening	$13,000	National Endowment for the Arts – Art Works
Saratoga County Rural Preservation Company/Saratoga Vet House: Continuum of Care (CoC)	$203,196	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center: Artist Fees for Gold and Green - SPAC's 50th Anniversary Celebration	$10,000	National Endowment for the Arts – Art Works
Schenectady Community Action Program/Permanent Housing Program: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$544,394	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Schenectady Community Action Program/SCAP Rapid Rehousing: Continuum of Care (CoC)	$341,196	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Schenectady Community Action/Sojourn House: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$169,065	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Schenectady Family Health Services: Health Center Cluster	$2,941,426	HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration
Skidmore College: Skidmore Jazz Institute	$15,000	National Endowment for the Arts – Art Works
SUNY Albany: Determination of the Optical and Reactive Properties of Water Vapor of Relevance to Atmospheric Radiation, Cloud Physics and Chemistry	$404,701	National Science Foundation - Collaborative Research
SUNY Albany: Initial Peopling and Settlement of Eastern Newfoundland	$243,539	National Science Foundation - Collaborative Research
SUNY Albany: From Carbon-Rich Bowls to Nanobelts and Warped Nanographene - Self-Assembly and Metal Ion Intercalation Upon Multi-Charging	$450,000	National Science Foundation
Support Ministries/Arvilla House: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$96,078	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Support Ministries/Project HELP: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$99,357	Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Group for Organizational Effectiveness: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Examine Team Adaptation and Resilience within Isolated, Confined, and Extreme Environments	$899,996	NASA - National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI)
Unity House of Troy/Unity House Consolidated: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$619,159	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Vischer Ferry General Store: Certified Rehabilitation Work on Historic Buildings	$452,790	National Park Service - Federal Historic Tax Credits
YWCA of the Greater Capital Region/Family Apartment Program: Continuum of Care Renewal (CoCR)	$29,030	Department of Housing and Urban Development
TOTAL	$12,238,632

Featured Funding Opportunities and Grant Assistance:

Congressman Tonko will be hosting Federal and New York State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Programs Workshop: Monday, June 20, 2016, 2:00 to 4:00 PM - Schenectady Armory - 125 Washington Avenue, Schenectady. Owners of historic properties may be eligible for 20% federal and 20% state historic preservation income tax credits for rehabilitation projects. This workshop will help realtors, contractors, owners of income producing/commercial historic properties, business and home owners, and community leaders learn about opportunities for community reinvestment. Presenters will include representatives from NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Preservation Studios, and Preservation League of NYS. There is no charge for this workshop. Please call Congressman Tonko’s Albany Office to register, 518-465-0700.

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