Grants Consolidated Funding Application
GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE IS CLOSED
GUIDELINES AND FORMS ARE REVISED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH GRANT ROUND. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATED GUIDELINES TO BE POSTED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT GRANT APPLICATION ROUND.
In the meantime, please use the guidelines and forms from the previous application round as an example only to see what is involved in assembling an application.
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Consolidated Funding Application (CFA)
The Consolidated Funding Application is the system to be used to apply for OPRHP's Environmental Protection Fund Grant Program for Parks, Preservation and Heritage (EPF) and the Recreational Trails Program (RTP). The link to the Regional Economic Development Councils website and the CFA is provided below. Attachments are required to be submitted by the deadline in order to be eligible for these grants. Those items are provided in the checklist. Templates are provided below for your use for a number of the required documents.
The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. Friday, July 28, 2023.
Grant program questions can be directed to your regional grants administrator.
CFA system and process questions should be directed to the regional economic development contact for your region.
The Consolidated Funding Application is available through: http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov.
Grant Program Information
Environmental Protection Fund (EPF)
- CFA Guidance Document (pdf)
- Grant Selection Criteria (pdf)
- Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
- Attachment Checklist (pdf)
- Percent Below Poverty Level Table by ZCTA (pdf)
- Historic Preservation Work Detail (Planning, Construction, Sectarian) (pdf)
- Historic Preservation Terms and Professional Qualifications (pdf)
- Information and Instructions for Sectarian Projects (pdf)
- Photography Tips and Guidance (pdf)
- Cost Share and Budget Help (pdf)
- Cost Share Summary (fillable pdf) | Cost Share Summary (xlsx)
- Cost Share Summary - Sectarian (fillable pdf) | Cost Share Summary - Sectarian (xlsx)
- Sample Cost Share Summaries
- Municipal Endorsement (pdf)
Recreational Trails Program (RTP)
- CFA Guidance Document (pdf)
- Cost Share Summary and Budget Help (pdf)
- Cost Share Summary (fillable pdf) | Cost Share Summary (xlsx)
- Sample Cost Share Summary (pdf)
- Landowner Permission Attestation for Equipment Projects (pdf)
- RTP Equipment Inventory (pdf)
- Sample RTP Notice to Owner Letter for Acquisition of Property (pdf)
- Sample Project Type and Measure of Property Impact (pdf)
- Refer to the RTP Guide for current program details.
EPF and RTP
- Using the Grants Map for CFA (pdf)
- Grants Map for CFA
- Value of Volunteer Time in New York State (pdf)
- Instructions for Authorizing Resolution and Certification (Not-for-Profit Corporations only) (pdf)
- Authorizing Resolution and Certification (Not-for-Profit Corporations only) (pdf)
- Instructions for Authorizing Resolution and Certification (Municipal Entities only) (pdf)
- Authorizing Resolution and Certification (Municipal Entities only) (pdf)
- Environmental Review Form (Not-for-Profit Corporations only) (pdf)
New York State Master Contract
Successful applicants will be required to execute a contract with the State, utilizing the NYS Master Contract for Grants, found at https://grantsreform.ny.gov/, to undertake the grant project.
Long Term Protections
If a grant is awarded, acquisition and/or development projects require the willingness of the property owner(s) to apply long term protections to the property via a Conservation Easement, Preservation Covenant, or Public Access Covenant recorded against the property deed(s). Parkland acquired or improved by a municipality must remain parkland in perpetuity and is subject to the State's Parkland Alienation Law. Boilerplates for each type of long term protection are provided below: