Funding Opportunities through the Mohawk River Basin Program
DEC provides funding through the Mohawk River Basin Program to implement priorities outlined in the Mohawk River Basin Program Action Agenda aimed at conserving, preserving and restoring the environmental quality of the Mohawk River watershed while managing the resources of the watershed for a sustainable future. Since 2012 over $400,000 has been awarded for projects that helped fulfill the goals and objectives of the Action Agenda within the geographic boundaries of the Mohawk River Watershed. The funding for this program is from New York State's Environmental Protection Fund.
Requests for Proposals
Applications are being accepted until 3:00 p.m. on March 3, 2023 for the Mohawk River Watershed Grants Round 6 opportunity. Read the Request for Applications (PDF) for more information.
DEC is pleased to announce $600,000 in funding available for projects that implement priorities of the Mohawk River Basin Action Agenda 2021-2026. Funding is available for projects that implement one of the following project types:
- Project Type 1: Water quality
- Project Type 2: Fisheries and habitat
- Project Type 3: Flood hazard risk reduction and enhanced flood resiliency
- Project Type 4: Recreation and stewardship
Eligible Applicants
For the purposes of this grant opportunity, the following entities are considered eligible applicants:
- New York municipalities and quasi-governmental entities including: counties, cities, towns, villages, public benefit corporations, public authorities, municipal corporations, soil and water conservation districts, community colleges, and Indian nations or tribes recognized by the State or the United States with a reservation wholly or partly within the boundaries of New York State, or any combination thereof.
- Not-For-Profit Corporations (NFPs): an organization that is subject to New York State's NFP Corporation Law and is qualified for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code. An eligible applicant must be a community-based NFP corporation, or a community-based organization may partner with an NFP that will serve as their fiscal sponsor. Eligible NFPs must complete an applicant prequalification process in Grants Gateway. For more information on NFP pre-qualification visit Grants Gateway's Grantee documents.
How to Apply
All New York State grant applicants, both governmental and 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporations must be registered in the NYS Grants Gateway to be eligible to apply for any NYS grant opportunity. All applications must be filed through Grants Gateway; paper applications are not accepted. Visit the Grants Gateway login page to create a new account or update an existing account. Applicants must prequalify in the Grants Gateway system prior to the application deadline to be considered eligible to apply for a grant. Registration and prequalification must be completed online at the NYS Grants Gateway.