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ActiveNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) · 2026

State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs

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Agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
Funding: See RFP
Deadline: Check Source
Status: Active
Eligibility: Counties, Cities, Towns or Villages; Local Public Authorities; Local Public Benefit Corporations; School Districts, Supervisory Districts & Improvement Districts; Native American Tribes or Nations residing in New York State. Not-for-profit organizations also qualify for beverage container assistance projects under Recycling Capital Projects.

About This Grant

State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs is sponsored by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). NYSDEC administers state assistance programs for waste reduction, recycling, and household hazardous waste (HHW) programs. Funding supports recycling capital projects, coordination and education projects, and HHW projects.

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For Municipalities | Monroe County CAP Grants Related to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): NYSDEC - Harmful Algal Bloom Research Grant Program DUE: Sept. 15, 2026 https://dec. ny.

gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quality/harmful-algal-blooms/harmful-algal-bloom-hab-research-grant-program Grants Related to Recycling, Reuse, and Food Waste Initiatives: NYSP2I- Community Grants Program - DUE: April 24, 2026 LINK: https://www. rit. edu/affiliate/nysp2i/community-grants NYSAR- Community Resource Grant - DUE: CLOSED (Aug.

2025) https://www. nysar3. org/page/community-reuse-grant-231.

html NYSDEC- Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling Program (MWR&R) - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://dec. ny. gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/recycling-capital-projects USDA- Solid Waste Management Grants in New York - DUE: October 1 - December 31 of each year https://www.

rd. usda. gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/solid-waste-management-grants/ny EPA- Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED https://www.

epa. gov/infrastructure/solid-waste-infrastructure-recycling-grant-program DEC- Municipal Funding for Food Scraps Recycling Initiatives - DUE: CLOSED https://dec. ny.

gov/environmental-protection/recycling-composting/organic-materials-management/funding-opportunities-for-organics-management Polypropylene Recycling Grant - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://recyclingpartnership. org/grants/ NYS- Business Food Waste Mitigation Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (May 2025) https://esd. ny.

gov/business-food-waste-mitigation-grant-program#how-to-apply Grants Related to EVs and Transportation: NYSDEC- Municipal Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program -Clean Vehicle Rebates - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026) https://dec. ny.

gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/zevcvrfa. pdf NYSDEC- Municipal Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026) https://dec.

ny. gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/zevinrfa. pdf NYSERDA- Clean Mobility Program - DUE: CLOSED (Round 2 - Sept.

2025) https://portal. nyserda. ny.

gov/CORE_Solicitation_Detail_Page? SolicitationId=a0r8z000000Hmt FTA- National Rural Transit Assistance Program - DUE: 2026 https://www. transit.

dot. gov/funding/grants/applying/existing-recipients Grants Related to Renewable Energy: DOE- Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas - DUE: CLOSED (AUG. 2025) https://www.

grants. gov/search-results-detail/356630 Grants Related to Water Infrastructure, Flood Mitigation & Resilience: NYS- Strengthening Essential Cybersecurity for Utilities and Resiliency Enhancement (SECURE) grant program - DUE: May 15, 2026 https://efc. ny.

gov/cybersecurity-hub NYS- Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant - DUE: June 12, 2026 NYSDEC- Resilient Watersheds Grant (RWG) - DUE: June 26, 2026 https://dec. ny. gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/resilient-ny NYSDEC- Community Resilience and Flood Risk Reduction Grant - DUE: June 26, 2026 https://dos.

ny. gov/clean-water-clean-air-and-green-jobs-environmental-bond-act-2022-community-resilience-and-flood NYS- Green Resiliency Grants for Flood Prone Communities - DUE: CLOSED (Aug. 2025) NYS- Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) Program - DUE: CLOSED (SEPT.

2025) USDA- Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://www. epa. gov/fedfunds/usda-water-grants-and-loans-available-water-and-wastewater-utilities USDA- Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://www.

rd. usda. gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/search-special-evaluation-assistance-rural-communities-and-households-grant USDA- Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://www.

rd. usda. gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/water-waste-disposal-loan-grant-program#contact NYS- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications NYS- Green Innov.

Grant Program- Stormwater Infrastructure & Tech. - DUE: CLOSED Grants Related to Water Conservation - to Protect Shorelines and Adjacent Lands, Floodplains, Wetlands, and Other Hydrological Features: The Nature Conservancy - Conserving Resilient Waters Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026) https://cccfund.

smapply. us/prog/climate_resilience_grant_program_water/ Grants Related to Land Conservation - to Protect Resilient and Connected Lands: The Nature Conservancy - Conserving Resilient Lands Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026) https://cccfund.

smapply. us/prog/climate_resilience_grant_program_land_/ Grants Related to Wildlife, Habitat Protection, & Invasive Species: NYSDEC - Open Space Conservation Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Feb. 2026) https://dec.

ny. gov/nature/open-space/open-space-conservation-grant Grants Related to Pollution: NYSDEC- Community Impact Grant - DUE: CLOSED (Round 1- Aug. 2025) https://dec.

ny. gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs NYSDEC- Air Pollution Mitigation Grant - DUE: CLOSED https://dec. ny.

gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs Grants Related to Education: NYS Parks - Connect Kids to Parks Field Trip Grant Program - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://parks. ny. gov/environment/connect-kids/grant-program.

aspx NYSDEC- Community Environmental Education Center Grant - DUE: CLOSED https://dec. ny. gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice/grant-programs Grants Related to Recycling: NYSDEC- MWRR Grants for Recycling Coordination and Education Projects - DUE: CLOSED (Oct.

