Parks, Historic Preservation and Heritage Areas
Municipal Parks and Historic Preservation Projects (up to $13 million)
Funds are available under Title 9 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1993 for the acquisition, development and improvement of parks, historic properties and heritage areas, and for the planning of such projects.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
Municipalities and not-for profit organizations with an ownership interest in the property may apply for funding.
ELIGIBLE PROJECT TYPES:
Funding will be available for the following grant categories:
- Park Development and Planning Program - for the acquisition, development and planning of parks and recreational facilities to preserve, rehabilitate or restore lands, waters or structures for park, recreation or conservation purposes and for structural assessments or planning for such projects. Examples of eligible projects include: playgrounds, courts, rinks, community gardens, and facilities for swimming, boating, picnicking, hunting, fishing, camping or other recreational activities.
- Historic Property Preservation and Planning Program - to improve, protect, preserve, rehabilitate or restore and acquire properties listed on the State or National Registers of Historic Places and for structural assessments or planning for such projects. Properties not currently listed but scheduled for nomination review at the State Review Board meeting of October 19, 2011, are eligible to apply for funding. Questions about or proposals for listing on the State or National Register should be directed to the National Register Unit at (518) 237-8643.
- Heritage Areas System Development and Planning Program - for projects to acquire, preserve, rehabilitate or restore lands, waters or structures, identified in the approved management plans for Heritage Areas designated under section 33.01 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law and for structural assessments or planning for such projects. The designated Heritage Areas with approved Management Plans are listed below. For exact Heritage Area boundaries, contact the Heritage Area or call (518) 473-7787.
| * Albany | * Harbor Park (NYC) | * Sackets Harbor | * Seneca Falls |
| * Buffalo | * Ossining | * Schenectady | * Syracuse |
| * Kingston | * Rochester | * Saratoga Springs | * Whitehall |
| * Hudson-Mohawk (Cohoes, Colonie, Green Island, Troy, Waterford Town/Village, Watervliet) | |||
| * Lake Erie Concord Grape Belt (portions of Chautauqua Co.) | |||
| * Long Island North Shore Heritage Area (Nassau and Suffolk Cos. north of Rte. 25/I-495) | |||
| * Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor (Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Schoharie, Saratoga, and Albany Counties, excluding Adirondack Park) | |||
| * Susquehanna (Broome and Tioga Cos.) | |||
| * Western Erie Canal Heritage Corridor (Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe and Wayne Cos.) | |||
AWARD, CONDITIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
This is a matching grant program; therefore grant recipients will be expected to provide at least 50 percent match to these awards, unless the project is in a location with a poverty rate (according to current census data) of ten percent or higher, in which case grant recipients must provide a minimum of 25 percent match. The maximum grant award will be $400,000.
CONTACT/ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION:
For more information, eligible applicants should contact Melinda Scott, Chief of Grants at the Bureau of Grants Management, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, Agency Building One, 16th Floor, Albany, NY 12238, call (518) 474-0427 or visit http://www.nysparks.com/grants.
