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New York State Environmental Excellence Awards

This awards program recognizes New York's environmental and conservation leaders, who are solving environmental challenges by using innovative and environmentally sustainable practices or creative partnerships.

Eligible Applicants

  • businesses (manufacturing, power generation, retail, agri-business, hospitality, etc.)
  • educational institutions
  • not-for-profit organizations
  • local, state, and federal government (except DEC)
  • individuals

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible projects must:

  • Be located in New York State
  • Have been initiated within the past three years and have been fully operational for one year or completed by April 30, 2008
    • NOTE: Long-term projects (i.e., those initiated prior to 2005) may be considered if a new measurable environmental benefit has been achieved in the past three years and the project has served as a model for other successful projects.
  • Be submitted by an applicant who is in good standing with the Environmental Conservation Law (if applicable)
  • Be submitted in the required format
  • Be submitted by an applicant who agrees to allow a summary of their accomplishments to be published

Schedule

  • Applications MUST be postmarked no later than Friday, June 20, 2008
  • Eligibility review conducted during summer 2008
  • Technical and compliance review conducted during summer 2008
  • Peer review panel review and evaluation conducted late summer-early fall 2008
  • Peer review panel submits recommended projects to DEC Commissioner fall 2008
  • Awards Ceremony late fall 2008

Deadline

Applications (hard copy and electronic) must be postmarked no later than Friday, June 20, 2008.

The 2008 Application Brochure (pdf file, 537 kb) includes details about submitting an application and application review criteria. The brochure also includes a Tips For Applicants section that provides suggestions for identifying potential projects and submitting competitive applications. You will also find brief summaries of previous Environmental Excellence Award winning projects.

We want to hear from YOU about how you have achieved environmental excellence through innovation and sustainable practices or creative and unique partnerships!




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