2025) https://dec. ny. gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/recycling-capital-projects NYSDEC- Grants for Household Hazardous Waste Projects - DUE: CLOSED (Feb.

2026) https://dec. ny. gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/household-hazardous-waste-programs-grants Grants Related to Forestry: NYSDEC- Advancing Forests Markets Grant Program (AFM) - DUE: Aug.

8, 2026 https://dec. ny. gov/nature/forests-trees/forest-products-markets-and-utilization/advancing-forest-markets NYSDEC- Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program - Tree Inventories and Management Plans - DUE: Aug.

12, 2026 https://dec. ny. gov/nature/forests-trees/urban-and-community-forestry/managing-your-community-forest/urban-community-forestry-grants NYSDEC- Community Forest Conservation Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Sept.

2025) https://dec. ny. gov/nature/open-space/community-forest-conservation-grant-program Grants Related to Landfills: NYSDEC- Grants for Municipal Landfill Closure Projects - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://dec.

ny. gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/municipal-landfill-closure-projects NYSDEC- Grants for Municipal Landfill Gas Management - DUE: Once/year unspecified https://dec. ny.

gov/environmental-protection/waste-management/grants/municipal-landfill-gas-management-projects Grants Related to Coastal Ecosystems (incl. Great Lakes Basin): Restore America's Estuaries (RAE)- Great Lakes Restoration Community Grant Program - DUE: CLOSED (Jan. 2026) https://www.

gotomygrants. com/Public/Opportunities/Details/71f8fffd-1f68-4edd-873c-d6ffe9434fd3 U.S. FWS- Coastal Program - DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2025) https://www.

grants. gov/search-results-detail/356630 Grants Related to Wildlife & Habitat Protection: U.S. FWS- Partners for Fish & Wildlife - DUE: CLOSED (Sept. 2025) https://grants.

gov/search-results-detail/358381 Grants Related to Hazard Mitigation: NYS- Homeland Security & Emergency Services - The Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act (STORM Act) - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://www. fema. gov/grants/mitigation/learn/storm-rlf#po Grants Related to Agriculture: Municipal Agriculture and Farmland Protection Planning Grants - DUE: Accepts Rolling Applications https://agriculture.

ny. gov/land-and-water/rfa-0263-municipal-agriculture-and-farmland-protection-planning-grants NYS- Dept. of Agriculture - Farmland Protection Implementation Grants (FPIG) Program - DUE: CLOSED https://agriculture.

ny. gov/land-and-water/rfa-0294-farmland-protection-implementation-grants-round-19-agricultural NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education- Professional Development Grant Program - DUE: 2026 https://northeast. sare.

org/grants/get-a-grant/professional-development-grant-program/ NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education- Partnership Grant Program - DUE: 2026 https://northeast. sare. org/grants/get-a-grant/partnership-grant-program/ NE Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education- Research and Education Grant Program - DUE: 2026 https://northeast.

sare. org/grants/get-a-grant/research-and-education-grant-program/ ADDITIONAL GRANT RESOURCES/ GRANT SEARCH ENGINES: NYS Grants Management website - https://esupplier. sfs.

ny. gov/psp/fscm/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NY_SUPPUB_FL. AUC_RESP_INQ_AUC.

GBL NYS Environmental Bond Act - https://environmentalbondact. ny. gov/pages/funding-opportunities https://www.

nyserda. ny. gov/Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities

Eligibility Requirements

Counties, Cities, Towns or Villages
Local Public Authorities
Local Public Benefit Corporations
School Districts, Supervisory Districts & Improvement Districts
Native American Tribes or Nations residing in New York State. Not-for-profit organizations also qualify for beverage container assistance projects under Recycling Capital Projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply for State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs?

According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Counties, Cities, Towns or Villages; Local Public Authorities; Local Public Benefit Corporations; School Districts, Supervisory Districts & Improvement Districts; Native American Tribes or Nations residing in New York State. Not-for-profit organizations also qualify for beverage container assistance projects under Recycling Capital Projects. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.

Who funds State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs?

State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs is funded by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.

Which states are eligible for State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs?

This opportunity targets applicants in New York. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.

How do I apply for State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs?

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ActiveNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) · 2026

State Assistance Programs (Grants) For Waste Reduction, Recycling And Household Hazardous Waste Programs

Quick Facts

Agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
Funding: See RFP
Deadline: Check Source
Status: Active
Eligibility: Counties, Cities, Towns or Villages; Local Public Authorities; Local Public Benefit Corporations; School Districts, Supervisory Districts & Improvement Districts; Native American Tribes or Nations residing in New York State. Not-for-profit organizations also qualify for beverage container assistance projects under Recycling Capital Projects.