Applying for a Grant

GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

An organization requesting a grant must submit the grant application containing the following information:

1. Legal name of applicant organization.
2. Date of establishment, a brief history and mission statement.
3. Contact person, telephone number and email address.
4. Qualifications of individuals administering the project.
5. A description of the program or project proposed for funding, amount requested and a generally itemized budget.

Information that will clarify and support the grant request should be attached to the application. Completed funding requests, and six copies are to be sent to the attention of the Chairman of the Foundation at the following address:

SARATOGA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SARATOGA CASINO HOTEL FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN
40 MCMASTER STREET
BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020

Applicant organizations may only present grant requests once in any given year. If multiple grants are requested by departments within an organization, they should be submitted together. The Board may or may not fund multiple grants.

Requests will be processed once a year in the Fall as follows:

The deadline for requests is October 17, 2017. The application must be post marked or received by October 17, 2017. The Foundation Board will act on the grant applications. Applicants will be notified of the Board action and the funds distributed by the end of November.

Within one year of receiving a grant, grantees shall submit a report to the Board detailing the use of the funds and an overall assessment of the program or project funded.

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The 2017 Foundation Board of Directors:

Chairman: Matthew E. Veitch
Supervisor-City of Saratoga Springs
mveitch@saratogacountyny.gov 

Vice-Chairman: Edward D. Kinowski
Supervisor-Town of Stillwater
Chairman-Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
ekinowski@stillwaterny.org

Treasurer: George “Skip” Carlson
Vice President of External Affairs and Signature Service
Saratoga Casino Hotel
scarlson@saratogagaming.com 

Secretary: Therese Connolly
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
tconnolly@saratogacountyny.gov

Director: Thomas McTygue
Treasurer, Saratoga Harness Horseperson’s Association
tmctygue@aol.com 

Director: Joanne Yepsen
Mayor – City of Saratoga Springs
joanne.yepsen@saratoga-springs.org