Funding Requests

How Can We Support Your Organization?

If you are an organization located in New York State Senate District 59 and are looking to pursue options for New York State grants and financial support, please complete the form below. This application is open year-round, but some funding opportunities are only available at certain times of the year.

There are three main ways our office can provide financial support:

  • Requesting funding for an organization or project be included in the state's budget.
  • Providing smaller sums of money for programming and operating costs through the discretionary funding process. 
  • Assisting organizations with applying for capital grants and CREST funding. 

For more information about each type of funding, please see our Frequently Asked Questions. Additionally, some types of funding may require a letter outlining the request from your organization. If you are unfamiliar with these letters, please see our Sample Funding Request Letter provided on the FAQ page.  

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SENATOR KRISTEN GONZALEZ - FUNDING REQUEST APPLICATION - NYS SD59

Organization Information

Please provide information about your organization.

Point of Contact

Please provide the information for the best point of contact from your organization who will be handling this application and has the details for the grant requested.

Additional Questions

Please Answer the Following
Have you received funding from New York State before?
Please provide information for grants received in the past. If your organization has received more than two grants from the state, please provide the details of the grants most similar to the one referenced in this application.

Please Include: 
  • Grant amount. 
  • Grant program. 
  • Affiliated state agency. 
  • Year grant was awarded. 
  • Project that received the grant. 
     
Is your organization registered on grantsmanagement.ny.gov?
If not, you will be required to register on the website in order to receive funding. Please visit grantsmanagement.ny.gov for more information.

Project Information

Please provide details of the project to be funded.
Type of Funding
Please provide a brief summary of the project that would receive funding should your request be approved. Please include: 
  • What the funding would support.
  • Who it would serve.
  • Its importance to your organization and community. 
PLEASE PROVIDE THE SITE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

Funding Request Letter

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For an example, please see here.
 
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This is optional, but allows us to have more details about your funding request. For an example, please see here. 
 
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Additional Questions for Capital Funding/CREST Grants

Section One: General Information
Type of Organization
Is the organization currently seeking or receiving any other New York State assistance for this project?
Is the CREST Grant a match to receiving the other New York State Assistance?
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100 MB limit.
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Section Two: Project Information
Please Indicate the Project Purpose
Requires DED certification
Requires DED certification
Requires DED certification
Requires DED certification

Expanded Description of Project

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Will any other entity other than the Grantee be paying project related costs?
Please provide an account of the costs to be paid for by another entity as well as a description of the relationship between the Grantee and the other entity. 
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Does the applicant own the site where the project will be located?
If yes to the above question, please provide the deed. If No, please attach a separate sheet describint the control the Applicant has over the Project site and include lease if applicable. 
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Does the applicant plan to occupy 100% of the project facility?
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Will any other entity other than the Grantee have an interest in the equipment or real property purchase with grant funds?
Please provide an account of the costs to be paid for by another entity as well as a description of the relationship between the Grantee and the other entity. 
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100 MB limit.
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Will the non-fixed equipment and/or capital assets to be paid for with grant funds be for the sole use of the grantee?
Does the equipment and/or capital assets to be paid for with grant funds have a useful life of not less than 10 years?
Does the project require environmental or other regulatory permits?
Has any State or Local government agency reviewed the project under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)?
Please set forth the lead agency for the review and provide a copy of the negative declaration, findings statement, or Type II memo issued by the lead agency. 
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100 MB limit.
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Section Three: Eligibility for Tax-Exempt Financing
Has the applicant previously received funding from the sale of tax-exempt bonds for this specific project?
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Does the applicant anticipate applying for financing for this specific project from the sale of other bonds?
Have any funds been expended or obligations incurred to date on that portion of the project for which this application is made?
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100 MB limit.
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Will the grantee be utilizing internal labor for any portion of the project?
Please attached a narrative summarizing the usage and dollar value of internal labor on the project. Internal labor costs will not be reimbursed from CREST grant proceeds. 
Please set forth the lead agency for the review and provide a copy of the negative declaration, findings statement, or Type II memo issued by the lead agency. 
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100 MB limit.
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Is the grantee or project location(s) owned or affiliated with a state related entity?
(e.g. public benefit corporation, entity with governance appointed by Governor of NYS?)
Please attach an explanation. 
Please set forth the lead agency for the review and provide a copy of the negative declaration, findings statement, or Type II memo issued by the lead agency. 
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100 MB limit.
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Section Four: Project Budget
Please upload, below, a Project Budget detailing the proposed sources and uses of funds that will be utilized to complete the Project. State the source of the funing, and any contingencies that need to be satisfied prior to accessing the funds. 

Pleased include evidence of committed funding sources to be used to complete the project as described. This may include a copy of letter(s) of credit, award letters, a resolution from the governing board of the Grantee committing to provide the balance of the funds, or a combination of the above. 

 Example Budget Table Provided Below: Please Use this Format

budget table

Please Upload Your Budget Table

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Certification
I hereby certify that the information in the provided project budget is true and correct in all material respects, and I understand that the Dormitory Authority of State of New York and other entities that may be involved in the grant process are relying on this information in the course of the reviews that are required under Federal and State Law. 
Signature of the Authorized Authority