Grant Opportunity: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)'s Community Forest Conservation (CFC) program is a reimbursement grant that provides funding for municipalities to acquire private land for the creation of publicly accessible community forests with the aim of fostering public ownership of forests and participation in forestland management. Proposed projects must be on currently private land located within New York State, at least 10 contiguous acres, and covered with at least 75% woodland.

 

Eligibility: Municipalities within New York State are eligible to apply.

 

Grant Amount and Grant Period: Awards will range between $50,000 and $300,000 with a grant period of 36 months.

 

 

For more information: For the request for proposals, click here. In addition, the Department of Environmental Conservation will be holding an informational webinar on February 2nd. More information on the webinar can be found here.

 

Brockport Research Institute is a NYS certified woman-owned business enterprise that provides grant-writing, evaluation, project management, and professional learning services.  For questions or more information on this or any other grant opportunity, please contact us at info@BrockportResearchInstitute.com or call Sara Silverstone at (585) 703-5400.