Resources for

combined sewer overflow

Funding

: Sep 26 – Jan 22, 2024

$250K-$3M

Environmental Education Centers and Disadvantaged Communities Grant

$7 million is available in competitive grant funding in New York for community-based, not-for-profit, and tribal organizations to support the construction, or renovation of existing facilities, to create community environmental education centers, which will offer classes and programs on environmental awareness. The centers must be located within or serve a disadvantaged community Disadvantaged Communities Criteria – New York’s Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act or an environmental justice community Maps & Geospatial Information System (GIS) Tools For Environmental Justice and will help inspire exploration, discovery, and learning about the environment. Funding for this grant opportunity is provided from the State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF).

New York State
Nature-based Solutions
Environmental Health Hazards
Economic Impacts
Environmental Justice
Stormwater Management
Infrastructure
Extreme Weather & Storms
Community Engagement
Waste Management
Green Infrastructure

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Green Stormwater Infrastructure Workbook

This workbook made by Groundwork Bridgeport provides a thorough but accessible introduction to green stormwater infrastructure. The workbook explains the issues that green infrastructure can help solve, introduces several green infrastructure methods, and then provides definitions, explains why each is uses, and details how to build them.

New York State
Connecticut State
Nature-based Solutions
Stormwater Management
Water Quality
Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure

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EPA Sea Grant New York Sea Grant Connecticut