Funding
Closed
$50K-$2M for implementation grants, $10K-200K for certification grants
NYS Climate Smart Communities
The Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Grant program was established in 2016 to provide grants to cities, towns, villages, and counties of the State of New York for eligible climate change mitigation, adaptation, and planning and assessment projects. Funds are available for two broad project categories – implementation and certification. The first project category supports implementation projects related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (mainly outside the power sector), climate change adaptation, and engineering feasibility studies for flood mitigation and Hydrofluorocarbons. The second supports planning and assessment projects aligned with Climate Smart Communities certification actions.
Applications are accepted annually through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA). Municipalities need not be a registered or certified as a Climate Smart Community to apply for a grant.