FOR K-12 SCHOOLS

Grants Related to Coastal Ecosystems (incl. Great Lakes Basin): 

• 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 Recycling & Reuse Initiatives: 

• Plastic Free Restaurants Reusables Subsidy Program - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications

LINK: 

https://www.plasticfreerestaurants.org/subsidy 

• NYSAR- Green School Grant Program DUE: May 15, 2026 

LINK:

https://www.nysar3.org/page/green-school-grant-program-16.html 

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 

Grants Related to Green Job Development:

• NYSDEC- Green Jobs for Youth - Skills Training Grant - DUE: CLOSED (Jan. 2026)

LINK: 

https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/greenjobsyouthfs.pdf

FOR COLLEGES

Grants Related to Stormwater Management:

• Great Lakes Commission (GLC)- Economic Evaluation of Nature-Based Solutions Implemented for Stormwater Management in the Great Lakes Basin- DUE April 30, 2026

LINK: 

https://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/EconEval-RFP-2026.pdf

Grants Related to Water Conservation - to Protect Shorelines and Adjacent Lands, Floodplains, Wetlands, and Other Hydrological Features:

• The Nature Conservancy - Conserving Resilient Waters Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026)

LINK: 

https://cccfund.smapply.us/prog/climate_resilience_grant_program_water/

Grants Related to Land Conservation - to Protect Resilient and Connected Lands:

• The Nature Conservancy - Conserving Resilient Lands Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026)

LINK: 

https://cccfund.smapply.us/prog/climate_resilience_grant_program_land_/

Grants Related to Coastal Ecosystems (incl. Great Lakes Basin): 

• U.S. FWS- Coastal Program DUE: Closed (2025)

LINK: 

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356630

Grants Related to Recycling & Reuse Initiatives: 

• Plastic Free Restaurants Reusables Subsidy Program - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications

LINK: 

https://www.plasticfreerestaurants.org/subsidy 

• NYSAR- College Council Grant+ Program DUE: CLOSED

LINK:

https://www.nysar3.org/page/grant-program-for-ny-colleges-28.html 

Grants Related to Wildlife & Habitat Protection: 

• U.S. FWS- Partners for Fish & Wildlife DUE: CLOSED (2025)

LINK: 

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358381 

Grants Related to Farming, Gardening, & Agriculture: 

• 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/ 

Grants Related to Green Job Development:

• NYSDEC- Green Jobs for Youth - Skills Training Grant - DUE: CLOSED (Jan. 2026)

LINK: 

https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/greenjobsyouthfs.pdf

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