The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is pleased to announce funding for projects that will implement priorities of the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda - to conserve restore and revitalize the estuary and its ecosystem. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) anticipates approximately $650,000 in available funding for Hudson River Estuary Grants For Tributary Restoration and Resiliency projects. Funding for this grant opportunity is provided by the NYS Environmental Protection Fund (Hudson River Estuary and Marine Resources Ocean Great Lakes). Hudson River Estuary Grants For Tributary Restoration and Resiliency projects must implement objectives of the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda. Specifically, projects must conserve and restore aquatic habitat connectivity for river herring and/or American eel found in the tributary streams of the Estuary watershed. Projects that do not conserve and restore aquatic habitat connectivity for river herring or eel will not be deemed eligible. Grants will range between a minimum award amount of $10,500, up to a maximum amount of $150,000. Applications must be submitted in the NYS Grants Gateway by the following due date: 3:00 P.M. July 12, 2023. Please email all HRE grant opportunity questions to HREPgrants@dec.ny.gov . Questions will be accepted by the Department until close of business July 5, 2023. All questions and answers will be posted continuously in the Grants Gateway.

To apply for this opportunity, please go to the top of this page and login to the Grants Gateway Login and search "Available Opportunities" and look for the grant opportunity name listed above. If you are already logged in, click on “Apply for Grant Opportunity.”