ALBANY – More than $1.1 million in competitive grant funding is available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary design and improve recreational access and enhance education for people of all ages and abilities.
Some $950,000 is available for projects to provide new or improved accessibility at new or existing access sites for boating, fishing, swimming, and/or wildlife-dependent recreation along the shoreline of the Hudson Estuary. The funding comes from the State Environmental Protection Fund and the Natural Resources Damages Fund.
A total of $165,000 is available to support projects to enhance education about the estuary along the tidal waters of the Hudson and make opportunities to learn about the Hudson River Estuary more accessible to a wide range of people.
The deadline for applications is 3 p.m. on August 22. Requests for applications are at https://grantsgateway.ny.gov .
