Stewardship - Grants

Habitat Restoration Planning and Stewardship - 2009 Request For Proposals

The NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program (HEP), in partnership with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), is releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for two grant programs:

-Program A: Habitat Restoration Planning grants
-Program B: Stewardship grants

A total of approximately $163,000 is available, including $118,000 for Habitat Restoration Planning Grants and $45,000 for Stewardship Grants.

These programs are intended to support the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program’s Action Plan by addressing one or more of HEP’s major goals. This year, HEP is seeking to fund no more than two substantive projects in each category. The program also gives applicants the option to apply in one or both programs and to link the programs by making the habitat restoration planning project the focus of the stewardship project.

For details on the programs and how to submit a proposal, please refer to HEP’s 2009 RFP (PDF). Applicants may also see the rating criteria for habitat restoration planning (PDF) and stewardship proposals (PDF) to understand how their projects will be evaluated. Full proposals are due by July 17, 2009. A Notice of Intent to submt a proposal for stewardship grants is kindly requested by June 22, 2009.

Informational sessions for Stewardship Grants will be held on Monday, June 15, 2009 at:

• Future City, Inc.
  (1045 E Jersey ST, Elizabeth, NJ) at 10 AM
• Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
  (457 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY) at 3 PM

These sessions are intended to provide guidance on how to prepare a successful application, when a QAPP is required, and address any questions from potential applicants. Please contact Gabriela Munoz at the HEP Office (212-637-3793 or Gabriela@harborestuary.org) to indicate which session you will be attending and to confirm details (any changes will also be announced at this Web site) .

• View HEP’s 2009 request for proposals | PDF
  
• View rating criteria for Habitat Restoration Planning grants (Program A) | PDF
  
• View rating criteria for Stewardship grants (Program B) | PDF
  

Geographical Area of Interest: The map below shows the areas that qualify for the current request for proposals with one exception: this RFP only covers the Long Island Sound up to the Throgs Neck Bridge. For a list of ZIP codes within these areas, click here.




Public Access:
Estuary and Water Access Event Days - 2009 Request For Proposals

The NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program (HEP), in partnership with New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), is requesting proposals for the organization and implementation of public events to promote access to the water and waterfront within the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary.

A total of $20,000 is available and HEP and NEIWPCC intend to sponsor up to 10 projects, each awarded approximately $2,000 to $3,000. Full proposals are due by June 19, 2009.

The goal of the grant is to provide hands-on activities to help participants experience the estuary and raise awareness about the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary and its ecosystem.

• View HEP’s 2009 Public Access Grants RFP | PDF
• View rating criteria for Public Access grants | PDF
  
  

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