Request for Applications: Tributary Restoration and Resiliency and Water Resources Research

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Tributary Restoration and Resiliency: Request for Applications

Underwater photo of a school of herring.Fresh water river and stream habitats are linked to the estuary through a network of tributary connections. Each year, migratory fish must navigate these pathways to move between feeding, nursery, and spawning grounds. Many culverts and dams are blocking fish movement, dramatically shrinking the habitat available. There are more than 1,600 dams and 10,000 culverts in the estuary watershed. DEC provides grant funding through the Hudson River Estuary Program to help communities assess and replace these barriers.

$986,000 is now available in the Tributary Restoration and Resiliency Request for Applications to help reduce local flooding and restore aquatic habitats in tributary streams of the Hudson. These funds will support projects to restore free-flowing waters to benefit aquatic habitat connectivity for Species of Greatest Conservation Need, particularly the American eel and river herring. 

The deadline for applications is February 5, 2020 at 3 p.m. Funding for this grant opportunity is provided by the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, Hudson River Estuary Program and Ocean Great Lakes Program. Please visit DEC's website Funding Opportunities for the Hudson River Estuary for more information.

Water Resources Research Grant Program Applications

View of Tivoli Bays, a tidal wetland, with Catskill Mountains in the backgroundApplications are now being accepted from New York State’s higher education community for the New York Water Resources Institute/Hudson River Estuary Program 2020 Water Resources Research Grant Program. Approximately $100,000 is available for research, management, and outreach activities related to water resources in New York. Up to $20,000 is available per project. You may request up to $10,000 for small grants supporting undergraduate and graduate student research.  

Proposals must be submitted by researchers affiliated with a university or college based in New York and qualified to conduct research through their institution's grant application process. Projects throughout New York are eligible, but we particularly encourage proposals related to the Hudson River Estuary and Mohawk watersheds.

Applications are due by December 2, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. For more information and to read the RFA, please visit DEC’s Grants Program and Funding Opportunities for the Hudson River Estuary.