New York State Conservation Partnership Program
DEC Press Release announcing 2009 NYSCPP Grant Awards. For more information about the New York State Conservation Partnership Program, please go to the Land Trust Alliance website in the right column of this page - or contact the Alliance's Northeast office at (518) 587-0774 or email at northeast@lta.org.
Program Summary
Created in 2002, the New York State Conservation Partnership Program (NYSCPP) is a public-private partnership between DEC and the Land Trust Alliance that invests in New York land trusts. Grants are funded through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) annually. The NYSCPP is managed by the Land Trust Alliance in coordination with DEC.
Over the last six years, the NYSCPP has received a total of $3 million in EPF appropriations for grants and technical assistance, investing in more than 200 grants to 64 different land trusts working in communities from Harlem to the Adirondacks and the Niagara Escarpment. This pioneering initiative has leveraged more than $9 million in additional conservation funding and helped communities permanently conserve more than 10,000 acres of environmentally-significant land across New York.
Program Funding
$1.4 million is available for 2008-09 NYSCPP grants from the 2008-09 EPF. Grants will be awarded in four categories: Professional Development, Conservation Catalyst, Conservation Transaction, and Conservation Capacity & Excellence.
Match Requirement
Conservation Catalyst Grants, Conservation Transaction Grants, and Professional Development Grants require 25% (or 1:3) matching funds requirement of non-state funds.
Each Capacity & Excellence Grant has a different match requirement. Capacity Grants, 25% (or 1:3) matching funds requirement of non-state funds; Assessment Grants, costs co-payment of $500; and Stewardship Grants have no match requirement.
Program Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions
Conservation Catalyst Grants, Capacity & Excellence Grants, and the Conservation Transaction Grants:
- Applicant is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Applicant is a qualified conservation organization under Section 170 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code and has a stated land conservation mission.
- Applicant has formally adopted Land Trust Standards and Practices.
- Applicant's service area is located within the State of New York.
Professional Development Grants:
All of the same requirements as above plus:
- Applicant has fewer than seven (7) full time equivalent (FTE) staff.
How to Apply:
Please read the application and instructions carefully.
Final applications are due on November 14, 2008; grant awards are expected to be announced in April 2009.
Please see the links to the Land Trust Alliance in the right column of this page for grant applications, program updates and announcements.
For information regarding this grant program you may contact:
Ethan Winter or Katrina Howey in the Land Trust Alliance Northeast Office at (518) 587-0774 or email at northeast@lta.org
