Canalway Grant Program
Monday, September 26, 2011 11:00 PM
Canalway Grant Program (up to $1.5 million)
DESCRIPTION:
The Canalway Grants Program includes up to $1 million in competitive grants available to eligible municipalities and non-profit organizations 501-C(3) along the New York State Canal System for canal-related capital projects. An additional $517,000 in funding is available for state agency canal related education and interpretive capital projects.
ELIGIBLE PROJECT TYPES:
Projects must preserve and rehabilitate canal infrastructure, enhance recreational opportunities for water-based and land-side users or promote tourism and revitalization of the canal corridor. Projects must be located along one of the four canals of the Canal System (Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca), or trail linkages or connections to existing Canal way Trail segments, or located along the historic canal alignment.
AWARD, CONDITIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
The minimum grant request amount is $50,000. The maximum grant request is $150,000. Grant administration and pre-development costs shall not exceed 10% of the grant amount. A 50% match will be required on all grants and must be fully documented according to the requirements of the Canal Corporation and the Office of the State Comptroller.
CONTACT/ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION:
For more information, eligible applicants should contact Michael Sullivan at the New York State Canal Corporation, 200 Southern Boulevard, Albany, NY, call 518-436-3055 or visithttp://www.canals.ny.gov/corporation/grant.html.
