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Grants

Land Trust Grants To Protect Bird Habitats Offered

January 19, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Yellow-headed Blackbird by Ian Davies Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of OrnithologyThe Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative (LTBCI) has announced they are offering around $300,000 in grants for land trusts in 2021. [Read more…] about Land Trust Grants To Protect Bird Habitats Offered

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: birding, birds, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Grants, nature

Shaker Museum Gets $550k For Climate-Controlled Collections Storage

January 18, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Shaker box courtesy Shaker MuseumThe Shaker Museum, which stewards an extensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives, has been awarded a $550,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

The Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant will be used to construct and outfit a climate-controlled collections storage facility within the new museum building planned for downtown Chatham, Columbia County, NY. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum Gets $550k For Climate-Controlled Collections Storage

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Grants, Mount Lebanon Shaker Museum, Shakers

Erie Canalway IMPACT! Grants Announced

January 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie CanalwayThe Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced that 13 non-profit organizations and municipalities will receive Erie Canalway IMPACT! Grants in 2021 totaling $108,787. The grants advance vital work to preserve and showcase canal heritage, educate youth, and welcome all people to explore the canal in their local communities. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway IMPACT! Grants Announced

Filed Under: Western NY Tagged With: Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Grants

Guggenheim Announces 2021 Creative Bubble Residencies

January 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

works and processWorks & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, marking the most significant grant in the history of Works & Process.

Following eight creative bubble residencies launched in summer 2020, this grant will fund a second round of residences. The residencies will support over 120 artists who will gather, create, and work safely in isolated residency centers in the Hudson Valley during the first half of 2021. [Read more…] about Guggenheim Announces 2021 Creative Bubble Residencies

Filed Under: Arts, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: art, Grants

Adirondack Foundation Accepting ‘Generous Acts’ Grant Applications

January 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Indian Lake Central School’s food backpack programAdirondack Foundation has announced that the 2021 Generous Acts grant application is open and available online until 5 pm, February 1st, 2021. [Read more…] about Adirondack Foundation Accepting ‘Generous Acts’ Grant Applications

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Adirondack Foundation, Grants

Adk Foundation Delivers $1.2M in COVID Response Grants

December 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

volunteer handing off packages assembled at Hub on the Hill in Essex to volunteers who distributed them in Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Paul Smiths. by Erika Bailey courtesy Adirondack FoundationAdirondack Foundation and its many funding partners since March has awarded nearly $1.2 million through 175 grants to nonprofits, schools, and community-based organizations specifically toward COVID-19 response, acording to the organization.  [Read more…] about Adk Foundation Delivers $1.2M in COVID Response Grants

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food Tagged With: Adirondack Foundation, Grants

North Elba Launches New Grant Fund

December 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

North-Elba-LEAFThe Town of North Elba has announced the newly established North Elba Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund (LEAF). The mission of LEAF is to provide funds for programs, activities, and facilities that will have direct benefits to North Elba communities and improve the quality of place for both residents and visitors. [Read more…] about North Elba Launches New Grant Fund

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Grants, North Elba, Tourism

$1.4 Million in Urban Forestry Grants Awarded Statewide

December 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced grant awards totaling $1.4 million for urban forestry projects across the state to help communities inventory, plant, and maintain public trees.

The grants are part of DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, which works to increase public awareness of the importance of trees and helps communities develop and implement tree management plans. [Read more…] about $1.4 Million in Urban Forestry Grants Awarded Statewide

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Forestry, Grants, nature, Wildlife

DEC Conservation Partnership Program Grant Awardees

December 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced more than $2.2 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants for 50 not-for-profit land trusts across the state. [Read more…] about DEC Conservation Partnership Program Grant Awardees

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, conservation, DEC, environment, Environmental Protection Fund, Grants, hiking, local farms, Tourism, water quality

Proposals for Champlain Watershed Education, Outreach Projects Sought

November 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Champlain bridgeThe Lake Champlain Basin Program is seeking education and outreach proposals for projects that inform students or adults about key Lake Champlain Basin watershed issues identified in the management plan Opportunities for Action. [Read more…] about Proposals for Champlain Watershed Education, Outreach Projects Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Grants, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, nature, Wildlife

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