2017 Climate Smart Communities Grant Program
The Climate Smart Communities Grant Program is a competitive 50/50 matching grant program for municipalities to conduct climate change adaptation or mitigation implementation projects, or to undertake eligible actions as part of a strategy to achieve Climate Smart Communities Certification.
Funding Available. Up to $9.5 million is available to award grants between $10,000 and $2,000,000 for implementation projects related to flood risk reduction, extreme event preparation, reduction of vehicle miles travelled (VMT), reduction of food waste, reduction of landfill methane leakage, and reduction of hydrofluorocarbons emissions from refrigeration and other air conditioning equipment. In addition, $500,000 is available to award grants between $10,000 and $100,000 for certification projects that advance adaptation, land use, transportation, and organic waste management planning, inventory and assessment actions aligned with Climate Smart Communities Certification requirements.
Eligible Applicants. Any county (or NYC borough), city, town, or village of the State of New York is eligible to apply. Registered or Certified Climate Smart Communities (CSC) will receive additional points in the competitive scoring system, but you do not need to be a Registered or Certified CSC to apply.
Request for Applications. The complete Request for Applications (RFA) for the Climate Smart Communities Grant Program is available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/
How to Apply. Apply for the Climate Smart Communities Grant Program through the NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA), available online at https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/
Applications are due by 4:00 pm on July 28, 2017. Applications will NOT be accepted after this date and time.
Questions? Email the Office of Climate Change at climatechange@dec.ny.gov.
