Climate Smart Communities Round 10

Round 10 of the Climate Smart Communities Grant Program

The Climate Smart Communities Grant Program provides competitive grants to counties, towns, cities, villages, Indian Nations, local public authorities, and local public benefit corporations to complete climate change mitigation and adaptation projects; engineering feasibility studies regarding flood mitigation, conversion to natural refrigerants, and smart growth analysis; as well as a subset of planning actions in the Climate Smart Communities certification program.

Funding Available. At least $17 million is available for grants of between $35,000 and $2,000,000 for implementation projects related to the following topics, among others:

· Reducing vehicle miles travelled (VMT)

· Reducing food waste in landfills

· Reducing hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions from refrigeration and cooling equipment

· Increasing natural resiliency through restoration or preservation of natural features

· Reducing future flood-risk, including by relocating or retrofitting critical infrastructure

· Preparing for extreme heat and extreme weather events

· Implementing renewable energy projects in municipal facilities

· Completing engineering feasibility studies for flood risk reduction, refrigerant management, and smart growth analysis.

In addition, up to $1,000,000 is available for grants of between $10,000 and $200,000 for planning, inventory, and assessment projects that are aligned with certain Climate Smart Communities Certification actions in the areas of greenhouse gas mitigation, transportation, climate adaptation, and land use.

Eligible Applicants. County, city, town, village, local public authorities, local public benefit corporation of the State of New York or Indian Nation within the boundaries of New York State are eligible to apply. An applicant need not be a registered or certified Climate Smart Community to be eligible for a grant.

Request for Applications. Visit https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/climate-change/resources-for-local-governments/grants-for-climate-action to view the complete request for applications (RFA) for the Climate Smart Communities Grant Program. Potential applicants must read the entire RFA for complete details of the program.

Applying. Apply for the Climate Smart Communities Grant Program through the New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA), which is available online: https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa/

Hand-delivered, facsimile, mailed, or e-mailed applications will NOT be accepted. In addition to the application portal, information on other State grant opportunities and instructions for applicants are available at the CFA website.

Applications are due by 4:00 pm on Friday July 31, 2026. Applications will NOT be accepted after this date and time.

Questions? Email the Office of Climate Change: cscgrants@dec.ny.gov

Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:

https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/2025cscgrantwards.pdf

See Previous Round of CSC (CSC 2025)

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)

SDVOB Goal: 6.00%

Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE)

Total MWBE Goals: 30.00%