Training
In Spring 2025 the SRC Team hosted funding workshops on Long Island, NY and New Haven, CT.
The Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team hosted the 2nd Annual Connecticut Regional Funding Workshop on Monday, March 31, 2025 to provide information on funding opportunities to support sustainability and resilience-focused projects. Attendees heard from program officers representing various local, state, and regional funding organizations and were able to engage in discussions with funders and assistance programs to explore project ideas and ways to improve funding applications. A panel of successful awardees shared their experiences and strategies. Attendees also worked through the guidance in the SRC Resilience Planning Guide. The workshop is intended for municipal officials and staff, nonprofits, community organizations, and other groups interested in planning and implementing projects that advance the sustainability and resilience of Long Island Sound communities.
Training
In Spring 2025 the SRC Team hosted funding workshops on Long Island, NY and New Haven, CT.
The Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team hosted the 2nd Annual Connecticut Regional Funding Workshop on Monday, March 31, 2025 to provide information on funding opportunities to support sustainability and resilience-focused projects. Attendees heard from program officers representing various local, state, and regional funding organizations and were able to engage in discussions with funders and assistance programs to explore project ideas and ways to improve funding applications. A panel of successful awardees shared their experiences and strategies. Attendees also worked through the guidance in the SRC Resilience Planning Guide. The workshop is intended for municipal officials and staff, nonprofits, community organizations, and other groups interested in planning and implementing projects that advance the sustainability and resilience of Long Island Sound communities.
Training
In Spring 2025 the SRC team hosted funding workshops on Long Island, NY and New Haven, CT.
The Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team hosted the 2nd Annual Long Island Regional Funding Workshop on March 27, 2025 to provide information on funding opportunities to support sustainability and resilience-focused projects. Attendees heard from program officers representing 35 local, state, and Long Island Sound funding organizations and were able to engage in discussions with funders to explore project ideas and ways to improve funding applications and worked through guidance in the Resilience Planning Guide. Attendees also heard from a panel of successful awardees about their experiences and strategies.
Training
In Spring 2025 the SRC team hosted funding workshops on Long Island, NY and New Haven, CT.
The Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team hosted the 2nd Annual Long Island Regional Funding Workshop on March 27, 2025 to provide information on funding opportunities to support sustainability and resilience-focused projects. Attendees heard from program officers representing 35 local, state, and Long Island Sound funding organizations and were able to engage in discussions with funders to explore project ideas and ways to improve funding applications and worked through guidance in the Resilience Planning Guide. Attendees also heard from a panel of successful awardees about their experiences and strategies.
Training
With funding from Long Island Sound Study and support from New York Sea Grant’s Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professionals, Pace University’s Land Use Law Center brought its award-winning Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program to Suffolk and Nassau municipalities within the Long Island Sound watershed. The training program consisted of three full-day workshops held in Hauppauge, NY that focused on the land use system, innovative approaches to sea level rise adaptation, hazard mitigation, and natural resource protection to strengthen community planning, regulation, and informed decision-making. 28 municipal staff and community leaders, representing 18 different Long Island Sound communities, completed the Program. Program graduates gained new networks of support, identified successful land use techniques, and developed implementation plans that will enable a more resilient future for their community and the Long Island Sound region.
The program comprised three full-day sessions on September 27, October 4, and October 18, 2024 at the Suffolk County Water Authority Education Center, 260 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge, NY.
If you are interested in learning more and participating in a future LULA training, please email lisresilience@gmail.com.
Training
With funding from Long Island Sound Study and support from New York Sea Grant’s Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professionals, Pace University’s Land Use Law Center brought its award-winning Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program to Suffolk and Nassau municipalities within the Long Island Sound watershed. The training program consisted of three full-day workshops held in Hauppauge, NY that focused on the land use system, innovative approaches to sea level rise adaptation, hazard mitigation, and natural resource protection to strengthen community planning, regulation, and informed decision-making. 28 municipal staff and community leaders, representing 18 different Long Island Sound communities, completed the Program. Program graduates gained new networks of support, identified successful land use techniques, and developed implementation plans that will enable a more resilient future for their community and the Long Island Sound region.
The program comprised three full-day sessions on September 27, October 4, and October 18, 2024 at the Suffolk County Water Authority Education Center, 260 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge, NY.
If you are interested in learning more and participating in a future LULA training, please email lisresilience@gmail.com.
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The permitting process for shoreline modification projects is complex and it can be daunting to know where to begin. Check out New York Sea Grant’s NEW Guide to Permitting Shoreline Modification Projects in New York’s Tidal Waters for an overview of the process informed by federal, state, and local perspectives. It is intended for permit applicants using the New York State Joint Application for shoreline construction or modification, ranging from major to minor projects such as construction of floating docks, installing natural and nature-based features, bulkhead repair, development near a wetland, dredging, and invasive species removal.
Guidance Tool
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The permitting process for shoreline modification projects is complex and it can be daunting to know where to begin. Check out New York Sea Grant’s NEW Guide to Permitting Shoreline Modification Projects in New York’s Tidal Waters for an overview of the process informed by federal, state, and local perspectives. It is intended for permit applicants using the New York State Joint Application for shoreline construction or modification, ranging from major to minor projects such as construction of floating docks, installing natural and nature-based features, bulkhead repair, development near a wetland, dredging, and invasive species removal.
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The CTDEEP document provides information about the many ways individuals, property owners, and communities can help protect Connecticut’s tidal wetlands.
Guidance Tool
The CTDEEP document provides information about the many ways individuals, property owners, and communities can help protect Connecticut’s tidal wetlands.
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The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual provides designers with a general overview on how to size, design, select, and locate stormwater management practices at a development site to comply with State stormwater performance standards.
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The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual provides designers with a general overview on how to size, design, select, and locate stormwater management practices at a development site to comply with State stormwater performance standards.
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The NYSDEC document is to provide guidance on the issuance of permits for living shorelines techniques in the Marine and Coastal District Waters of New York (the Marine District) and encourages the use of green or natural infrastructure.
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The NYSDEC document is to provide guidance on the issuance of permits for living shorelines techniques in the Marine and Coastal District Waters of New York (the Marine District) and encourages the use of green or natural infrastructure.
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Use this website to find New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) permits, licenses, registrations or certifications.
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Use this website to find New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) permits, licenses, registrations or certifications.
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Contains guidance documents and information on coastal permitting from the State of Connecticut.
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Contains guidance documents and information on coastal permitting from the State of Connecticut.
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Guide that lists various beach-related actions/activities, permitting pathways, and other considerations
Guidance Tool
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Guide that lists various beach-related actions/activities, permitting pathways, and other considerations
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