OLEAN, N.Y. — The grant application process for the COVID-19 Response Fund for Cattaraugus County, which has provided over $60,000 in COVID relief funding to date, will reopen to applications for its third round of funding on Feb. 22.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation and the United Way of Cattaraugus County together worked to establish and facilitate fundraising and grantmaking from the COVID-19 Response Fund for Cattaraugus County and together have continued those efforts since the beginning of the pandemic.

According to CRCF Executive Director Karen Niemic Buchheit, the maximum grant request will be $2,500.

The grant application process is open to 501©3 nonprofit organizations and other organizations that can accept tax-deductible contributions (government entities, schools, fiscally sponsored organizations, etc.). Applying organizations must be located in Cattaraugus County or primarily serve residents in Cattaraugus County.

The applications will be accessible at cattfoundation.org/covid-19-response-fund.

Applications will be accepted until March 8. Grant decisions will be made by March 26.