Grant Funding and Job Opportunities

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Community Impact Grants are Available 

Don't Wait Until the Last Minute!

Your organization may be eligible to receive partial or full funding for projects that provide assistance to communities historically and disproportionately impacted by environmental issues. Currently, $4.1 million is available to community-based organizations to address public health concerns of affected residents in environmental justice communities.  

Eligible organizations can apply to receive up to $100,000 in funding for projects that address a community's exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks and include a new research component that will be used to expand the knowledge of the affected community.

Applicants are required to register and prequalify in the Grants Gateway before applying. Once registered and prequalified, organizations can apply for the grant in the Grants Gateway. Instructions and applications are available online at the Grants Gateway website.

Previous projects awarded by DEC include public participatory science, locally led water and air quality monitoring, urban farming, habitat restoration, alternative energy projects, curriculum development, and green infrastructure installation. For a complete list of previously funded projects, visit Open Data NY.

Additional eligibility information is available online at the Grant Opportunity Portal.

Questions regarding this grant opportunity will be accepted until 5 p.m. on June 17, 2021. All questions and answers will be added to the Grants Gateway on a rolling basis. 

The deadline for applications is 3 p.m. EST on July 1, 2021. For a complete list of guidelines and more information, contact DEC's Office of Environmental Justice at 518-402-2600, justice@dec.ny.gov, or on our website.

The Hudson River Estuary Program is Seeking a Climate Outreach Specialist 

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

The Climate Outreach Specialist will support communities in the Hudson Valley to adapt to climate change and build resiliency through community planning, ecological solutions, and collaborative design. The intended outcome of this work is to help local governments with planning for climate resilience and implementing policies and capital projects that reduce their vulnerability to flooding, sea-level rise, heat stress, and other climate risks. Climate outreach and community assistance will take into account issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) to help ensure low-income, high minority, and/or underserved community interests are considered and addressed through this program.

The New York State Water Resources Institute (WRI) in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University works to improve the management of water resources in NYS. This is accomplished through research and partnerships with agencies and regional partners, such as DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program. Beginning in 2000, the Estuary Program initiated a watershed approach to improve and protect water resources and resilience in the Hudson River watershed by working with and raising the capacity of local and regional partners, land use decision-makers, watershed groups, agencies, municipalities, and landowners. The position and partnership will be guided by the five-year strategic plan known as the Hudson River Estuary Program Action Agenda.

The Climate Outreach Specialist will receive programmatic direction and oversight from the Estuary Program Climate Change Team Leader to independently implement these tasks and other Estuary Program climate priorities. As an integral member of the Estuary Program and WRI team, this position requires the ability to work with staff from a variety of partner programs, agencies, and organizations.

This position, located in New Paltz, NY, is a one-year termed appointment position. The current appointment is through December 31, 2021, with each additional annual extension depending on performance and secured funding.

A full job description along with requirements and benefits is available at Cornell Careers. Interested candidates can apply through Cornell's website by May 17, 2021.

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