| In 2019, DEC awarded WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) a $1,000,000 grant to help build administrative, technical and programmatic capacity of grassroots and community-based-organizations working in low-income communities, communities of color, or underserved communities across the state. WE ACT will award 18 grants – $50,000 each, for a total of $900,000 – to eligible groups throughout New York State’s nine DEC regions.
Due to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19, WE ACT has extended the deadline for applications to 11:59 p.m. EST April 30, 2020.
Submit applications online or mail to the following:
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Attention: Matt Dean
1854 Amsterdam Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10031.
Visit WE ACT’s website for additional information and to view the request for applications. |
