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FOR MUNICIPALITIES
Grants Related to Recycling, Reuse, and Food Waste Initiatives:
NYSAR- Community Resource Grant - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2025)
LINK:
https://www.nysar3.org/page/community-reuse-grant-231.html
NYSDEC- Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling Program (MWR&R) - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/recycling-capital-projects
USDA- Solid Waste Management Grants in New York - DUE: October 1 - December 31 of each year
LINK:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/solid-waste-management-grants/ny
EPA- Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED
LINK:
https://www.epa.gov/infrastructure/solid-waste-infrastructure-recycling-grant-program
DEC- Municipal Funding for Food Scraps Recycling Initiatives - DUE: CLOSED
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/recycling-composting/organic-materials-management/funding-opportunities-for-organics-management
Polypropylene Recycling Grant - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://recyclingpartnership.org/grants/
NYS- Business Food Waste Mitigation Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (May 2025)
LINK:
https://esd.ny.gov/business-food-waste-mitigation-grant-program#how-to-apply
Grants Related to EVs and Transportation:
NYSDEC- Municipal Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program -Clean Vehicle Rebates - DUE: February 27th, 2026
LINK: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/zevcvrfa.pdf
NYSDEC- Municipal Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure Grant Program - DUE: February 27th, 2026
LINK: https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/zevinrfa.pdf
NYSERDA- Clean Mobility Program - DUE: CLOSED (Round 2 - Sept. 2025)
LINK:
https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/CORE_Solicitation_Detail_Page?SolicitationId=a0r8z000000Hmt
FTA- National Rural Transit Assistance Program - DUE: 2026
LINK:
https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/applying/existing-recipients
Grants Related to Renewable Energy:
DOE- Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas - DUE: CLOSED (AUG. 2025)
LINK:
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356630
Grants Related to Water Infrastructure, Flood Mitigation & Resilience:
NYS- Green Resiliency Grants for Flood Prone Communities - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2025)
LINK:
https://efc.ny.gov/grg
NYS- Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) Program - DUE: CLOSED (SEPT. 2025)
LINK:
https://efc.ny.gov/wiia
USDA- Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://www.epa.gov/fedfunds/usda-water-grants-and-loans-available-water-and-wastewater-utilities
USDA- Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/search-special-evaluation-assistance-rural-communities-and-households-grant
USDA- Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/water-waste-disposal-loan-grant-program#contact
NYS- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://efc.ny.gov/dwsrf
NYSDEC- Resilient Watersheds Grant (RWG) - DUE: Spring-Summer 2026
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/resilient-ny
NYS- Green Innov. Grant Program- Stormwater Infrastructure & Tech. - DUE: CLOSED
LINK:
https://efc.ny.gov/gigp
NYS- Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant - DUE: CLOSED
LINK:
https://efc.ny.gov/epg
Grants Related to Wildlife, Habitat Protection, & Invasive Species:
NYSDEC - Open Space Conservation Grant Program - DUE: February 18th, 2026
LINK: https://dec.ny.gov/nature/open-space/open-space-conservation-grant
Grants Related to Pollution:
NYSDEC- Community Impact Grant - DUE: CLOSED (Round 1- Aug. 2025)
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs
NYSDEC- Air Pollution Mitigation Grant - DUE: CLOSED
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs
Grants Related to Education:
NYS Parks - Connect Kids to Parks Field Trip Grant Program - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://parks.ny.gov/environment/connect-kids/grant-program.aspx
NYSDEC- Community Environmental Education Center Grant - DUE: CLOSED
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs
Grants Related to Recycling:
NYSDEC- MWRR Grants for Recycling Coordination and Education Projects - DUE: OCTOBER 31st, 2025
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/recycling-capital-projects
NYSDEC- Grants for Household Hazardous Waste Projects - DUE: January-February, 2026
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/household-hazardous-waste-programs-grants
Grants Related to Forestry:
NYSDEC- Community Forest Conservation Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2025)
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/open-space/community-forest-conservation-grant-program
NYSDEC- Urban and Community Forestry Program - Community Reforestation Grant - DUE: CLOSED for 2025
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/forests-trees/urban-and-community-forestry/managing-your-community-forest/urban-community-forestry-grants
Grants Related to Landfills:
NYSDEC- Grants for Municipal Landfill Closure Projects - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/municipal-landfill-closure-projects
NYSDEC- Grants for Municipal Landfill Gas Management - DUE: Once/year unspecified
LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/municipal-landfill-gas-management-projects
Grants Related to Coastal Ecosystems (incl. Great Lakes Basin):
Restore America's Estuaries (RAE)- Great Lakes Restoration Community Grant Program - DUE: January 2026
LINK:
https://www.gotomygrants.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/71f8fffd-1f68-4edd-873c-d6ffe9434fd3
U.S. FWS- Coastal Program - DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2025)
LINK:
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356630
Grants Related to Wildlife & Habitat Protection:
U.S. FWS- Partners for Fish & Wildlife - DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2025)
LINK:
https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358381
Grants Related to Hazard Mitigation:
NYS- Homeland Security & Emergency Services - The Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act (STORM Act) - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/learn/storm-rlf#po
Grants Related to Agriculture:
Municipal Agriculture and Farmland Protection Planning Grants - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications
LINK:
https://agriculture.ny.gov/land-and-water/rfa-0263-municipal-agriculture-and-farmland-protection-planning-grants
NYS- Dept. of Agriculture - Farmland Protection Implementation Grants (FPIG) Program - DUE: CLOSED
LINK:
https://agriculture.ny.gov/land-and-water/rfa-0294-farmland-protection-implementation-grants-round-19-agricultural
NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education- Professional Development Grant Program - DUE: 2026
LINK:
https://northeast.sare.org/grants/get-a-grant/professional-development-grant-program/
NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education- Partnership Grant Program - DUE: 2026
LINK:
https://northeast.sare.org/grants/get-a-grant/partnership-grant-program/
NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education- Research and Education Grant Program - DUE: 2026
LINK:
https://northeast.sare.org/grants/get-a-grant/research-and-education-grant-program/
ADDITIONAL GRANT RESOURCES/ GRANT SEARCH ENGINES:
NYS Grants Management website -
LINK:
https://esupplier.sfs.ny.gov/psp/fscm/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NY_SUPPUB_FL.AUC_RESP_INQ_AUC.GBL
NYS Environmental Bond Act -
LINK:
https://environmentalbondact.ny.gov/pages/funding-opportunities
NYSERDA website -
LINK:
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities
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