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GRANTS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
US EPA: Water Monitoring Participatory Science Equipment Loan Program Request for Applications
Deadline: April 24
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US EPA Region 2 is inviting applications for use of field and laboratory equipment for water monitoring work. EPA Region 2 has the following equipment available for loan to non-profit organizations (e.g., volunteer monitoring organizations, community science groups, non-government organizations, universities, local governments, etc.) within New York and New Jersey:
- Field Equipment: YSI ProPlus multi-parameter sondes, Garmin GPS units, turbidity tubes, manta trawl for microplastic collection
- Laboratory equipment for fecal indicator bacteria monitoring: tabletop incubators with
thermometer, IDEXX Quanti-Tray sealers and inserts, UV viewing cabinet with UV bulb,
infrared thermometer for samples, manual pipette pumps
Hudson River Valley Greenway: Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program
Deadline: May 3, 2024; September 6, 2024; November 1, 2024
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Community Grants: The Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program provides match 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.
Conservancy Trail Grants: The Hudson River Valley Greenway Conservancy Trails Grant Program is dedicated to funding recreational trail projects. Special consideration is given to projects that seek to implement the goals of the Greenway Trail Program. The application emphasizes connections to the Empire State Trail.
NYS Pollution Prevention Institute: Community Grants Program
Deadline: May 3
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NYP2I Community Grants Program provides support to local governments for projects that raise awareness and understanding and lead to the implementation of pollution prevention practices and/or behaviors at the local level with the goal of improving the health, environmental quality, and economic vitality of communities in New York State.
US EPA: Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program
Deadline: May 10
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The objective of the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program is to accelerate and expand the strategic protection of healthy watersheds (including freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems) across the country through a cooperative agreement and subsequent subawards. The program provides support through two subaward types: Healthy Watershed Protection High-Impact Demonstration Awards and Healthy Watershed Protection Capacity-Building Projects.
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation: Water Infrastructure Improvement & Intermunicipal Grants
Deadline: June 14
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The Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) program provides competitive grants to help municipalities fund critical wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects. The Intermunicipal Grants (IMG) program is available for both drinking water and wastewater projects that serve multiple municipalities, such as a shared water quality infrastructure project or the interconnection of multiple municipal water systems.
U.S. EPA: Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants (rolling, until November 21, 2024)
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Approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act funds are available for environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges.
Capital District Transportation Council/Capital District Regional Planning Commission: Community Planning Technical Assistance Program (rolling)
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The Community Planning Technical Assistance Program offers staff time and expertise to local governments in Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Saratoga counties that are undertaking small scale community planning initiatives.
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.
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