Grant Opportunities for

Local GovernmentsPresented

by:Maria Stamoulis

Office of the State Comptroller

Thomas P. DiNapoli

State & Local Government Accountability Local Government & School Accountability

Andrew A. SanFilippo

Gabriel F. Deyo

Executive Deputy Comptroller Deputy Comptroller

OverviewKey Concepts

Grant Categories

• Housing and Community Development Grants• Shared Services Grants (DOS)• New York State Education Department (NYSED) Grants• Office of Parks, Recreation, & Historic Preservation

(OPRHP) Grants• Waste Reduction Grants (DEC)• Preservation League Grants• Great Lakes Grants (DEC)• Hudson River Estuary and Mohawk River Basin Programs • Hudson River Valley Greenway Grants

Questions & Answers

Key Concepts

Name of Grant

Permissible and Allowable

Administering Agency

Maximum Funding Request

Local Match

Application Deadline

Consolidated Funding Application

2014 Governor directed $750 million in CFA to support economic development priorities and job creation.

CFA replaced multiple applications from numerous State agencies with single application for economic development and job creation resources and makes Regional Councils integral in identifying priorities for State resources.

Consolidated Funding Application (cont’d)Empire State Development

NYS Canal Corporation

NYS Research and Development Authority

NY Power Authority

Environmental facilities Corporation

Homes and Community Renewal

Department of Labor

Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation

Department of State

NY Power Authority

Department of Environmental Conservation

Municipal Bond Bank Agency

NYC Council on the Arts

Regional Economic Development CouncilsCapital Region

Central New York

Finger Lakes

Long Island

Mid-Hudson

Mohawk Valley

NYC

North Country

Southern Tier

Regional Economic Development Councils (cont’d)Each Council developed long-term strategic plans for economic growth for their

regions.

Plans were developed with considerable public engagement, including hundreds of public meetings and community workshops across State.

Councils will use endorsements standards when reviewing CFAs and consider degree to which application helps implement the region.

Councils will assign each project a single score of 20, 15, 10, 5, or 0 based on merit.

Regional Economic Development Councils (cont’d)Strategic Plans for each Regional Economic Development Council

http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov

• In 2014, Councils were asked to strengthen their partnership with local governments.

• State Agency Resource Teams (SARTs) formed to assist Councils to advance priority projects.

Housing and Community

Development Grants

NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation & NYS Affordable Housing Corporation’s Office of Community Renewal (OCR)Availability of funding in 2014 for following:• $36 million - NYS Community Development Block Grant

funding for Annual Unified Funding Round & Consolidated Funding Application

• $25 million – Affordable Home Ownership Development Program

• $9 million – Home Local Program• $2.2 million – NY Main Street Program• $1 million – Access to Home Local Program• $400,000 – Restore Program

NYS Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Federally funded and administered by OCR

Eligible applicants Non-entitlement villages Non-entitlement towns Non-entitlement cities Non-entitlement counties

Note: Non-entitlement means populations less than 50,000 except those designated principal cities of the Metropolitan Statistical Areas and counties with populations less than 200,000.

NYS Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (cont’d)Housing

Public Infrastructure

Public Facilities

Economic Development

Small Business Assistance

NYS Community Development Block Grant - HousingHousing Rehabilitation – rehabilitation of mobile & manufactured homes & replacement of non-residential properties

Direct Homeownership Assistance – subsidizes closing costs, purchase of homes, counseling of prospective homeowners, & minor rehabilitation

Residential Water / Wastewater Assistance – activities that provide safe drinking water such as drilling wells, septic systems, etc• Activities used to provide / improve permanent residential

structures for low / moderate income households

NYS Community Development Block Grant - Public Infrastructure & FacilitiesPublic Infrastructure

Includes water source development,

storage, & distribution; sanitary sewage collection &

treatment; flood control & storm water drainage

Public Facilities

Includes structures to serve special-needs populations (senior services, child care centers); removal of

architectural barriers for disabled (installing lifts,

automatic doors, ramps); & multi-purpose

buildings for low & moderate income

persons

NYS Community Development Block Grant – Economic Development & SBAEconomic Development

