Mini-Grants
Mini-Grants support community organizations’ new, small-scale projects addressing unexpected needs and opportunities, with priority for urgent responses that foster community growth.
Funder: Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
Due Dates: Rolling (Applications) | 30 days to 3 months before the project (Submission window)
Funding Amounts: $100–$1,500 per award; no matching funds required
Summary: Mini-Grants support new, small-scale community projects addressing unexpected needs or opportunities outside larger funding cycles.
Key Information: Applicants must be located in and serve Chemung and/or Southeastern Steuben counties, New York.
Description
The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes offers Mini-Grants for new, small-scale programs and projects that meet an unanticipated need or opportunity or fall outside its larger funding cycles. Priority goes to emergent projects responding to unforeseen events that create a new or pressing problem requiring quick action. Annual and ongoing programs are not eligible, including repeat programs previously supported by a Mini-Grant.
The program is not limited to science or research. It supports community growth across human services, arts and culture, education and youth, health, animal welfare, the environment, and civic affairs. The Foundation emphasizes equitable access, diverse perspectives, authentic community collaboration, creative solutions, and stronger organizational capacity to serve underserved communities.
