The Yates County Planning and Development Department is seeking applications for its Natural and Recreational Resources Grant.
Donor Name: Yates County Planning and Development Department
State: New York
County: Yates County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/24/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Purpose
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.
Scope
The Yates County Comprehensive Plan, along with the County Planning Guideline “Looking Ahead”, identified the need for protection, preservation and development of the County’s natural and recreational resources. The policy is intended to promote and to provide support to those groups pursuing related projects.
The following are excerpts from the Comprehensive Plan and “Looking Ahead”:
- “Ensure preservation of unique . . . lands and areas. Take actions to prevent development of lands identified as having a flood hazard or displaying excessive slope,” as well as “. . . to protect environmentally sensitive lands and unique areas.”
- “Give adequate consideration to recreational needs as a part of county comprehensive plans.”
Project Priority Criteria
- 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 described herein.
Project 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 YCPDD.
