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Does your nonprofit organization own or lease a building that is open to and provides services to the community? Do you wish that you could purchase an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and train staff or volunteers in First Aid, CPR and how to use an AED? If so, this mini-grant program could be for you! Please review the grant eligibility criteria below and call Leslie Cheu at 518-720-0006 to discuss your application.

This mini grant program is open to small nonprofit organizations* that:

• Are headquartered in and serve the residents of Albany or Rensselaer counties of New York State, and
• Own or lease a building that is open to and provides programs and services to the community, and
• Tax exempt according to Section 501 (c)(3) of the IRS Code, and
• Have an annual operating budget of less than $750,000, and
• Agree to train two representatives in the American Red Cross Workplace Safety Course. (Please note that funding for the purchase of the AED unit will be released following completion of training by two organization representatives in the American Red Cross Workplace Safety Course. The cost of the training will be covered by the grant.)

If your organization is a good fit, you will be invited to apply for funding consideration.

* Houses of worship are eligible to apply if tax-exempt according to Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.