MUNICIPALITIES, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, and NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS

Applications will be accepted through November 8, 2013. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has made available grants for municipalities, soil and water conservation districts and non-profit organizations from the Water Quality Improvement Projects Program. The WQIP program is a competitive, reimbursement grant program funded primarily by the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and NY Works II for projects that reduce polluted runoff, improve water quality and restore habitat in New York’s waterbodies. Recipients can be reimbursed 75 percent to 85 percent of the project costs, depending on the type of project.

Application materials for Water Quality Improvement Projects are available for download on DEC’s website at http: //www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/4774.html. Hardcopies of the application materials are also available by calling (518) 402-8267 if you are unable to download the documents.

All project applications must be postmarked by November 8, 2013.

UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN TARGETED COUNTIES

Fiscal Year 2013 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for critical infrastructure protection. The FY 2013 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program (CIGP) promotes a common understanding of risk management. Applicants select a critical infrastructure site and complete a risk assessment. First responders assess their capability to prevent and protect against attacks on the site. Grant funding is then applied to mitigate vulnerabilities identified in the risk assessment or enhance first responder’s capabilities.

The priority focus for the FY 2013 CIGP is government owned critical infrastructure sites; and special event or seasonal at risk locations. Examples of government owned sites include, but are not limited to, government office buildings (city/town halls, courthouses), emergency services (emergency operations centers, 911 centers, police or fire stations), and water systems (water treatment facilities, water distribution, wastewater treatments). Examples of a special event or seasonal at risk location include, but are not limited to, major community festivals, races, seasonal camps, or other mass gathering events. These locations must pose special security concerns, population surges and require additional law enforcement or emergency resources.

Only units of local government within targeted counties are eligible to apply for the FY 2013 CIGP. Units of local governments include: counties, cities, towns, and/or villages. Applicants must be located in New York City or one of the following targeted counties: Albany, Broome, Dutchess, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Wayne, Westchester, and Yates. The application must be coordinated with at least two (2) agencies with prevention and/or protection responsibilities at the selected site. These must be law enforcement, fire department, emergency management, or public works agencies.

Applications will be accepted from July 12, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. on September 4, 2013 via e-mail to [email protected].

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS

Fiscal Year 2013 Technical Rescue and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Grant Program seeks applications for up to $150,000 in federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for programs to develop and support technical rescue and USAR team capabilities.

Grants will be awarded to local governmental entity emergency response teams that provide technical rescue and USAR related services involving structural collapse, trench, confined space, waterway/flood and rope rescues to respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events. The three primary objectives of this grant are: (1) advancement of Technical Rescue and USAR capabilities; (2) development of regional response capabilities; and (3) increasing the resource typing of Technical Rescue and USAR resources in New York State.

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on September 4, 2013 through the State’s Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.