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Each year the Manhattan Borough President’s Office (MBPO) partners with City agencies to provide programmatic funding to organizations that sustain, foster, and enhance the quality of life for Manhattan’s residents, neighborhoods, and communities. This program, formerly known as the Borough Needs Grant Program, was reformed in Fiscal Year 2013 as “MBPO Community Grants”. MBPO Community Grants are now awarded based ... Read More »

Receive up to $2,000 for your school garden! Please submit your application by May 1, 2013. When you register your school garden with Grow to Learn you become eligible to receive materials and expert assistance from GreenThumb, and can also apply for a Grow to Learn Mini-Grant of between $500 and $2,000 to start or expand your school garden. Guidelines ... Read More »

Global Green USA’s Hurricane Sandy Response Opportunities For Technical Assistance/Community Planning and Micro-grant Funding Did your community suffer significant damage from Hurricane Sandy? Are you looking for assistance in rebuilding in a more sustainable and resilient way? Application RFPs for the EPA Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities: Community Planning/Technical Assistance Grant for Sandy Devastated Communities https://globalgreen26418.thankyou4caring.org/leedndtechassist In collaboration with the ... Read More »

Nearly $35.8 million of funding is available for state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Economic Development Administration (EDA), and National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) that can be used to support climate and energy initiatives, including renewable energy, ... Read More »

Receive up to $2,000 for your school garden! Please submit your application by May 1, 2013. When you register your school garden with Grow to Learn you become eligible to receive materials and expert assistance from GreenThumb, and can also apply for a Grow to Learn Mini-Grant of between $500 and $2,000 to start or expand your school garden. Guidelines ... Read More »

Nearly $26.7 million of funding and technical assistance is available for state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Tribal Air Association (NTAA), and RE.invest Initiative that can be used ... Read More »

The DEC Office of Environmental Justice is now accepting applications for the 2012 Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants and Green Gems Grants! Application (PDF) (652 KB) must be postmarked or hand-delivered no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, April 5, 2013. Electronic applications will not be accepted. DEC will make available approximately $1,164,000 in state assistance funding for the 2012-2013 grant ... Read More »

Application Deadline Extended to February 1, 2013 The deadline for accepting applications for the Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) has been extended by two weeks, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. The LIP was created as a partnership between DEC and private landowners to help address the loss of grasslands and associated at-risk wildlife species. The ... Read More »

Echoing Green’s world-renowned two-year Fellowship program provides more than $2 million in seed funding to a diverse group of the world’s most promising social entrepreneurs. From thousands of applicants, typically fewer than one percent are ultimately selected as Echoing Green Fellows. Those selected receive funding to help launch new organizations; access to Echoing Green’s robust network; leadership development opportunities; and ... Read More »

Through Citizens Committee’s Community Grants, grants awards of $500-$3,000 to resident-led groups to work on community and school improvement projects addressing issues that they identiy as important to them. From East Tremont in the Bronx to West Brighton on Staten Island, the groups we support are carrying out projects as varied as community gardening, theater and fine arts, nutrition awareness, composting, ... Read More »

More than $1 Million Will Be Awarded to Community Projects The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting applications for the Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants (EJ Grants), DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. DEC’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) will award more than $1 million to organizations serving communities that face multiple sources of environmental risks. ... Read More »

North Star Fund supports grassroots activism and organizing to achieve social justice and the common good. Our applications are designed to be simple and to the point, so that we have the information we need to make strategic decisions without burdening the grant-seeker with excess paperwork. North Star Fund has two grant cycles per year, one in the Spring and ... Read More »

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $4 million for the 2012-2013 Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grant Program to help local governments find innovative ways to reduce local government costs and save taxpayer dollars through consolidation and reorganization. The competitive program is part of the Governor’s agenda to reduce property taxes and shrink the size of government. The Department of State ... Read More »

Governor Cuomo Announces $20 Million FEMA Grant to Help New York City Pay for Cleaning Up After Hurricane Sandy Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $20 million Public Assistance grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the City of New York Department of Sanitation to help pay for costs incurred cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy. With this ... Read More »

This message from ICLEI announces the availability of approximately $23 million in current opportunities for state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Endowment for the Arts, Bureau of Land Reclamation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Economic Development Administration (EDA) that can be used to support climate and energy initiatives, including community sustainability, water efficiency, ... Read More »