DEC Now Accepting Applications for Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants – Application Deadline is June 14
The grant funding is provided by the State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) as part of New York State’s aggressive Environmental Justice agenda. To help continue the important programs funded by the EPF, the 2019-20 budget sustained its historic funding at $300 million.
Eligible community-based organizations are those located in the affected community, serving the residents of an area equal to or smaller than a town or city outside of New York City, or an area equal to or smaller than one of the five boroughs within New York City. Further eligibility information is available online at the Grant Opportunity Portal. Projects must address a community’s exposure to multiple environmental harms and include a new research component that will be used to expand the knowledge of the affected community.
The application deadline is 3 p.m. EST on June 14, 2019. For a complete list of guidelines and more information, contact DEC’s Office of Environmental Justice at 518-402-2600, justice@dec.ny.gov, or online at DEC’s Environmental Justice web page.