Business attraction

Expansion

Retention

• Each activity must involve creation or retention of permanent job opportunities that benefit low or moderate income family persons

Small Business Assistance

Small business – commercial enterprise with 25 or fewer full-time employees

Each activity must involve creation or retention of permanent job opportunities that benefit low or moderate income family persons

Small business development & growth

NYS Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (cont’d)Unified Funding Application • Housing - $400,000 for villages, towns, & cities; 0% match• Apply to OCR by: Not Determined

Consolidated Funding Application • Public Infrastructure (Water & Sewer Only) - $600,000 for villages,

towns, & cities; 0% match• Public Facilities - $400,000 for villages, towns, & cities; 0% match• Economic Development Program – $750,000 for villages, towns, &

cities; minimum award is $100,000; 60% match• Small Business Assistance Program - $100,000 for villages, towns,

& cities; minimum award is $25,000; 60% match• Apply via CFA

Did You Know That…

NYS’s small businesses make up more than 99% of NY’s private employers and employ more than 52% of the State’s private sector labor force.

Affordable Home Ownership Development Program State funded and administered by AHC

Eligible Applicants – villages, towns, cities, & counties throughout NYS

Eligible Activities: New construction of homes for sale (including mobile

home replacement) Acquisition or rehabilitation of homes for sale Improvements to existing owner-occupied homes

$35,000 - $1,000,000 0% match Apply to AHC by: Not Determined

Home Local Program Federally funded to NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation &

administered by OCR Eligible Applicants: villages, towns, cities, or counties throughout

NYS Eligible Activities:

Housing Rehabilitation Programs – up to $400,000 with per unit cap of $40,000

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program – up to $400,000 Homebuyer Assistance Program – up to $400,000 with per unit

cap of $40,000 Home Ownership Program – up to $500,000 with per unit cap

of $50,000 No match Apply to OCR by: Not Determined

NY Main Street Program State funded and administered by OCR Eligible Applicants – villages, towns, cities, or counties

throughout NYS Can be used for one or more of following:

Building Renovation – up to $50,000 per building and additional $10,000 for each residential unit (25% match)

Streetscape Enhancement – up to $15,000 only as ancillary to building renovation (0% match)

Administrative – shall not exceed 7.5% of award Up to $100,000 and min. of $50,000 Apply via CFA

Access to Home Local Program State funded and administered by OCR Eligible Applicants – villages, towns, cities, or counties

throughout NYS Eligible Activities:

Installation of ramps, lifts, etc to permit access to & from exterior of a building

Modifications to kitchens & bathrooms to provide access to persons with disabling conditions

Interior accessibility modifications within the unit to permit access to persons with disabling conditions

Access to Home Local Program (cont’d) Eligible Activities (cont’d):

Installation of devices to provide safe environment to persons with visual or hearing impairments

Architectural or engineering work, i.e. testing of health, environmental, & safety purposes

Maximum award = $150,000 with dwelling unit maximum of $25,000

No match Apply to OCR by: Not Determined

Restore Program State funded and administered by OCR Eligible Applicants – villages, towns, cities, & counties

throughout NYS Applications for programs benefitting elderly homeowners

(over 60) with incomes less than 80% of median income Eligible Activities:

Repairs to 1-4 residential unit dwellings owned by elderly homeowners to correct emergency housing conditions

Repairs addressing furnace, roof, electrical, or water problems

Maximum award is $50,000 with building maximum of $5,000 No match Apply to OCR by: Not Determined

Community Development Grant

Community Facilities Grant To assist in the development of essential community facilities

in rural areas & towns of up to 20,000 in population Grant funds can be used to construct, enlarge, or improve

community facilities for health care, public safety, & community and public services. This can include purchase of vehicles and equipment required for a facility's operation.

