Funding Climate Adaptation & Resilience
DEC announces $2.15 million in grants for Hudson River Estuary Communities
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced $2.15 million in competitive grant funding is now available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary watershed restore free-flowing waters, increase resiliency to flooding, protect water quality, fish, and wildlife habitat, and improve recreational access and education for all, including people with disabilities and New Yorkers living in communities historically and disproportionately overburdened by environmental pollution.
Four types of grant opportunities are available through four Requests for Applications (RFAs):
- Local Stewardship Planning available funding increased ($10,500-75,000)
- River Access ($10,500-75,000)
- Tributary Restoration & Resiliency ($10,500-$150,000)
- River Education ($20,000-100,000).
The deadline for all applications is July 12, 2023, at 3 p.m. These RFAs are only available online through the NYS Grants Gateway (leaves DEC website). The Grants Gateway is a web-based grant management system that streamlines how grants are administered by the State.
Funding Opportunities
Grant | Category | Amount | Match | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Planning & Implementation | $10,000-$200,000 | 50% | via the CFA | |
Implementation | $75M | 25-50% | via the CFA | |
Non-Ag Nonpoint Source Planning & MS4 Mapping Grant Program (DEC) | Planning | $30,000-$75,000 | 10% | via the CFA |
Planning & Implementation | No max | 15-25% | via the CFA | |
Planning | $300,000 | 10% | via the CFA | |
Planning & Implementation | $3M | 10-25% | via the CFA | |
Planning | $30,000-$100,000 | 20% | via the CFA | |
Planning & Implementation | $500,000-$750,000 | 25-50% | via the CFA | |
Planning & Implementation | $250,000 | 20% | via the CFA | |
Planning & Implementation | $50,000-$1M | 5% | via the CFA | |
Implementation | No max | 75% for soft costs | Open | |
Planning & Implementation | $5,000-$150,000 | N/A | Open |
NYSDEC Funding Finder Tool
The tool enables grant seekers to filter grant opportunities based on criteria that meets their specific needs. Funding Finder Tool
Partners for Climate Action's Climate and Environmental Grants
A collection of grant opportunities gathered for the Local Champions Pilot by Jill Henck and Haley Balcanoff of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission, Dazzle Ekblad of the DEC's Office of Climate Change, and Partners for Climate Action's intern Iris Burbank.
Read more about the Climate Action's Climate and Environmental Grants.
NY-NY Harbor and Estuary Program Grants
Thanks to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, HEP now has several grant programs that are open.
- Building Capacity for Climate Resiliency: these grants support disadvantaged communities seeking to advance research, planning and/or infrastructure projects that will help build climate resiliency while addressing water quality and related management issues in those communities. A total of $400,000 is available under this request for proposals (RFP). HEP anticipates distributing funds through four to eight grants for projects that can be completed no later than June 30, 2025. A one-page letter of inquiry is due June 1, 2023. A webinar reviewing the content of this RFP is scheduled for May 1, 2023. Read more here.
- Advancing Habitat Restoration in Disadvantaged Communities: These grants support enhancement of sites recognized in the Hudson Raritan Estuary Comprehensive Restoration Plan (HRE CRP) or similar community-supported plans that are located in, and serve residents of, a disadvantaged community. A total of $200,000 is available under this request for proposals (RFP). HEP anticipates distributing funds through two to four grants for projects that can be completed no later than September 2025. An initial one-page letter of inquiry is due May 5, 2023. Read more here.