The Hudson River Valley Greenway Conservancy Trails Grant Program is dedicated to funding recreational trail projects. Special consideration is given to projects that seek to implement the goals of the Greenway Trail Program.
Donor Name: Hudson River Valley Greenway
State: New York
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/04/2022
Grant Size: Up to $250,000
Details:
The Greenway Conservancy administers an annual grant program that has offered technical and financial assistance to municipalities and not-for-profit organizations since 1995. Funding for the 2022 Greenway Conservancy Trail Grant Program was allocated through New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund. Funding categories for 2022 include:
- Trail Construction: Projects to construct land trail segments/water trail sites or trail links that further the goals of the Greenway Trail Program.
- Trail Planning or Design: Projects to complete feasibility studies, design or plan trail segments/ water trail sites or trail links that further the goals of the Greenway Trail Program.
- Trail Rehabilitation or Improvement: Rehabilitation/Improvement projects, including trail amenities, to improve trails/trail segments/water trail sites that further the goals of the Greenway Trail Program.
- Trail Education or Interpretation: Education and Interpretation Projects, including but not limited to: trail signs, kiosks, mobile tours, websites or apps, guides, trail mapping, cartography, brochures, conferences, workshops, trail events or guided tours.
Funding Information
Requests for Greenway Conservancy funds may be made in the following categories:
- Trail Construction: Up to $250,000
- Trail Design or planning: Up to $75,000
- Trail Rehabilitation or Improvement projects: Up to $100,000
- Trail Education or Interpretation projects: Up to $25,000
- Natural Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction: Up to $250,000 Funding Range for Hudson River Greenway Water Trail Grants:
- Construction, design or planning: Up to $250,000
- Rehabilitation or Improvement projects: Up to $100,000
- Education or Interpretation projects: Up to $25,000
- Natural Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Up to $250,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipalities and not-for-profit corporations located within the geographic area of the Greenway, as defined by Article 44 of the Environmental Conservation Law, may apply.
- Municipality: A local public authority or public benefit corporation, a county, city, town, village, school district, supervisory district, district corporation, improvement district within a county, city, town or village, or American Indian nation or tribe recognized by the state or the United States, or any combination thereof.
- Not-for-Profit Corporation: A corporation formed pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law and qualified for tax-exempt status under the federal internal revenue code.
- Geographic Area of the Greenway: The legislatively defined Greenway area including all of the municipalities within these counties: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Ulster, Washington, Westchester, municipalities in Greene County completely or partially outside of the Catskill Park, and those portions of New York and Bronx counties adjacent to the Hudson River and within the city’s waterfront revitalization program area pursuant to Executive Law Article 42.
For more information, visit Hudson River Valley Greenway.
