Grants to New York Nonprofits, Agencies, and Conservation and School Districts for Natural Resource Conservation in Eligible Regions

2023 Hudson River Estuary Grants for Tributary Restoration and Resiliency

Agency

State

GrantWatch ID#

157086

Funding Source

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

Funding or PIN Number: DEC01-HRER39-2023

Geographic Focus

USA: New York City; New York: The Hudson River Estuary watershed

Important Dates

Deadline: 07/12/23 3:00 PM ET Receipt

Grant Description

Grants to New York nonprofit organizations, government agencies, municipalities, tribes, conservation districts, community colleges, and school districts to conserve natural resources in eligible regions. Applicants should be advised that required registrations and prequalifications may take at least five days to complete. The purpose of the program is to support the restoration of free-flowing waters to benefit water quality, conserve and restore habitat and wildlife, and help communities with existing and projected impacts of localized flooding. Funded projects must conserve and restore aquatic habitat connectivity for river herring and/or American eel found in the tributary streams of the Hudson River Estuary watershed.

This Hudson River Estuary Program RFA for Tributary Restoration and Resiliency seeks to achieve one or more of the following objectives of the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda (https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5104.html:.

Conserve and restore habitat for migratory fish in tributary streams of the Estuary;
Support the restoration of free-flowing waters to benefit water quality, stream habitat and aquatic connectivity in tributary streams of the Estuary;
Help communities with existing and projected impacts of localized flooding along tributary streams of the Estuary; and
Conserve for future generations the rich diversity of plants, animals and habitats of the Hudson River estuary ecosystem.

This RFA also addresses state priorities for protection of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and for mitigation of damages to natural resources. The priority SGCN under this RFA are river herring and American eel. However, other SGCN species include those that may benefit from tributary restoration projects such as brook trout, wood turtle, northern red salamander, longtail salamander, alewife floater, eastern pearlshell and yellow lampmussel. The complete list can be viewed at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7494.html#High.

For further details about eligible projects, see p. 10 of the Guidelines and Application Instructions listed in Supporting Documents below.

For eligible expenditures, see p. 23 of the Guidelines and Application Instructions below.

Recipient

Additional Eligibility Criteria

For the purposes of this grant program, the following entities are considered eligible applicants: Governmental Entities, Municipalities, and Quasi-Governmental Entities, including but not limited to Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, or Indian nation or tribe recognized by the state or the United States with a reservation wholly or partly within the boundaries of New York State, or any combination thereof, Public Benefit Corporations, Public Authorities, Municipal Corporations, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, School Districts, and Community Colleges, and 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporations whose projects are located within the eligible geographic boundaries defined in this RFA.

For this grant opportunity, a “Not-For-Profit Corporation” (NFP) is subject to New York State’s Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and is qualified for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code, has filed a Certificate of Incorporation to be incorporated in New York State and is current in their charities reporting requirements with the Office of the Attorney General.

Eligible projects for grant funding must be located within defined geographic boundaries of the Hudson River Estuary watershed (see map in Appendix I). “Hudson River Estuary” refers to the legislatively designated Hudson River Estuarine District established in Environmental Conservation Law §11-0306, which extends from the Troy dam to the Verrazano Narrows and includes Upper New York Bay to Kill Van Kull and the East River to Hell Gate, focused on the tributaries that flow into any of these waters. The map of eligible boundaries may also be viewed at www.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/hregrantmap.pdf. A searchable Google Maps version is also available for download at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/103459.html#hudson (Data Set titled “Hudson River Estuary Grant Program boundaries” listed under the “Misc. Environmental Maps” Section) or on p. 31 of the Guidelines and Instructions document listed in Supporting Documents below.

Additional Geographic Information:

Eligible projects for grant funding must be located within defined geographic boundaries of the Hudson River Estuary watershed: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/hregrantmap.pdf

Ineligible

Individuals and unincorporated groups are not eligible for this grant opportunity. However, an eligible applicant may apply on behalf of an individual or unincorporated group as a fiscal sponsor.

Projects that do not conserve and restore aquatic habitat connectivity for river herring or eel will not be deemed eligible.

For ineligible project expenditures, see p. 23 of the Guidelines and Application Instructions listed in Supporting Documents below.

Pre-Proposal Conference

The Grants Gateway Team offers live webinars for anyone who is interested in additional information about Grants Gateway, the Prequalification process, or submitting applications.

Learn more including times and dates for these webinars: https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/live-webinars.

Any additional training related to this application will also be posted to the training calendar.

Pre-Application Information

Timeline:
- Application Period Begins May 10, 2023
- Question & Answer Period Ends July 5, 2023 COB
- Applications Due July 12, 2023; 3:00 p.m. ET
- Award(s) Announced By (anticipated) Approximately December 2023

Applications must be submitted through the NYS Grants Gateway.

All Applicants must be Registered with Grants Gateway to submit an application. In addition to registration, not-for-profits must also be Prequalified at the time and date that the application is due. If you are not Prequalified at that time and date, your application will not be considered.

Please do not delay in beginning and completing the prequalification process. The state reserves 5 days to review submitted Prequalification applications. Prequalification applications submitted to the state for review less than 5 days prior to the deadline for this application may not be considered. Applicants should not assume that their prequalification Information will be reviewed if they do not adhere to this timeframe.

For this grant opportunity, applicants must match at least 15% of the grant funding amount. A match of 30% or more will qualify for additional points in the scoring.

Applicants may submit up to five applications. Multiple applications may not be for the same project or
project location.

Grant Opportunity: https://grantsgateway.ny.gov/intelligrants_NYSGG//module/nysgg/goportal.aspx?NavItem1=4&ngoID=5002430

Application steps: https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/apply-grant

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$400,000

Estimated Size of Grant

The minimum grant amount is $10,500. The maximum grant amount is $150,000.

Term of Contract

All projects must have defined objectives, tasks, and deliverables accounted for in performance measures that can be completed and invoiced within a two-year contract period/term of February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026.

Contact Information

Applications must be submitted through the NYS Grants Gateway: https://grantsgateway.ny.gov/intelligrants_NYSGG//login2.aspx

For inquiries and information, please contact:
Susan Pepe
Hudson River Estuary Program Grants Coordinator
HREPgrants@dec.ny.gov

For technical information regarding the Grants Gateway application, direct questions to: NYS Grants
Management, grantsgateway@its.ny.gov or (518) 474-5595.

Include 2023 Round 39 Tributary RFA in the subject line of the email.

Grants to New York Nonprofits, Agencies, and Conservation and School Districts for Natural Resource Conservation in Eligible Regions

2023 Hudson River Estuary Grants for Tributary Restoration and Resiliency

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