Healthy Environment Grants is a grant from The New York Community Trust that funds environmental conservation and sustainability initiatives in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. Priority areas include sustainable land use, open space and farmland preservation, water quality improvement, drinking water protection, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation through renewable energy and energy conservation.

Grants range from ,000 to ,000 and are awarded for one year at a time. Eligible applicants are nonprofits serving New York City, Westchester, or Long Island. The Trust does not fund capital campaigns or general operating expenses.

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To see what else we fund, explore the Info for Nonprofits page. Changehampton LTD.: $20,000 to create a community pollinator garden and promote sustainable landscaping practices. Photo Credit: Changehampton LTD To protect and preserve Long Island’s natural resources, healthy ecosystems, and public health.

Promote sustainable land use, land management, and transportation alternatives. Support and strengthen open space and farmland preservation efforts. Improve and protect the health (or resiliency) of the region’s bodies of water.

Protect drinking water quality. Preserve biological diversity through habitat conservation and protection. Minimize climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development of alternative energy sources and energy conservation, research, and public education.

Grants are made for one year at a time; proposals submitted for renewed funding are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, but only after a final report on the use of the previous grant has been received and approved by Trust staff. For questions about this program area, contact Melissa Greenberger .

to create a community pollinator garden and promote sustainable landscaping practices Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Inc to use floating wetlands to improve water quality in Fort Pond Grassroots Environmental Education, Inc. to discourage use of fertilizers that contain chemicals that contaminate ground and surface water Seatuck Environmental Association, Inc. to document the distribution and population status of terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals on Long Island Citizens Campaign for the Environment to convene a Municipal Long Island Sound Educational Roundtable.

to build organizational capacity to innovate visual engagement designs to protect Fishers Island eelgrass and to hire a consultant to develop a detailed invasive species management plan that will restore a coastal grassland on Fishers Island to pilot digital and mail advertising outreach efforts to promote nitrogen-reducing septic systems on the North Shore of Long Island for year 3 of the Long Island Sound Community Data Platform, now known as QuickDrops™.

To establish an oyster sanctuary in the Peconic Estuary. To improve data collected through water quality monitoring from East Quogue to Montauk. Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons To mitigate the decline in Long Island’s turtle population.

Atlantic Marine Conservation Society To respond to sea turtle strandings. Citizens Campaign for the Environment To lobby for passage of the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act to hold manufacturers responsible for waste production. Peconic Land Trust, Incorporated For invasive plant removal and habitat restoration in Broad Cove.

to restore a woodland habitat. National Audubon Society, Inc. To pilot an endorsement program for landscape professionals and promote the use of native plants by landscapers and homeowners. Curious about what else we fund?

Answer a few quick questions to find out what funding opportunities align with your organization’s work. For Professional Advisors For Foundations & Corporations Notice of charitable state registration © 2026 The New York Community Trust Are you seeking support for the following? Capital and building campaigns General operating support/routine operational expenses Unfortunately, we don’t make grants in these areas.

Where will the activities you plan to request support for take place? Only select National or International if your work falls outside of New York City, Long Island, or Westchester. Select all relevant impact areas to your nonprofit.

Details on your impact areas