The Slocum-Dickson Foundation is accepting grant applications for health and medical projects that focus on education and training. Applications should be submitted by email to joycea1435@adelphia.net or in writing by March 15, 2018, to Slocum Dickson Foundation, c/o Joyce Astafan, 1435 Herkimer Road, Utica, N.Y. 13502.
An application packet is available at slocumdicksonfoundation.com or by calling Joyce at (315) 723-5597.
The Foundation also provides funding for special educational programs such as developmental disabilities, asthma, mental illness and drug and alcohol education in the schools.
Grants are restricted to the Greater Utica and Mohawk Valley areas. Applicants should be organizations approved by the IRS as tax-exempt; first-time applicants should include their IRS tax-exempt letter. The Foundation does not give grants to individuals, nor does it make grants for operating expenses or endowment funds.