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GRANTS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation: Community Forest Conservation Grant Program
Deadline: October 11, 2023
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DEC’s Community Forest Conservation Grant program helps preserve an area’s biodiversity and safeguards the ecosystem benefits forests provide, such as stormwater mitigation, temperature regulation, and carbon sequestration, which in turn improves a community’s climate resilience. In addition, these community forests will create new opportunities for public access and outdoor recreation. $1 million is available for municipalities to purchase land or conservation easements to create new or expand existing community forests and protect land from development. Grant awards ranging from $50,000 to $300,000 are available for reimbursing the costs to acquire land, including the purchase price, appraisal, survey and boundary marking, title search, recording fees, and attorney fees. A 10 percent match is required.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Section 165(a) Pilot Program for Water Resources Projects for Small or Disadvantaged Communities
Deadline: October 20, 2023
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is launching a pilot program to fully fund small water resources projects for economically disadvantaged communities (based on the federal definition of disadvantaged communities). This program was directed by Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020.
NYS DEC: 2023 Invasive Species Grant Program
Deadline: November 1, 2023
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$3 million is available in the third round of the State's Invasive Species Grant Program (ISGP). This grant program, supported by the State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), is designed to advance projects that target both aquatic and terrestrial invasive species across the state, with six funding categories that address invasive species spread prevention; early detection and rapid response; research; management planning; and education and outreach.
Hudson Valley Greenway: Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program
Deadline: November 3, 2023
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The Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program provides matching grants to Greenway Communities and Compact Communities. Greenway Communities are eligible to receive up to $10,000 to develop plans or projects consistent with the five Greenway criteria: natural and cultural resource protection, economic development, public access, regional planning, and heritage and environmental education. Higher amounts are awarded for intermunicipal projects. Watch the HRWA's Breakfast Lecture on the Hudson Valley Greenway Grants Program.
US EPA: Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program
Deadline: November 6, 2023
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The funding available under this competitive grant opportunity will assist public water systems in underserved communities, small or disadvantaged, that are working to prepare for and reduce vulnerability to impacts from climate change ranging from extreme flooding to extreme drought.
New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health: Applications for Free Technical Assistance for Municipalities on Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2)
Deadline: November 14, 2023
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The Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2) is a state-run program created to assist municipalities with proactively protecting their drinking water sources. The goal is to help municipalities develop and implement their own unique drinking water source protection plan for the source(s) of their drinking water. In order to do so, the State is looking for communities to work with a technical assistance provider (TA provider), free of charge, to develop a DWSP2 Plan for their source of drinking water. TA providers will work with the community every step of the way, using the DWSP2 Framework, to develop a community specific DWSP2 Plan. As a result of this program, participating municipalities can use their newly developed DWSP2 plan to start implementing protection measures.
NOAA: Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
Deadline: November 17, 2023
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$240 million in funding is available for habitat restoration and coastal resilience through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Projects selected through this funding opportunity will have a transformative impact for coastal communities and tribes across the country. They will help sustain our nation’s fisheries, make significant strides in the recovery of threatened and endangered species, and help protect coastal communities and ecosystems from the impacts of climate change. They will support efforts such as reconnecting rivers to their historic floodplains, outplanting corals to rebuild reefs, building living shorelines that protect coasts from erosion and sea level rise, and more.
Partners for Climate Action: Building Decarbonization Grant Program
Deadline: November 21, 2023
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The Building Decarbonization Grants (BDG) will assist municipalities and local nonprofits in the Hudson Valley that are reducing the carbon footprint of their buildings. This can include heat pumps and geothermal, additional insulation, new windows and weatherization, solar installations, energy star appliances and induction stoves—anything that gets a building to greater energy efficiency and removes the need for fossil fuels. Grants will be in the range of $5,000 - $100,000, with no match required.
NOAA: Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities
Deadline: December 19, 2023
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$45 million in funding is available for projects that will advance the coastal habitat restoration and climate resilience priorities of tribes and underserved communities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Through this funding, NOAA will help support community-driven habitat restoration and build the capacity of tribes and underserved communities to more fully participate in restoration activities.
Land Trust Alliance: New York State Conservation Partnership Program
Deadline: December 22, 2023
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The Land Trust Alliance, with support from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is pleased to announce a twentieth round of competitive land trust grants through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program. This successful public-private partnership is funded through the state’s Environmental Protection Fund and administered by the Alliance, in coordination with DEC. Up to $3,075,000 in funding will be available for the 2023-2024 round of grants. This latest round of investments will advance land trust capacity in the form of programs and projects that benefit people across the state.
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation: Community Assistance Teams (rolling)
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EFC's Community Assistance Teams help municipalities (small, rural, and disadvantaged communities ) address their clean water infrastructure needs. Teams host regional events and connect communities with experts who can help them undertake their critical water infrastructure projects. These Teams provide on-site or virtual consultations to help communities across the state jump start planning, submit funding applications, and see their projects through to completion.
Assistance from EPA’s Municipal Ombudsman
The Office of the Municipal Ombudsman provides a unique service specifically for utilities/municipalities in identifying technical assistance opportunities, brainstorming federal funding options (BIL and more!), clean water act flexibilities, integrated planning assistance, and more. Please reach out to municipalombudsman@epa.gov or 202-564-1709 to discuss your projects, permits, or other clean water concerns today.
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