Administered by USDA Request based on population, income, & availability of funds

Typical request is $10,000 - $30,000 25% - 75% Match Applications accepted continuously

Shared Services Grants

Shared Services Grants• Local Government

Citizens Re-Organization Empowerment Grant Program - $35,000,000• Citizen Empowerment

Tax Credit• Local Government

Efficiency Grant Program - $4,000,000

Administered by

Department of State

Local Government Citizens Re-Organization Empowerment Grant Program Consolidation or dissolution of Local

Government pursuant to GML 17-A Maximum award is $100,000

$50,000 maximum for planning $50,000 maximum for implementation of municipal re-

organization 10% match for implementation 50% match for planning grants

Return of last 40% if project is implemented Apply by 1st Wednesday of each month

Citizen Empowerment Tax Credit

Additional annual aid to municipalities, equal to 15% of combined amount of real property taxes levied by all municipalities involved in consolidation or dissolution, not to exceed $1 million Consolidation or dissolution must have occurred

on or after 4/1/07 At least 70% must be used for property tax relief

and rest for general municipal purposes No application or deadline; reorganized municipality

gets an annual payment

Local Government Efficiency Grant Program

Competitive grants for municipalities to plan & implement projects that demonstrate new opportunities for financial savings & operational efficiencies

Maximum grant $200,000 per municipality, up to maximum of $1,000,000 $12,500 per municipality, up to $100,000 for planning component

of project 10% match for implementation 50% for planning

Return of last 40% if project is implemented

Apply via CFA

Shared Services Grants Awarded

Projects funded by Citizens Re-Organization Empowerment Grant and Local Government Efficiency Grants

http://www.dos.ny.gov/lg/lge/index.html

New York State Education

Department (NYSED) Grant

Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Used to improve the records management & archival

administration in NY’s local governments Administered by NYS Education Department Fund comprised of fees collected by county clerks and

NYC register for recording of selected documents & assignment by county clerks of index numbers for court cases

Eligibility – all local governments but they must have: A Records Management Officer State Archives Retention & Disposition Schedule

Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (cont’d)

Two Types of Grants:

• Individual Projects – up to $75,000• Shared Services Projects – up to $150,000• Exception: if applying as 2nd application for Disaster Management, up to $10,000

• No match• Apply by February 2nd

Competitive Grants – Up to $150,000

• Apply within 30 days of disaster• No match

Disaster Recovery Grants – Up to $20,000

Local Government Records Management Improvement Grants Awarded:

http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grants/grants_lgrmif.shtml

Competitive GrantsDemonstrations Grants

Disaster Management

Inactive Records

Historical Records

Files Management

Document Conversion and Access

Geographic Information Systems

Records Systems

Demonstration Grants

Addresses electronic records management issues and produces best practices and models that can be replicated for other governments

Request planning or implementation grant

Up to $100,000 for planning and $500,000 for implementation grants

Disaster Management

Supports projects to develop, test, & implement disaster & business recovery plans & systems to protect local government archival & vital records.

Projects must address both hardcopy & electronic records systems.

Inactive Records

Used to plan, develop, or improve management of records during inactive phase of their life cycle.

Inactive records are used infrequently but must be retained because their retention periods have not yet expired.

Historical Records

Also known as archival records, they’re worthy of permanent preservation & special care because of information they contain.

Frequently identified on records retention & disposition schedules as having permanent retention periods or potential historical importance.

Files Management

Systematic control of active files, beginning at point when files are created.

Active files can be paper, electronic, or micrographic. Managing active files well will make managing inactive files easier.

Document Conversion & AccessLocal governments may choose to convert records to another format through microfilming or imaging, or a combination of these.

Microfilming is appropriate for records used infrequently with retention periods of 10 years or more.

Imaging is a valuable tool for enhancingaccess to records.

Geographic Information SystemsRobust database system designed to store, retrieve, view, & allow analysis of geographically referenced information.

