Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers Extends Northeast Potter County Economic Development Grant Deadline to October 31st, 2024
Sayre, PA, September 16, 2024- Due to the recent circumstances affecting the Tioga County and Potter County, PA communities, the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers will be extending the grant deadline for the NEPEDA Grant to October 31st, 2024. All submissions must be received by 5:00PM on the 31st of October.
The Northeastern Potter Economic Development Association (NEPEDA) Fund is seeking proposals from non-profit 501 (c)3 organizations or charitable programs in the Northeastern region of Potter County. This includes Allegany Township, Bingham Township; Harrison Township; Hector Township; Genesee Township; and Ulysses Borough and Township.
Applications will be reviewed with a focus on enhancing the quality of life in Northeast Potter County. Some of the key areas the selection committee is looking to be addressed are job creation & retention, strategic planning initiatives, and community promotion/awareness. The total amount available to grant is $1,200.
For more information about NEPEDA, please visit www.NEPEDA.org.
To apply for this competitive grant, download the application at www.twintierscf.org.
Applications are now due Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 5pm. Please email your application to cfield@twintierscf.org or mail them to (postmarked October 31st) Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers, 104 W. Lockhart Street, Sayre, PA 18840.
For more information, contact Charity Field at 570.888.4759 or cfield@twintierscf.org.
About the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers
The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers serves Bradford, Potter, Sullivan, and Tioga Counties in Pennsylvania and Tioga County, NY. It is a purely public charity, incorporated as a non-profit, that has been granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS.
The Community Foundation establishes permanent endowment funds from contributions of many individual citizens, corporations, other foundations, other charitable organizations, and government agencies for philanthropic purposes. As the endowment funds grow, the earnings from these funds are used to make grants to meet identified community needs or fulfill the desire of the donor. Donors can even make recommendations to the Community Foundation of the charitable organizations to receive grants.
Founded in 2003, the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers serves 5 counties, Bradford, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga County, PA and Tioga County, New York. The Foundation is committed to building philanthropic resources that will sustain healthy and vital communities now and into the future. The Foundation currently manages over 160 funds valued at $14.5 million dollars and has awarded over $2.3 million in grants and scholarships since inception, positively impacting hundreds of lives in the region.
For more information on its work in the community contact Charity Field at 570.888.4759, by email at cfield@twintierscf.org and www.twintierscf.org.
Contact:
Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers
Charity Field
President & CEO
570-888-4759