Assistance Programs
Get help with your sustainability and resilience-focused projects
Need Help with Your Project?
The LIS Partnership Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professionals (SRC EPs) have established two Programs – the Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program and the Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program to assist communities within the Long Island Sound (LIS) Coastal Boundary across New York (NY) and Connecticut (CT). These Programs address the main barriers we have heard to planning, designing, and implementing sustainability and resilience-focused projects – a lack of capacity, expertise, and resources to prepare and apply for funding and a lack of capacity and resources to identify, conceptualize and develop projects. Learn more about what program might be right for you!
Planning Support Program
A third round of the Long Island Sound (LIS) Resilience Planning Support Program opened December 1, 2025 and closed January 30, 2026. Up to $1.5 million is available. Invited Applicants have been asked to submit Detailed Applications by 11:59 PM February 27, 2026 in order to be considered.
Want to learn more? Interested communities can learn more during the recorded LIS Resilience Planning Support Program session of the 4th Annual Sustainable & Resilient Communities Workshop.
The Program provides planning support to advance resilience-focused projects by matching communities within the LIS Coastal Boundary across NY and CT with qualified contractors to assist with assessing local environmental risks, conceptualizing project ideas, and conducting preliminary planning efforts. The support is provided at no cost to the communities and no match is required!
To learn more see the Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) and Process Flow Diagram linked on the right.
Read about the projects supported through the 1st and 2nd round of the program.
Questions? Email us!
Planning Support Program
Grant Writing Assistance Program
As of October 1st, 2025 a fourth round of the Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Support Program is available.
The Program assists NY and CT communities within the LIS Coastal Boundary to hire a grant writing consultant to develop successful sustainability and resilience-focused project grant proposals and increase capacity within municipalities and community organizations to navigate the funding landscape. Up to $9,950 in funding is available per application and match is not required! The Program is open on a rolling basis until all the available funding has been allocated.
To learn more see the Request for Proposals (RFP) linked on the right.
Questions? Email us!
Learn about the projects supported through the Grant Writing Assistance Program on our Case Studies map.
