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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:

  • 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 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): 

  • 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

This project has been funded in part by the Climate Smart Communities grant program, Title 15 of the Environmental Protection Fund through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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