Available Grants

The grants listed below are available through the District.  Please read through the listed grants and decide if any are right for you.  If you find one that seems to work for you, please fill out the attached form and send it to us via email.  If you have further questions on any of the grants listed, please feel free to contact us.  
Funding can be competitive and is not quaranteed.  

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Agricultural Environmental Management - Tier 4 Implementation - Round 17 

Project Requirements
     Eligible Locations:
              All watersheds in Cayuga County
     Eligible Projects:
     Implementation of priority BMP systems and/or practices on farm operations based on AEM Tier 3 or equivalent plans.  Eligible BMPs systems include (but not limited to):

•       Composting System - Animal
•       Erosion Control System - Structural
•       Feed Management System
•       Livestock Heavy Use Area Runoff Managment System
•       Manure and Agricultural Waste Treatment System
•       Prescribed Rotational Grazing System
•       Silage Leachate Control and Treatment System
•       Soil Health System
•       Waste Storage and Transfer System

    Basic Details:

•      70/30 Cost-share (match can be in the form of cash                     or in-kind)
•      Awards shall not exceed $50,000 per farm

     Application Deadline - Ongoing until funds are exhausted 

Owasco Lake Watershed Shoreline and Streambank Stabilization

Project Requirements
     Eligible Locations:
           Owasco Lake Watershed
     Eligible Projects:
     The proposed projects must address erosion and sediment control on or along streambanks and shoreline.  Eligible best managment practices may include:

•       Rock Armoring Shoreline
•       Rock Armoring Streambank
•       Floodplain Reestablishment
•       Natural Shoreline Stabilization
•       Natural Streambank Stabilization

    Basic Details:

•      75/25 cost-share (match can be in the form of cash                      or in-kind) 
•      No maximum award

     Application Deadline - Ongoing until funds are exhausted

Owasco Inlet Streambank Stabilization 

​​Project Requirements
     Eligible Locations:
             Owasco Inlet
     Eligible Projects:
     The proposed projects must address erosion and sediment control on or along streambanks and shoreline.  Eligible best managment practices may include:

•      Rock Armoring Streambank
•      Floodplain Reestablishment
•      Natural Streambank Stabilization
•      Grade Control Structures​                                           

    Basic Details:    

•      75/25 cost-share (match can be in the form of cash                      or in-kind) 
•      No maximum award

     Application Deadline - Ongoing until funds are exhausted

Round 6 Climate Resilient Farming Program

Project Requirements
     Eligible Locations:
            Cayuga County 
     Eligible Projects:
     The Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program helps farms reduce their operational impact on the environment and address the impacts of extreme weather events resulting from climate change.  Potential funding available to support agricultural projects and related equipment purchases that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help agricultural producers prepare for and better manage impacts of climate change, including increased heavy storm events, overall rainfall, and periods of drought.  Categories:

•      Track 1 - Agricultural waste storage cover and flare systems
•     Track 2 - Water management systems
•     Track 3 - Healthy Soils NY, soil health management practice                       systems.                                       

         Application Deadline - Due by March 4, 2022

Round 28 Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Abatement and Control Program

Project Requirements
     Eligible Locations:
            Cayuga County 
     Eligible Projects:
     The Agricultural Nonpoint program awards projects that focus on either environmental planning or the implementation of best management practice systems to protect New York's watersheds.  Projects include conservation measures, such as nutrient management through manure storage, vegetative buffers along streams, and conservation cover crops.                                   
         Application Deadline - Due by April 1, 2022

To apply:  Please fill out the contact information below and submit. Someone will be contacting you within a week of submission.