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The page references a 2023 round deadline of July 28, 2023. The stored deadline of 2026-02-27 does not match; no current open round is mentioned.
Climate Smart Communities Grant Program is a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) that funds climate change mitigation, adaptation, and planning projects in New York municipalities. Established in 2016, the program provides 50/50 matching grants ranging from $50,000 to $2,000,000. Eligible lead applicants are counties, cities, towns, villages, and boroughs within New York State.
Nonprofits may participate as co-applicants or subcontractors in partnership with an eligible municipality. The program supports eligible projects in areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, resilience planning, and greenhouse gas reduction.
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NYSDEC Climate Smart Communities Grant Program - Environmental Finance Center – Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center Open Close primary navigation About Us Expand Collapse section Our Initiatives Expand Collapse section Sustainable Materials Management Expand Collapse section NYS SMM Stewardship Program Sustainable Materials Management Tour Series New York State SMM Facility Case Studies National Recycling Coalition, Inc. (NRC) Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Expand Collapse section EFCN Smart Management for Small Water Systems Municipal Development Expand Collapse section Public Management and Finance Program (PMFP) Sustainability in the Caribbean Expand Collapse section Virgin Islands Recycling Partnership (VIRP) Puerto Rico Recycling Partnership (PRRP) Vieques Sustainability Task Force (VSTF) GREEN-PR – Generating Replicable Environmental Education Networks in Puerto Rico Advancing Green Infrastructure and Water Quality Expand Collapse section New Jersey Green Infrastructure Programming Long Island Groundwater / Water Quality Stakeholder Engagement Town of DeWitt Green Infrastructure Programming Resiliency Expand Collapse section Mini-Grants Expand Collapse section US EPA Environmental Education Mini Grants Rural Asset Management Inventory Development Mini-Grants Resources Expand Collapse section Locate Funding Expand Collapse section News Expand Collapse section Events Expand Collapse section NYSDEC Climate Smart Communities Grant Program NYSDEC Climate Smart Communities Grant Program The Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Grant program was established in 2016 to provide 50/50 matching grants to cities, towns, villages, and counties of the State of New York for eligible climate change mitigation, adaptation, and planning and assessment projects.
All municipalities, defined as a county, city, town, village, or borough (referring only to Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island) within the State of New York are eligible to apply to the CSC Grant program.
Political subdivisions such as municipal corporations, school districts, district corporations, boards of cooperative educational services, fire districts, public benefit corporations, industrial development authorities, and similar organizations are not eligible to apply, however, may apply in partnership with an eligible lead municipality. See request for application for details.
Funds are available for two broad project categories – implementation and certification. The first project category supports implementation projects related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (mainly outside the power sector) and climate change adaptation.
The second supports planning and assessment projects aligned with Climate Smart Communities certification actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Provide 50/50 matching grants for: Implementation Projects where up to $12 million is available in 2022 for implementation grants of between $50,000 and $2,000,000 for mitigation and adaptation projects; Certification Projects where up to $2,000,000 is available in 2022 for grants of between $10,000 and $200,000 to complete certain CSC certification actions.
The deadline for the 2023 round is July 28, 2023. Applications are accepted only through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) NYSDEC | Office of Climate Change 625 Broadway, 9th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-1030 https://www. dec.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Municipalities; Nonprofits may apply in partnership with an eligible lead municipality as a co-applicant or subcontractor. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $50,000 - $2,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was February 27, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Climate Smart Communities Grant Program is funded by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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