GIS links or integrates information from multiple sources that would be difficult to associate through other means.

Records Systems

Supports implementation projects for recordkeeping systems not covered under another category.

Projects must address effective management of records rather than merely create records or improve a business process.

School District Grants

School District Performance Improvement GrantNarrowing achievement gap & increasing academic performance among students with greatest educational needs including:• African American, Hispanic, students with

disabilities, English language learners, & economically disadvantaged

• Maximum grant depends on district’s enrollment tier

• No match• Apply by February 10th

School District Management Efficiency Grant Supports comprehensive & innovative strategies

leading to improved results for students, long-term gains in schools & school system capacity, & increased productivity & effectiveness

Administered by NYSED Maximum grant depends on school district’s

enrollment tier No match Apply by June 6th

Office of Parks, Recreation, and

Historic Preservation

(OPRHP) Grants

Heritage Areas Program

Used for projects identified in approved Heritage Area management plan.

• Administered by OPRHP• Eligibility – program must fall within NYS designated

Heritage Area & advance Heritage Area goals• Maximum $500,000• 50% Match; 25% in high-poverty areas• Apply via CFA

Historic Preservation ProgramUsed for projects to acquire, improve,

protect, preserve, rehabilitate, or restore properties on the State or National Register or for structural assessments or planning for such projects.

• Administered by OPRHP• Eligibility – project must be listed on the State or

National Register of Historic Places• Maximum $500,000• 50% Match; 25% in high-poverty areas• Apply via CFA

Park Development Program

Used for projects to acquire and/or develop sites or facilities for park, recreation, or conservation purposes, or for planning or structural assessments for such projects.

• Administered by OPRHP• Maximum $500,000• 50% Match; 25% in high-poverty areas• Apply via CFA

2009 - 2013 Environmental Protection Grants Awarded 4 Heritage Area Grants 17 Historic Preservation Grants 27 Parks Grants

http://nysparks.com/

grants/awards.aspx

Recreational Trails Program

Used to develop and maintain recreational trails for motorized and non-motorized recreational trail use.

• Administered by OPRHP• Maximum $200,000• 20% Match• Apply via CFA

Zoos, Botanical Gardens, & Aquariums Grant Program Develops educational, cultural, & recreational

programs interpreting our natural heritage collections Administered by OPRHP Eligibility – municipalities which own, house, or care for

objects of natural origin No maximum grant but can’t exceed one-third of

annual appropriation; awards based on sponsor’s operating budget

No match Application is 3 year contract and due March 15th

Certified Local Government Program

Each year, NYS sets aside 10% of State’s allocation of federal historic preservation funds to Certified Local Governments (CLGs)

• Administered by OPRHP• Eligibility – projects that address goals of identifying,

evaluating, nominating, & protecting a community’s cultural resources

• Past grant awards ranged from $1,000 - $28,000 but no set amount local governments can request

• No required match but local governments are encouraged to come up with 40%

• Apply by end of January

Waste Reduction Grants

Waste Reduction, Recycling, & Household Hazardous GrantsDEC administers grants for:

• Waste Reduction• Recycling• Household Hazardous Waste

Eligible: municipalities including counties, cities, towns, villages, & school districts

Maximum Grant: $2,000,000

50% Match

Applications accepted continuously

Waste Reduction Grants

Projects that enhance municipal recycling infrastructure by purchasing equipment or construction of recycling facilities• Examples: construction of municipally-owned materials, recycling

containers, & recycling vehicles

Maximum Grant: $2,000,000

50% Match

Applications accepted continuously

Recycling Grants

Recycling coordinator salaries & public education programs to expand local recycling & waste reduction programs

Maximum Grant: $2,000,000

50% Match

Applications accepted continuously

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) GrantsFor HHW collection days & construction of HHW collection facilities for recycling or disposal of HHW materials

