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Grant Opportunity Profile
Grant Opportunity ID |
DEC01-EJCIG-2021 |
Agency |
Department of Environmental Conservation |
Grant Opportunity |
Environmental Justice COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT PROGRAM
For Communities Exposed to Multiple Environmental Harms and Risks in New York State |
Contact Name |
Dana McClure |
Contact Email |
dana.mcclure@dec.ny.gov |
Solicitation Profile |
Grant Information
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) will provide state assistance funding through the Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant program to NFP community-based organizations for projects that address exposure of communities to multiple environmental harms and risks (“projects”).
a) Funding Approximately $4,120,588 is available. Funding from this grant opportunity is provided from the state Environmental Protection Fund with dollars designated to Environmental Justice. Applicants may be awarded up to $100,000 each until funding has been exhausted. Funding will be utilized to fund as many eligible projects as possible which may include partial funding of projects.
b) Proposed Project Timeframes All projects must have defined objectives, tasks, and deliverables accounted for in performance measures that can be completed and invoiced within a 36- month contract period/term and will have contract term of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025. Costs outside of the contract period/term are ineligible. The Master Contract for Grants (MCG) must be fully approved by DEC, and if applicable approved by the Attorney General and the State Comptroller. Time extensions beyond the contract term end date (specify if NCTE’s will be allowed) will be determined by the Department based upon written justification from the Grantee. Applicants should not submit an application if they do not anticipate their project can be completed within the specified contract term.
c) Minimum and Maximum Award Amounts Minimum grant amount is $50,000 Maximum grant amount is $100,000.
d) Match Funds Matching funds are not a requirement under this grant opportunity.
e) Application Limit/Award limit Applicants may submit up to three applications, however, only one application per applicant may be funded. Multiple applications may not be for the same project or projection location.
f) Eligible Project Locations Projects must serve an EJ community, as defined in DEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting (available on DEC’s website at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/36929.html). Applicants can identify EJ communities in the following ways: • Refer to maps on DEC’s website showing these areas: http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/911.html. • Refer to census tracts and block numbering areas which have a poverty rate of at least 20 percent and an unemployment rate of at least 125 percent of the New York State unemployment rate.
• Refer to census tracts and block numbering areas which have a poverty rate of at least two times the poverty rate for the county in which the tract is located.
• Refer to the Empire State Development Corporation’s (ESDC) designated environmental zones. Maps of environmental zones in each county can be found on the ESDC Brownfield Redevelopment website at http://www.esd.ny.gov/BusinessPrograms/BrownfieldCleanupTracts.html.
Note: The ESDC has designated the Environmental Zones for the purpose of providing tax incentives for brownfield redevelopment. The Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants ARE NOT related in any way to the Brownfield Redevelopment tax incentives. The link to the ESDC Brownfield Redevelopment website is provided here only as a reference to the Environmental Zone maps.
• Refer to the Interim Approach for identifying disadvantaged communities. Pursuant to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the Climate Justice Working Group is establishing criteria to identify disadvantaged communities. An interim approach is available here: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/ny/disadvantaged-communities.
• Refer to other authoritative documentation demonstrating the community’s low income population or minority population. Demonstrate low income or minority populations. The applicant must provide authoritative documentation to support their community demographics in a single pdf upload in the Grants Gateway. In this context, “authoritative documentation” means any map, report or document issued by a local, state or federal government agency.
How to apply: Refer to https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/apply-grant
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Full Announcement Details |
Announcement Link | |
Applications Due (Date / Time)
July 01, 2021 / 03:00 PM ET |
Bidder's Conference(s)/Application Workshop(s)
None available
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Anticipated Award Date | Monday, November 1, 2021 |
Anticipated Initial Contract Length | 36 Months |
Total Funding Available | $4,120,588.00 |
Anticipated Amount of Award(s) | $100,000.00 |
Narrative | Minimum grant amount is $50,000 Maximum grant amount is $100,000. |
Letter of Intent | Not Required |
Letter of Intent Due | |
Narrative | |
Questions Due Date | Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
Questions and Answers Narrative | For general information on completing this application and for clarification of application requirements, eligibility, contractual terms and procedures, send questions via email to dana.mcclure@dec.ny.gov
Include 2021 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT PROGRAM in the subject line of the email. Questions regarding this grant opportunity will be accepted by the Department until C.O.B. June 17, 2021.
All questions and answers will be uploaded in the link below, when available. |
Questions and Answers Posting Type | Upload |
Questions and Answers Posting Date | |
Questions and Answers Link or Upload | Click here |
Eligible Applicants | Not-For-Profit |
Target Population(s) | Organizations - Community Based Groups, Organizations - Not-For Profits |
Service Area(s) | Environmental Supports |
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