Maximum Award Amount $2,000

Eligibility Criteria:

Organization sponsor and event must be located in Otsego County.

Event grants are NOT available for the following:

  • Capital expenditures
  • Promotional items to be used for resale
  • Travel & food
  • Operating expenses of facilities or organization sponsors
  • Conference or education costs
  • Staff, administrative or operating costs of the organization

Application Procedure:

Apply online by 12:00pm by February 21st and explain your event in detail. If this is a new event, please describe the market segment you are trying to attract. Please give a detailed outline of the budget and use of grant awards in the following questions.

Grantee Responsibilities:

  • All applicants must assign one primary contact for the grant. The application must be filled out completely & submitted using the online application.
  • All advertising and promotional materials created for the event must state that the event is paid for in part by a grant from Otsego County Government.
  • Brochures and information regarding other Otsego County venues and events must be made available at events.
  • If the event is canceled for any reason other than weather, the grantee must return the grant money.
  • Submission of Final Report -Grant recipients who don't provide a final report will be ineligible for the next year’s grant program.
  • All grant recipients must submit a post event narrative within 90 days of the event through an online report form:
  • A summary narrative detailing how the grant assisted in promoting the event. Include any information you can gather regarding where the audience came from.
  • Submit a copy of all promotional ads or materials placed with grant funds through the online form or by mail.

Requests for paper forms/questions/mail may be directed to:
Allan Barnes, Assistant to the County Administrator
197 Main St.
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone 607-547-7501
Email barnesal@otsegocountyny.gov

Applications may be submitted to the Otsego County Board – IGA Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on FEBRUARY 21st, 2025.
Awards Will Be Approved at the April 2, 2025 County Board Meeting

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* 1. Organization Name:

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* 2. Contact Name:

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* 3. Contact Address:

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* 4. Email Address:

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* 5. Day Time Phone :

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* 6. Website Address:
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* 7. Name of the Event:

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* 8. Location of the Event

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* 9. Date of the Event:

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* 10. Event Narrative:

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* 11. Event Budget Information: 
Please provide a detailed Budget for your Event and breakout each expense item:

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* 12. Grant Purpose: what will the grant funds be used for- Please give dollar amount details

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* 13. Grant Amount Requested (Max Request $2000)

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All grant recipients must submit the following within 90 days of the event through an online report form:

All grant recipients must submit the following within 90 days of the event through an online report form:

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