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Community Grants (NYC Office of Environmental Remediation - OER) is sponsored by NYC Office of Environmental Remediation. These grants are for community-based organizations (CBOs) in New York City that seek to redevelop vacant or underutilized property in their communities. Funds can be used for activities that advance a project towards construction, such as designing community space.
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Office of Environmental Remediation 311 Search all NYC. gov websites Select BIG Grants Community Grants Free Phase II Studies Jumpstart OER makes pre-development grants to community based organizations (CBOs) that seek to redevelop vacant or underutilized property in their communities.
Pre-development grants are available to CBOs with a plan to develop a project on a vacant or underutilized site and study the area around it, which OER will recognize as a community brownfield planning area.
CBOs must meet the following criteria to qualify for a Community Grant: A clear path to site control Identification of a geographic area with one or more vacant or underutilized sites A community based organization with an established community vision and development capacity Some evidence the development site is environmentally impaired A demonstration of community support for the future use of the property There are two types of Community Grants: a Community Technical Assistance Grant of $10,000 and a Community Planning Grant of $25,000.
Community based organizations can use grant funds for a wide range of activities that advance a project towards construction. Prior grantees have used the funds to design community space at an affordable housing development, analyze a passive house design, conduct a Phase ll site assessment, and to conduct outreach for a capital campaign for a new building.
Community Grants can be paid upfront to a CBO which wishes to engage its own contractor or to procure specific services from an OER contractor. With these grants, OER seeks to expand community planning into new areas of the city. Community-based organizations can download a Community Grant application form .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Community-based organizations in New York City with a clear path to site control, identification of a geographic area with one or more vacant or underutilized sites, an established community vision and development capac… Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Community Technical Assistance Grant of $10,000 and Community Planning Grant of $25,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
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Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.