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“Making Great Places” March 11, 2011 . Funding for Trails and Sidewalks Susan Roeller Brown Grant Consultant. Setting the stage for successful grant-getting Resources for identifying grant opportunities Grants for trails and sidewalks Questions. Resources for identifying grants.
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“Making Great Places”March 11, 2011 Funding for Trails and Sidewalks Susan Roeller Brown Grant Consultant
Setting the stage for successful grant-getting • Resources for identifying grant opportunities • Grants for trails and sidewalks • Questions
Resources for identifying grants • Federal grants: • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – www.cfda.gov • Grants.gov – www.grants.gov • Agency websites
Resources for identifying grants • State grants: • New York State Register – www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register.htm • NYS Assembly Grants Action News – www.assembly.state.ny.us/gan • Agency websites • Professional association listservs and newsletters
Resources for identifying grants • Other funding sources: • County grants – check with County Planning Departments • Corporate and foundation grants – www.foundationcenter.org • Community foundations: • Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan – www.yourcommunityfoundations.org • Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley (Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster) – www.communityfoundationdc.org
Funding for trails and sidewalks • Hudson River Valley Greenway www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us • Recreational Trails Program www.nysparks.state.ny.us/grants • NYS DOS/Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) www.dos.state.ny.us/grants.html • NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Grant Programwww.dec.ny.gov/pubs/grants.html
Funding for trails and sidewalks • NYS DEC Urban and Community Forestry Grants www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/grants.html • NYSDOTTransportation Enhancements Programwww.nysdot.gov/programs/tep • NYSDOT Safe Routes to Schools Programwww.nysdot.gov/index • NYSDOT Consolidated Local Streets and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) www.nysdot.gov/programs/chips
Funding for trails and sidewalks • NYS Department of Health www.health.state.ny.us • National Scenic Byways Programwww.bywaysonline.org • Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) • County Open Space Funds
Funding for trails and sidewalks • Hudson River Improvement Fund www.hudsonriver.org/hrif • American Hiking Society’s National Trails Fund www.americanhiking.org • Bikes Belong Coalition www.bikesbelong.org • Congressional member items • Legislative initiatives
Technical Assistance(no funds) • Parks and Trails NY/Healthy Trails, Healthy People programwww.ptny.org • National Park Service/Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca