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For Community Organizations

Explore funding opportunities here for community organizations!

FOR ORGANIZATIONS/NONPROFITS


Grants Related to Youth Engagement:

  • City of Rochester - Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF) DUE: October 12, 2026

LINK: 
https://www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/department-environmental-services-des/youth-climate-action-fund

Grants Related to Building Efficiency:

  • NYSERDA - Building Cleaner Communities Competition DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2026)

LINK: 
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Building-Cleaner-Communities-Competition

Grants Related to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs):

  • NYSDEC - Harmful Algal Bloom Research Grant Program DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2026)

LINK: 
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quality/harmful-algal-blooms/harmful-algal-bloom-hab-research-grant-program

Grants Related to Recycling, Reuse, and Food Waste Initiatives: 

  • NYSP2I- Community Impact Accelerator Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (July 2026)

LINK: 
https://www.rit.edu/affiliate/nysp2i/community-impact-accelerator

  • National Household Wasted Food Prevention Project - DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2026)

LINK: 
https://grants.endingwastedfood.org/

  • NYSP2I- Community Grants Program - DUE: CLOSED (Apr. 2026)

LINK: 
https://www.rit.edu/affiliate/nysp2i/community-grants

  • NYSAR- Community Resource Grant - DUE: CLOSED  (Aug. 2025)

LINK: 
https://www.nysar3.org/page/community-reuse-grant-231.html

  • Waste Management Charitable Giving - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications 

LINK: 
https://wm.versaic.com/login 

  • NYS- Business Food Waste Mitigation Grant Program - DUE: October 9, 2026

LINK: 
https://esd.ny.gov/business-food-waste-mitigation-grant-program#how-to-apply 

  • 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 

  • Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED

LINK:
https://www.epa.gov/infrastructure/solid-waste-infrastructure-recycling-grant-program 

Grants Related to Environmental Justice:

  • NYSDEC- Community Impact Grants  - DUE: CLOSED (July 2026)

LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs

Grants Related to Clean Energy:

  • NYPA- Recharge NY Program - DUE: CLOSED (July 2026)

LINK: 
https://services.nypa.gov/Services/Clean-Resilient-Economic-Power-Supply-Options/Hydropower#eligibility

  • U.S. DOE- Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2025)

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

  • USDA- Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants - DUE: CLOSED

LINK:
 https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/energy-programs/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy/ny 

Grants Related to EVs and Transportation:

  • NYSERDA- Clean Mobility Program - DUE: CLOSED (SEPT. 2025)

LINK:
 https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Clean-Mobility-Program

  • FTA- National Rural Transit Assistance Program - DUE: CLOSED (2026)

LINK: 
https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/applying/existing-recipients 

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 Water Infrastructure, Flood Mitigation & Resilience: 

  • NYSDOS- Coastal Lakeshore Economy and Resilience Implementation Design Grant (CLEAR) - DUE: October 26, 2026

LINK: 
https://dos.ny.gov/countywide-resilience-implementation-strategy-program

  • NYSDOS- Countywide Resilience Implementation Strategy Program (CRISP) - DUE: October 26, 2026

LINK: 
https://dos.ny.gov/countywide-resilience-implementation-strategy-program

  • NYSDEC- Resilient Watersheds Grant (RWG) - DUE: CLOSED (June 2026)

LINK: 
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/resilient-ny 

  • NYSDEC- Community Resilience and Flood Risk Reduction Grant - DUE: CLOSED (June 2026)

LINK: 
https://dos.ny.gov/clean-water-clean-air-and-green-jobs-environmental-bond-act-2022-community-resilience-and-flood 

  • NYSDEC- Water Quality Improvement Project Program (WQIP) - DUE: CLOSED (July 2026)

LINK: 
https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/grant-applications/wqip-program 

  • NYS- Green Resiliency Grants for Flood Prone Communities - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2025)

LINK: 
https://efc.ny.gov/grg 

  • 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- 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 

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 Parks and Trails: 

  • NYSDEC-Park and Trail Partnership Grants - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2025)

LINK: 
https://ptny.memberclicks.net/park-and-trail-partnership-grants 

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

  • Restore America's Estuaries (RAE)- Great Lakes Restoration Community Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Jan. 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

  • Sea Grant- NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026)

LINK: 
https://small-grants-program-ccegeomaps.hub.arcgis.com/pages/b9d5c039a3b74f518bbb5f4279e52229 

 

Grants Related to Wildlife, Habitat Protection, & Invasive Species: 

  • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - Joint Venture - Habitat Restoration and Protection Grant - DUE: CLOSED (July 2026)

LINK: 
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362269

  • NYSDEC - Stream Corridor Management Program - DUE: CLOSED (Dec. 2025)

LINK: 
https://agriculture.ny.gov/rfp-0365-stream-corridor-management-program

  • NYSDEC Invasive Species Grant - DUE: CLOSED (DEC. 2025)

LINK: 
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/invasive-species/resources-regulations/invasive-species-grant-program 

  • NYSDEC - Open Space Conservation Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026)

LINK: https://dec.ny.gov/nature/open-space/open-space-conservation-grant

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

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

Grants Related to Farming, Gardening, & Agriculture:


  • USDA- Emergency Watershed Protection Program DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications

LINK: 
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/getting-assistance/how-to-apply 

  • NYS- Dept. of Agriculture - Climate Resilient Farming Program Program - DUE: CLOSED (Nov. 2025) 

LINK: 
https://agriculture.ny.gov/rfp-0389-climate-resilient-farming-program-round-9

  • NYS- Dept. of Agriculture - 2025 Urban Farms & Community Gardens Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2025) 

LINK: 
https://esupplier.sfs.ny.gov/psp/fscm/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NY_SUPPUB_FL.AUC_RESP_INQ_AUC.GBL?

  • NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - Professional Development Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026) 

LINK: 
https://northeast.sare.org/grants/get-a-grant/professional-development-grant-program/ 

  • NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - Partnership Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 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: CLOSED (Feb. 2026) 

LINK: 
https://northeast.sare.org/grants/get-a-grant/research-and-education-grant-program/ 

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 Forestry:

  •  NYSDEC- Regenerate NY Forestry Cost Share Grant Program- DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2026)

LINK: 
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/forests-trees/private-forest-management/regenerate-new-york-grant-program 

  • NYSDEC-  Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts (FCELT) - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2026)

LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/open-space/grant-partnerships-land-trust-alliance

  • NYSDEC-  Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program - Tree Inventories and Management Plans - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2026)

LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/forests-trees/urban-and-community-forestry/managing-your-community-forest/urban-community-forestry-grants 

  • NYSDEC- Advancing Forests Markets Grant Program (AFM) - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2026) 

LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/forests-trees/forest-products-markets-and-utilization/advancing-forest-markets

  • NYSDEC- Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant program - DUE: CLOSED (Dec. 2025) 

LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/public-safety/volunteer-fire-capacity-grants

  • NYSDEC- Urban and Community Forestry Program - Community Reforestation Grant - DUE: CLOSED (2025) 

LINK:
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/forests-trees/urban-and-community-forestry/managing-your-community-forest/urban-community-forestry-grants
 

  • NYSDEC- Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts (FCELT) DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2026)

LINK: 
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/open-space/grant-partnerships-land-trust-alliance 

Grants Related to Green Job Development:

  • NYSDEC- Green Jobs for Youth - Skills Training Grant - DUE: CLOSED (Dec. 2025)

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 

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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