3rd Annual SRC Regional Funding Workshop: Long Island

March 18 @ 9:30am – 2:30pm

Please join the Long Island Sound Partnership and NY Sea Grant Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team at the 3rd Annual Long Island Funding Workshop! The event is free and lunch will be provided.

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Time: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM (lunch will be provided)

Location: Hyatt Regency Long Island (1717 Motor Parkway Hauppauge, NY)

Registration is required by March 11

Attendees will hear from program officers representing various local, state, and Long Island Sound funding organizations and be able to engage in discussions with funders to explore project ideas and ways to improve funding applications. Attendees will also hear from a panel of successful awardees about their experiences and strategies. The workshop is intended for municipal officials and staff, nonprofits, community organizations, and other interested parties.

Draft Agenda:

• Lightning Talk Presentations from Funders – local, state, federal and Long Island Sound-focused funding opportunities
• Successful Awardees Panel – Hear from communities that have been successful in applying to these grant opportunities
• Lunch (provided)
• Networking Session – Participants encouraged to interact/ask questions of funders

Featured funding opportunities:

• Long Island Sound Futures Fund/NFWF Grants
• Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund
• NYS Environmental Bond Act Updates
• NYSDOS Coastal Rehabilitation and Resilience Projects Program and Inland Flooding and Local Waterfront Revitalization Implementation Projects Program
• NYSDOS Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
• NYSDOS Smart Growth Community Planning, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, NY Forward, and Brownfield Opportunity Area Grant Programs
• NYSDEC Water Quality Improvement Project Program and Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Mapping Grant 
• NYSDEC Climate Smart Communities Grant Program
• NYSDEC Climate Smart Communities Assistance Program
• NYSDEC Office of Environmental Justice Grants 
• NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants
• NYS Homes and Community Renewal Grants 
• The New York Community Trust – Long Island Grants/Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund
• The Nature Conservancy Grants
• Suffolk County Water Quality Protection and Restoration Program & Land Stewardship Initiatives (WQPRP)
• Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation District Funding
• Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District Part C Funding

Email lisresilience@gmail.com with questions.