The New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) is requesting proposals to support community engagement efforts and related public programs that will bring awareness of the Harlem River to local community members while helping identify community values and desires for improved access, including bicycle and pedestrian improvements that will enable residents and visitors to move safely to and along the waterfront in the Bronx.
Donor Name: Hudson River Foundation
State: New York
Borough: Bronx
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $15,000
Details:
The New York New Jersey Harbor Estuary is a complex ecological system at the heart of the nation’s largest metropolitan area. The New York – New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) brings the benefits of the Clean Water Act to the people who live, work, and recreate on their shared waterways. Created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the request of the governors of New York and New Jersey, HEP is an ongoing collaboration to develop and implement a consensus driven plan to protect, conserve and restore the estuary.
HEP decisions and activities are carried out by staff and partners organized through committees and work groups. One of these is the Bronx and Harlem Rivers Urban Waters Federal Partnership (BxH UWFP), which seeks to help overburdened and underserved Bronx communities reconnect to their waterways, improve water quality and human health, and restore impacted riverfronts while pursuing environmental justice.
Objectives
The recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has afforded HEP an opportunity to help address these issues. Through this RFP, HEP will identify and support a series of public programs and related community engagement efforts that will bring awareness of the Harlem River to local community members while helping identify community values and desires for improved access, including bicycle and pedestrian improvements that will enable residents and visitors to move safely to and along the waterfront.
The kinds of events can include but are not limited to:
- Neighborhood walks and bike rides
- Learn to ride and community bike share programs
- Temporary public art and/or arts programming
- Community plantings and other park and street beautification and stewardship programs
- Paddling, learn to fish, and other environmental education programs
- Sidewalk stations, tabling, and other means of directly engaging local residents.
Funding Information
A total of approximately $40,000 is available. HEP anticipates making up to four grants of between $5,000 and $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be non-profit organizations with 501(c) (3) status or local government entities located in or otherwise serving located in and/or serving the communities along the Harlem River in the Bronx
- Organizations without 501(c) (3) status may apply, but they must partner with a local government entity or another organization with 501(c) (3) status that will serve as a fiscal agent for the project/proposal.
For more information, visit Hudson River Foundation.
