The New York State Conservation Partnership Program is an innovative public-private partnership between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Land Trust Alliance’s New York Program.
Throughout its history, the Conservation Partnership Program has awarded 1,077 grants totaling more than $25 million to 92 land trusts working across New York. This funding, provided by New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund, has leveraged more than $26.5 million in local matching funds, helping land trusts conserve tens of thousands of acres of farmland, wildlife habitat, recreational areas and urban open spaces.
The Land Trust Alliance, with support from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Legislature, is pleased to announce a nineteenth round of competitive land trust grants through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program. This successful public-private partnership is funded through the state Environmental Protection Fund and administered by the Alliance, in coordination with the DEC.
Up to $3,075,000 is available through the 2022-2023 grants round which will be awarded in the spring of 2023. Grant awards are contingent upon the receipt of state funds.
All applications must be completed through our online application and reporting system (including Professional Development Letters of Interest).
The deadline for all final applications is Friday, Dec. 9 by 5 p.m. Eastern.
Grant funding through the Conservation Partnership Program is available to qualified land conservation organizations working in New York State that meet the following criteria:
Conservation Partnership Program Grants are available in five categories:
For reference while working on your application.
Current grantees can always access their account through our online Application and Reporting Portal.
Having trouble logging in or need to update organizational information? Please contact the Alliance’s New York Program Office, 518-587-0774.
In April 2022, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced $3.375 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants for 51 land trusts across the State. The announcement, made during New York State’s Earth Week celebration, includes a total of 80 grants funded through New York’s Environmental Protection Fund will leverage an additional $2.7 million in private and local funding to support projects that protect water quality and farmland, boost public access for outdoor recreation and conserve open space. The Land Trust Alliance administers the Conservation Partnership Program in coordination with the State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Throughout its history, the Conservation Partnership Program has awarded 1,077 grants totaling more than $25 million to 92 land trusts working across New York. This funding, provided by New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund, has leveraged more than $26.5 million in local matching funds, helping land trusts conserve tens of thousands of acres of farmland, wildlife habitat, recreational areas and urban open spaces.
