New York State Conservation Partnership Program
Created in 2001, the New York State Conservation Partnership Program is an innovative public-private partnership which provides competitive matching grants for qualified land trusts throughout New York State for building land trust capacity and increasing the pace and quality of conservation. More information>>
Announcements and Updates
Announcing the 2008-09 New York State Conservation Partnership Program!
The Land Trust Alliance has officially launched the 2008-09 round of land trust grants under the New York State Conservation Partnership Program. These grants represent the seventh round of funding from this pioneering program, which is administered by the Land Trust Alliance in coordination with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
A total of over $1.4 million in appropriated State funding will be dedicated for land trust grants to be awarded in early 2009! More information>>
Governor Patterson and the New York State Legislature Allocate $1.575 million for New York State Conservation Partnership Program
The additional funding for the Conservation Partnership Program is part of an increased investment of $255 million for the Environmental Protection Fund. Funded at $250 million in the 2007-08 budget, this increase is an important step towards the goal set by former Governor Eliot Spitzer and the Legislature in the 2007 Environmental Protection Fund Enhancement Act, to secure $500 for the EPF by 2010. Click here to read the press release [PDF, 663KB] from the Friends of New York’s Environment Coalition.
Land Trust Alliance Announces $825,000 in Capacity-Building and Conservation Grants to New York Land Trusts
On Wednesday April 16th, 2008 the Land Trust Alliance and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced $825,000 in Conservation Partnership Program Grants to 40 New York Land Trusts— an unprecedented investment that will help build stronger land trusts, accelerate the pace and quality of land conservation, and strengthen public support for community-based conservation. More information>>
Resources for Current Grantees
