FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Doug Sauer, CEO
518.434.9194, ext. 103
dsauer@nycon.org
NYCON RECEIVES $1M STIMULUS GRANT PDF Version
New York, NY—October 14, 2009 – The New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (NYCON) received a nationally competitive $1M, two-year stimulus grant from the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF), created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. NYCON will award $600K of the grant to forty community-based nonprofits Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx who are providing services that are vital to the economic recovery efforts.
These organizations will also receive technical assistance and training aimed at improving their effectiveness and enhancing their capacity. Another forty nonprofits will also benefit from increased access to public trainings. NYCON has partnered in this initiative with the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, Inc., the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and the Women’s Center for Employment and Career Advancement.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for us and our partners to help support and assist nonprofits who are working on the ground to bring economic vitality and jobs to their communities”, states Doug Sauer, Chief Executive Officer of NYCON. “In these difficult times, local nonprofits play a critical role in helping people with job readiness, training and educational services, maintaining their homes, and ensuring there is a safety net”, he observes.
For more information on the program, please contact Doug Sauer via email at Dsauer@nycon.org or visit our website at www.nycon.org.
About the New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (NYCON)
Formerly the Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc. (CCSNYS), NYCON has been working to help strengthen nonprofits and communities in New York State for over 82 years. NYCON is a statewide, membership-based charitable nonprofit organization specializing in bringing nonprofits across New York State the services and training they need to achieve their nonprofit missions and goals. The Council’s diverse menu of programs and services includes training for nonprofit boards of directors, administration, and staff; providing insurance; legal services; information on public policy and ethics; financial management assistance; community needs assessments and planning; and discounts on office supplies. NYCON has offices in Albany, Poughkeepsie, Buffalo, Oneonta and New York City. To learn more about NYCON, visit www.nycon.org.
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New York Nonprofit Press Reports:
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The New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) has received $1 million in federal stimulus funding for nonprofit capacity building activities in New York. The grant, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF), is intended to improve the ability of nonprofit organizations to promote the economic recovery of people with low incomes.
NYCON will partner with the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York (NPCC), the Support Center for Nonprofit Management and the Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement. The funding will allow these groups to provide technical assistance and training to nonprofits that work with low income individuals. In addition, NYCON will be making grants directly to local nonprofits, through a competitive award process, for their own capacity building projects.
Details on the timing and process for participation in the program are expected shortly.
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