The Academic Grants & Sponsored Programs Office (AGSP) advances the College’s mission through a dynamic portfolio of grants from foundations, corporations, and government sources.  AGSP assists faculty members, administrators, and staff to secure external funds in support of academic and institutional priorities such as faculty research, capital improvements, scholarships, student supports, and community initiatives.

For more information, contact the Office of Academic Grants and Sponsored Programs at (716) 839-7658.​

Fiscal Year 2022-23

Foundation 214
Golisano Foundation
Patrick P. Lee Foundation
  • $150,000 over three years for social work student scholarships
NYS Education Department 
  • $3956 for students with disabilities
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation 
  • $100,000 over two years for Center for Applied Behavior Analysis
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation 
  • $316,694 over three years for CAUSE
Scott Bieler Foundation
US Department of Education CEVSS program
  • $575,696 to create a Veterans Success Center

Fiscal Year 2021-22

Foundation 214
John R. Oishei Foundation
  • $300,000 over three years for IMIT
Little-Kittinger Foundation
  • $25,000 over three years for IMIT
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
NYS Education Department 
Wabash Center
  • $5,000 for diversity, equity, and inclusion
WNY Library Resource Council
  • $3,643 for Library access and innovation

Fiscal Year 2020-21

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Legacy Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
  • $8,071 for youth track & field program
The Children's Guild Foundation
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York HECap 
  • $2,374,328 for athletic facilities
Garman Family Foundation
James H. Cummings Foundation
NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
  • $16,676 for COVID response
NYS Education Department 
  • $1,130 for the Library Coordinated Collection program
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation 
  • $125,700 over three years for Youth Sport & Recreation Capacity Building project

Fiscal Year 2019-2020

Booth Ferris Foundation 
  • $200,000 over two years for diversity and inclusion initiatives
Buffalo Bills Foundation 
The Children’s Guild Foundation 
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York 2019 HECap 
  • $282,072 for science facilities renovations
Empire State Development 
  • $115,000 for the Institute for Mobility Innovation & Technology (IMIT)
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
  • $250,000 for IMIT
NYS Education Department 
NYS Education Department 
  • $6,800 for the Library Coordinated Collection program
Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund 
  • $300,000 over two years for the Center for Medical Innovation & Technology
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation 
  • $66,000 over two years for CAUSE
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation 
  • $220,000 over three years for CAUSE 
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. 

Fiscal Year 2018-2019

Buffalo Bills Foundation 
The Children’s Guild Foundation 
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Ralph Wilson Legacy Funds
Council of Independent Colleges
Dollar General Literacy Foundation 
  • $2,000 for books and supplies for the Thomas Reynolds Center afterschool program
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York 2019 HECap
  • $112,000 for science facilities renovations
Empire State Development 
  • $89,000 for Underemployed Worker Training Program for RN to BS students
Erie County Youth Bureau
  • $11,500 for tutoring and mentoring program for youth and refugees in the city of Buffalo
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York
  • $10,000 for pilot study for Interprofessional Trauma Informed Care Simulation Lab
NCAA CHOICES program
  • $30,000 for substance abuse awareness and prevention
NYS Education Department 
  • $6,800 for the Library Coordinated Collection program   
Providence Fund
  • $5,000 for tutoring refugees & the Thomas Reynolds Center English Language Arts camp
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. 

Fiscal Year 2017-2018

Buffalo Bills Foundation 
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Ralph Wilson Legacy Funds 
CUNY Baruch College Samuels Center
  • $8,000 for municipal dissolution research
Erie County Youth Bureau 
  • $7,500 for tutoring and mentoring program for youth and refugees in the city of Buffalo
James H. Cummings Foundation
  • $60,000 for science facilities renovations
John R. Oishei Foundation
  • $350,000 for the Institute for Government & Nonprofit Innovation, Training & Evaluation (IGNITE)   
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
  • $50,000 for athletics community engagement   
NCAA Division II
  • $49,020 for the Strategic Alliance Matching Grant program
NYS Education Department
  • $200,000 for the Teacher Leader Quality Partnership program
NYS Education Department
  • $6,800 for the Library Coordinated Collection program
Providence Fund
  • $5,000 for tutoring refugees & the Thomas Reynolds Center English Language Arts camp
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. 
WNY Library Resources Council
  • $6,000 to complete the digitization of Daemen’s student newspapers