Under Governor Kathy Hochul’s leadership, New York passed the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act (Bond Act) in 2022 to support communities in their efforts to protect water quality, adapt to climate change, improve resiliency and create green jobs. The New York Department of State (DOS) administers Bond Act funding through the Community Resilience and Flood Risk Reduction Grants Program. Of the Bond Act’s four funding categories, DOS’s allocation is focused on Restoration and Flood Risk Reduction.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Community Resilience and Flood Risk Reduction Grants Program provides funding for the design and construction or construction of Coastal Rehabilitation and Resilience Projects as well as Inland Flooding and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) Implementation Projects. With funding available statewide, this program supports coastal and inland flood mitigation; waterfront revitalization; and nature-based and green infrastructure investments that deliver long-term community and environmental benefits.