Press Release
May 17, 2011
Dan Keefe
518-486-1868
State Parks Announces Workshops on Environmental Protection Fund Grants
New York State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey announced today that the agency will hold a series of workshops for municipalities and not-for-profit organizations interested in applying for Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) grants.
"The Environmental Protection Fund has been critical to the success of a wide variety of environmental and historic preservation projects in communities around our state," Harvey said. "We encourage community members and organizations to attend one of these workshops to learn more about how these grants may help advance their projects."
Under the enacted 2011-12 EPF budget, $12.3 million will be available for the acquisition, planning, development, and improvement of parks, historic properties, and heritage areas by municipalities and not-for profit organizations. Applications for the highly competitive program will be available June 1. The due date for completed applications is September 1, 2011.
The workshops are free and no pre-registration is required. The schedule is as follows:
June 13
SYRACUSE
New York State Fair Grounds
McNeil Arts and Home Center
State Fair Blvd.
Syracuse, NY
10 am to 12 pm
WATERLOO
Seneca County Office Building
Heroes Conference Room
1 DiPronio Drive
Waterloo, NY 13165
1 to 3 pm
June 14
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Saratoga Spa State Park
Gideon Putnam Room
19 Roosevelt Drive
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
10 am to 12 pm
NORTH TONAWANDA
Herschell Carousel Museum
180 Thompson Street
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
1 to 3 pm
June 15
SALAMANCA
Allegany State Park
Summit Warming Hut
ASP Rt. # 1
Salamanca, NY 14779
1:30 to 4 pm
NEW YORK CITY
Historic Preservation Program Workshop
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
7 State Street (across from Staten Island Ferry)
Manhattan, NY
9:30 to 11:30 am
June 16
LIMA
Genesee Community College, Lima Campus
7285 Gale Road at Route 15A
Lima, NY 14484
10 am to 12 pm
BABYLON
Long Island Regional Headquarters
Belmont Lake State Park(Exit 37N off the Southern State Parkway)
Babylon, NY 11702
11 am to 1 pm
June 17
NEW YORK CITY
Parks Program Workshop
NYSOPRHP
Harlem State Office Building
163 West 125th Street (just west of Lenox Avenue)
17th Floor (ID needed)
Manhattan, NY
10 am to 12 pm
June 21
HUDSON VALLEY
Taconic Regional Office
9 Old Post Road
Staatsburg, NY 12580
10 am to 12 pm
June 23
WATERTOWN
Dulles State Office Building
217 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
12:30 to 2:30 pm