The Yates County Planning Department has announced the Natural and Recreational Resources Grant Program.
Donor Name: Yates County Planning Department
State: New York
County: Yates County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/24/2023
Details:
The Yates County Legislature seeks to establish a policy for funding Natural and Recreational Resources and desires to partner with other levels of government and private organizations to:
- protect and preserve natural and recreational resources in Yates County;
- preserve and develop recreational trail corridors that cross municipal borders and
- to develop outdoor recreation facilities that are intended to serve all county residents.
The proposed project must substantially further at least one of the following objectives.
- Substantially protects, preserves, or develops land, natural or recreational resources.
- Provides public access to Canandaigua, Keuka and/or Seneca Lake.
- Protects land that is adjacent to permanently protected open space, including both natural and agricultural lands.
- Protects land on an existing or potential inter-municipal trail corridor.
- Protects a high concentration of Prime Soils or Soils of Statewide Significance.
- Protects a Distinctive or Noteworthy view as identified in the Yates County Scenic Planning Guidelines.
- Provides for an expanded and/or enhanced recreational use for the public.
- Protects water quality of the lakes.
- Enables the furtherance of the policies set forth in the Comprehensive Plan.
- Enables research studies and surveys whose purpose is consistent with the policies.
Eligibility Criteria
The proposed project must meet all of the following, as a minimum.
- The property owner is a willing participant in the project.
- The applicant or its authorized agent will be responsible for property management and stewardship, except for the addition of land adjacent to county-owned property.
- The proposal clearly demonstrates that it is consistent with Policies as identified in the Yates County Comprehensive Plan and Planning Guidelines
For more information, visit Yates County Planning Department.
