Hudson River Estuary Program Round 43 - Local Stewardship Planning

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is pleased to announce funding for projects that implement priorities of the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda to conserve, restore and revitalize the estuary and its ecosystem.  Approximately $750,000 is available from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund.  Applications, now known as Bids, must be submitted through the State Financial System (SFS) Grants Management System (https://esupplier.sfs.ny.gov/).  Paper bids will NOT be accepted.  Applicants, now known as Bidders or Vendors, are strongly encouraged to submit their bid prior to the bid deadline. Late bids will not be accepted. Grant bid information is also available on the Department’s website at https://www.dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/oceans-estuaries/hudson-river-estuary-program/grants-funding-opportunities. For the purposes of this grant program, the following entities are considered eligible Bidders: Governmental Entities, Municipalities, and Quasi-Governmental Entities, including but not limited to Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, or Indian nation or tribe recognized by the state or the United States with a reservation wholly or partly within the boundaries of New York State, or any combination thereof, Public Benefit Corporations, Public Authorities, Municipal Corporations, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, School Districts, and Community Colleges, and 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporations whose projects are located within the eligible geographic boundaries defined in this RFA. For general information on completing this bid and for clarification of bid requirements, contractual terms and procedures, contact: Susan Pepe, Hudson River Estuary Program Grants Coordinator, contact@example.gov.  For technical information regarding the Grants Management Bid Event, direct questions to: NYS SFS Grants Management, contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000; +1 (555) 000-0000 (toll-free).  Include 2024 Round 43 Stewardship RFA in the subject line of the email. Questions regarding this grant opportunity will be accepted by the DEC until C.O.B. July 3, 2024.  All questions, and answers, will be uploaded in the Grants Management System Bid Event for all Bidders to view. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 30% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Due date:07/17/2024 3:00 PM Deadline for questions 7/3/2024 COB Contract term: 2 years County(ies): Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Montgomery, New York, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester Location: Various Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Town of Cortlandt Riverkeeper Inc TOWN OF HURLEY Village of Nyack Bard College Columbia Land Conservancy, Inc. Town of Kent Pace University Village of Ardsley Village of Hastings-on-Hudson Town of Lloyd New York Restoration Project Hudson River Watershed Alliance