Maximum Grant: $2,000,000

50% Match

Applications accepted continuously

Preservation League Grant

Preserve NY Grant ProgramPreserve NY Grant Program Supports

• Cultural Resource Surveys• Historic Structure Reports• Historic Landscape Reports

Administered by Preservation League of NY & funded by NYS Council on the Arts

Eligible – units of local government

Suggested Maximum Grant $10,000

No match required but applicants encouraged to submit a match to make their applications more competitive

Apply by early May

Technical Assistance Grant

Supports projects that preserve NYS’s cultural & historic resources:

• professional services of architects, • engineers, &• other professionals to preserve arts and cultural buildings, structures, & other resources

Eligible – units of local government

Administered by Preservation League of NY

Grants up to $3,000

$500 Match

Apply by Spring or Fall

Preserve NY and Technical Assistance Grants Awarded Projects funded by Preserve NY Grant

http://www.preservenys.org/01_what_grants_presny.html Projects funded by Technical

Assistance Grant

http://www.preservenys.org/01_what_grants_tag.html

Great Lakes Grants

Great Lakes Protection Fund

Provides funds for regional & statewide research projects to protect, restore, & improve health of Great Lakes ecosystem in NYS

Supports projects between government, academia, non-governmental, & environmental groups to conduct research & apply information sustaining & remediating health of plant, animal, & human elements of NY’s Great Lakes ecosystem.

Administered by DEC Towns and villages are

eligible

Great Lakes Protection Fund - Small Grants Program Develops pollution prevention, remedial action, environmental education projects, scientific research, & data collection

Administered by Great Lakes Research Consortium

Maximum Grant: $15,000 for projects in Great Lakes basin

No match Apply by February 10

Hudson River Estuary Program & Mohawk River Basin Program

Hudson River Estuary Program To implement goals & targets identified in

Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda Eligible: municipalities Administered by DEC Maximum award $50,000 50% Match Apply by: Not Determined Anticipate release of another grant round in Fall 2014

Mohawk River Basin Program

To implement goals & targets identified in the Mohawk River Basin Program Action Agenda

Eligible: municipalities Administered by DEC Maximum award $10,000 50% Match Apply by: October 20, 2014 (estimated)

Hudson River Valley Greenway Grants

Hudson River Valley Greenway Funding Evaluated on how well they advance Greenway criteria Administered by Hudson River Valley Greenway 50% required match Grant types:

Communities Grant Compact Grant Conservancy Trail Grant National Heritage Area

Heritage Development Grant

Hudson River Valley Greenway - Communities Grant Program For community planning, economic development,

natural resource protection, cultural resource protection, scenic resource protection, & open space protection

Administered by Hudson River Valley Greenway Up to $10,000 (or more for groups of communities) to

designated “Greenway Communities” within Greenway Area

50% Match Apply by December 5th, February 6th, May 8th, or

September 11th

Hudson River Valley Greenway - Compact Grant Program For municipalities that adopt & implement

regional compact strategy consistent with Greenway Criteria and Greenway Act

Administered by Hudson Valley Greenway No cap but grants range from $10,000 -

$20,000 50% Match Apply by December 5th, February 6th, May

8th, or September 11th

Hudson River Valley Greenway – Conservancy Trail Grant Program Supports trail planning, trail constructing and

amenities, and trail educational and interpretive projects within 14 county Greenway Area

Administered by Hudson Valley Greenway Up to $15,000 (or more for groups of

communities) 50% Match Apply by 9/5

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Heritage Development Grant To preserve, protect, and interpret the

nationally significant cultural and natural resources of the Hudson River Valley

Administered by Hudson Valley Greenway No cap but grants range from $1,000 -

$5,000 50% Match Apply by late fall

Hudson River Valley Greenway Grants Awarded Greenway Communities Grant Greenway Compact Grant Greenway Conservancy Trail Grant

http://www.hudsongreenway.ny.gov/GrantFunding/GrantsAwarded.aspx

Questions???

Division of Local Government and

School Accountabilitylocaltraining@osc.state.ny.us