NY Department of Environmental Conservation Grants
$350,000 Available for Hudson River Estuary Grants; Climate-Adaptive Design Opportunity; Water Quality Grants
05/09/2019
Hudson RiverNet News from the Hudson River Estuary Program
Request for Applications: Local Stewardship Planning
$350,000 in competitive grant funding is now available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary watershed increase resiliency to flooding; protect water quality, fish and wildlife habitat; and enhance natural resources. The grants are provided through New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and are administered by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program.
Climate-Adaptive Design Opportunity for a Hudson Waterfront Community
DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program announcesan opportunity for a Hudson waterfront municipality to host the Cornell University Department of Landscape Architecture’s Climate-adaptive Design Studio (CaD) during the fall of 2019. The program links Cornell University graduate students in landscape architecture with flood-risk communities to explore design alternatives for more climate resilient and connected waterfront areas.
Student design teams meet with local stakeholders to develop an understanding of the unique opportunities and challenges faced on the waterfront of the host community, focusing on public access, economic development, and climate resilience.
Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant – in partnership with the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation, funding to produce a planning report for eligible Clean Water State Revolving Fund water quality wastewater projects.