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Local Government Efficiency Grants (LGE) (New York) The goal of the Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grant program is to reduce municipal expenses and property taxes by helping local government entities plan for and implement new service delivery efficiencies.
Under the program local governments can apply for planning and implementation assistance for a local government consolidation or dissolution, a functional consolidation, a city or county charter revision that includes functional consolidation, a shared or cooperative services arrangement, and a mechanism to implement the regionalized delivery of services.
</p> <p>Eligible local government entities may apply for a LGE Grant for one or all of the following projects:</p> <li>Developing a plan for a municipal consolidation or dissolution</li> <li>Implementation of a municipal consolidation or dissolution</li> <li>Functional Consolidation</li> <li>City or county charter revisions that include functional consolidation</li> <li>Shared or cooperative services</li> <li>Regionalized delivery of services</li> <p>Local Government Efficiency Grants may be used to cover costs including, but not limited to:</p> <li>legal and consultant services;</li> <li>capital improvements and joint equipment purchases vital to the project efficiency and cost savings to be achieved; and</li> <li>transitional personnel costs, not to exceed three years, only where such expenses are integral to program implementation.
</li> <p>Highest priority will be given to applications that:</p> <li>result in a plan for or implementation of dissolution or consolidation of local government entities;</li> <li>implement the complete functional consolidation of a local government service; or</li> <li>achieve a sustainable reduction in the growth rate of a local government’s property tax levy if such average annual growth rate has been 5% or higher for the previous 5-year period.
</li> The goal of the Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grant program is to reduce municipal expenses a" /> Local Government Efficiency Grants (LGE) (New York) Grants Office Grantwriting service fee is currently unavailable for this grant Get more information on grantwriting CFDA Number</span>A unique identifier for federal grants that have been assigned a number in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance" class="TipThis" src="https://www.
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<br/>"A" Grants are specifically created to fund technology. IT makes up 80-100% (est.) of most awards.
<br/>"B" Grants can fund IT (like an "A" Grant) if the applicant chooses to use it for that purpose. They usually fund other initiatives as well. <br/>"C" ” Grants can include technology as part of a larger project.
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homelandsecuritygrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> C - Funds little to no technology Authority</span>The specific agency or organization responsible for administering the funding opportunity" class="TipThis" src="https://www.
homelandsecuritygrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> New York State Department of State, Division of Local Government Services Summary</span>Information that will help an interested grantseeker determine if this program may fund their project" class="TipThis" src="https://www.
homelandsecuritygrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> The goal of the Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grant program is to reduce municipal expenses and property taxes by helping local government entities plan for and implement new service delivery efficiencies.
Under the program local governments can apply for planning and implementation assistance for a local government consolidation or dissolution, a functional consolidation, a city or county charter revision that includes functional consolidation, a shared or cooperative services arrangement, and a mechanism to implement the regionalized delivery of services.
Eligible local government entities may apply for a LGE Grant for one or all of the following projects: Developing a plan for a municipal consolidation or dissolution Implementation of a municipal consolidation or dissolution City or county charter revisions that include functional consolidation Shared or cooperative services Regionalized delivery of services Local Government Efficiency Grants may be used to cover costs including, but not limited to: legal and consultant services; capital improvements and joint equipment purchases vital to the project efficiency and cost savings to be achieved; and transitional personnel costs, not to exceed three years, only where such expenses are integral to program implementation.
Highest priority will be given to applications that: result in a plan for or implementation of dissolution or consolidation of local government entities; implement the complete functional consolidation of a local government service; or achieve a sustainable reduction in the growth rate of a local government’s property tax levy if such average annual growth rate has been 5% or higher for the previous 5-year period.
Funding History</span>Insight into the past years’ funding for this grant, if available" class="TipThis" src="https://www. homelandsecuritygrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Additional Info</span>Further insight into the opportunity such as application procedures, links to additional resources, ineligible applicants, and unallowable costs" class="TipThis" src="https://www. homelandsecuritygrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Ineligible expenses include: No part of the grant shall be used for recurring expenses such as salaries and overhead, except for appropriate transitional personnel costs. Any expenses not fully justified may be deemed ineligible and removed from the budget thereby reducing the award amount.
The amount of funds awarded to a school district shall not be included in the approved operating expense of the school district as defined in Education Law § 3606(1)(t). Contacts</span>Official contacts for this grant opportunity" class="TipThis" src="https://www. homelandsecuritygrants.
info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Kyle Wilber, Program Manager Name: Kyle Wilber, Program Manager Department: Division of Local Government Services, RFA #11-LGE-06 Company: New York State Department of State 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 1015 Telephone: (518) 473-3355 URL: http://www. dos.
ny. gov/LG/lge/grant. html For more information, please see: www.
dos. ny. gov/funding/rfa-14-creg/rfa-creg-03-19-2014.
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info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> NYS local government entities are eligible to apply for this grant.
Two or more eligible entities must apply jointly for Local Government Efficiency Grants unless the application is for: A city or county charter revision to implement functional consolidations or cooperative agreements that will achieve savings and management improvements; or A plan for a sustainable reduction in the growth rate of a local government’s property tax levy if such average annual growth rate for the previous five-year period is 5% or higher.
Deadline Details</span>Important time frames associated with the program such as submission schedules and deadlines for letters of intent to apply" class="TipThis" src="https://www. homelandsecuritygrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Applications are due on the first Wednesday of every month by 4:00 p. m. , Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Award Details</span>Further information about awards through this program, such as total program funding, maximum, minimum, average or range of award amounts, expected number of awards, and funding period" class="TipThis" src="https://www. homelandsecuritygrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> The maximum award is $100,000. Funding may be awarded as follows: Awards for re-organization planning shall not exceed $50,000. Awards for re-organization implementation shall not exceed $50,000.
Awards for expedited re-organization assistance shall not exceed $25,000. Cumulative awards for expedited re-organization assistance and re-organization planning shall not exceed $50,000. Cost sharing is required but amounts vary depending upon applicant.
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.