Staten Island Foundation Receives $1 Million Grant from American Red Cross


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The Staten Island Foundation gets a $1 million grant from The American Red Cross to support recovery services for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

The grant money aims to deliver financial support to community-based, disaster recovery organizations within Staten Island's hardest-hit areas. It will also be distributed through The Staten Island Foundation Nonprofit Recovery Fund, a special fund that was established to aid people affected by Superstorm Sandy.


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Federal Programs Related to - Public Safety, Disaster Services, General/Other

Programs that seek to prevent, predict or mitigate the effects of disasters (e.g. fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes); prepare people to cope with disasters; or provide broad-based relief services to disaster victims. Also includes programs that rescue accident victims; provide first aid training and services; and/or offer safety education programs .

Federal Programs Related to - Disaster Relief/Recovery

Programs that provide short-term assistance for people who have suffered injuries or incurred losses due to natural or man-made disasters. Also offers longer-term assistance for people who have suffered injuries or incurred losses due to a major disaster or large- scale emergency with the objective of facilitating the return of the community to its pre-disaster condition and/or rebuilding the community in a way that makes it less vulnerable in the future. Debris Removal; Disaster Donations; Disaster Hotlines; Disaster Loan Programs; Disaster Recovery Centers; Disaster Service Centers; Disaster- Specific Home Repairs; Disaster-Specific Rent Assistance; Post-Disaster Clean-Up; Post-Disaster Housing Assistance; Post-Disaster Housing Databanks/Referrals; Post-Disaster Rebuilding Assistance; Post-Disaster Volunteer Management

Federal Programs Related to - Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, General/Other

Private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the practice of charitable giving and volunteering or to represent and serve a wide range of philanthropic and charitable institutions.

Federal Programs Related to - Grants Development

Programs that provide consultation, training, contractual services and resources for nonprofit organizations that need assistance in researching funding opportunities, developing proposals to obtain outside funding, and/or in the evaluation of existing grants. Grants Administration; Grants Consulting


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