Medaille College Grants Office

Department of Institutional Advancement

Directed by the Department of Institutional Advancement, the Medaille College Grants Office provides the campus community with a variety of services related to grants development and grants management. The purpose of the Grants Office is to prepare and submit institutional grant proposals; to make the grant writing process as straightforward as possible for faculty and administration; and to encourage grant submissions. There are two types of grants that the Grants Office promotes:

• Institutional Grants - These grants support the initiatives of the entire College such as Scholarships, Endowment, and Capital Campaigns; and
• Departmental or Targeted Grants - These grants support educational, student activities, and other programs at the College and therefore have an impact our students and faculty.

These grants typically fund programs such as distance learning, research projects, and conferences.

The Grants Office will provide a range of services for the campus community, which include:

• Assist in developing new grants and assist in the management of grants already established.
• Idea development.
• Funding searches.
• Budget and proposal preparation.
• Proposal review; ensuring that proposals contain all required signatures, assurances and certifications.
• Reproduce and mail final proposals.

If you have an idea, and would like to see if it may be funded by a grant, please contact the Grants Office to set up an appointment! If you are a student looking for tuition assistance, please contact the Financial Aid Office for information pertaining to scholarships.

Funding Sources

There are different types of funding sources (Federal, State, Corporate, and Foundations) that award grants. Each funding source differs in its giving policies, as well as their application requirements. The Medaille College Grants Office is here to support and assist you in your funding endeavors.

Funding sources that have supported Medaille College in the past include:

• The Baird Foundation
• First Niagara Bank
• HSBC Bank
• The Kresge Foundation
• National Institute of Health
• Niagara Mohawk
• NOCO Energy Corporation
• Title III – Strengthening Developing Institutions
• Title IV
• Verizon
• The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
• The Western New York Foundation
  

Helpful Web Links:

The following links are some of the Grants Office’s favorites:

The Foundation Center at www.fdncenter.org
The Department of Education at www.ed.gov/index.jsp
Listing of WNY Foundations at www.rin.buffalo.edu/_asp/search/econ/econ_foun/foun.asp
The Federal Register at www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
The Catalog of Federal and Domestic Assistance at www.cfda.gov/
The National Institutes of Health at www.nih.gov
The National Science Foundation at www.nsf.gov
The Department of Health and Human Services at www.hhs.gov
National Endowment for the Humanities at www.neh.fed.us/
EPA Grant Writing Tutorial at www.epa.gov/seahome/grants/src/grant.htm

These web sites are provided for your convenience. If you have an interest in obtaining grant funding, contact the Grants Office and we will assist you in matching your project to a funding source.

The Grant Process

Grant Idea Submission Form (Online)

The Medaille College Grants Office should always be notified if you intend to submit a grant proposal to any funding source. The Grants Office should also always have a copy of a submitted proposal, and be involved in overseeing an awarded grant. This is important for a few reasons:

• (1) it avoids duplication of proposals
• (2) some funding sources only allow submissions from an organization once during a certain time period (even up to a few years!).

Therefore, we need to make sure it is the appropriate time/project to address that particular source for support.

In General, the grant process should be as follows:

Project Idea › Get Approval from Division Head › Division Head Receives President's Approval (When Necessary) › Get Grant Project Approval Form Signed › Contact Grants Office to Gain Support/Inform of Project › Develop Proposal with the Support of Grants Office › Get Appropriate Signatures on Grant Project Approval Form (Dept. Heads & Director of Institutional Advancement) › All Grants Must Be Submitted by the Grants Office.

News of Note

May 2003:
Medaille College has received a $40,000 grant award from The Key Bank Foundation in support of the Capital Campaign. This award has brought Medaille over the Capital Campaign goal of $2,400,000 and assisted us in meeting the Kresge Challenge.

April 2003:
Medaille College received a $20,000 pledge from The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation in support of the Western New York Center for Literacy and Learning. This pledge brings Medaille closer to its Capital Campaign goal and assists the College Kresge Challenge.

February 2003:
Medaille College received an $8,000 grant from FleetBoston Financial Foundation to establish the Fleet Summer Reading Program. The Fleet Summer Reading Program will provide Buffalo Public middle-school children with a summer reading program that stimulates their interest in reading. With the help of the FleetBoston Financial Foundation, Medaille College will provide books, instruction, and classroom activities for over fifty Buffalo Public middle-school students during Summer 2003.

January 2003:
Medaille College received two grant awards. A $2,000 grant was awarded from the VIYU Foundation and a $2,000 grant was awarded from the Edward H. Butler Foundation. Both of these awards are in support of Medaille’s Capital Campaign, and count toward meeting the Kresge Challenge.

The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation has recently awarded Medaille College a $150,000 grant in support of its Library expansion project. The Grants Office has information on Foundations that support the development of new programs, please contact Heather Kornacki at extension 259 to discuss your program!

Do you want to help support Medaille College?
The time to give is now! Help us meet the Kresge Challenge! Donate to Medaille College’s first ever Capital Campaign "A Proud Past…A Vision for the Future. Contact the Department of Institutional Advancement at (716) 884-3281 if you would like to donate.