Grants & Funding

Grant applications for all Hudson River Valley Greenway grant programs have moved to an online application process.

For detailed information on enrolling new applicants see "Applicant Instructions for Registering a New Account" and for accessing existing grants see "Grantee Instructions for Registering a New Account" in the documents menu below.

You will still need to download below the Grant Application Budget Form and the specific Grant Guidelines for the grant you are applying for. A completed Grant Application Budget Form must be uploaded to your application in the HRVG Grant Platform in order for your application to be considered eligible.

Access the Hudson River Valley Greenway Grants Platform

Applications will open in the spring of 2025

The Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program provides matching grants to Greenway Communities and Compact Communities. Greenway Communities are eligible to receive funding to develop plans or projects consistent with the five Greenway criteria: natural and cultural resource protection, economic development, public access, regional planning, and heritage and environmental education. Higher amounts are awarded for intermunicipal projects.

The Greenway Communities Grant Program provides grant funding to help communities develop and implement a vision for their future that balances Greenway criteria of economic development considerations with resource protection and promotion objectives. Awards with a single municipal applicant are capped at $20,000. Awards for projects with multiple municipal applicants capped at $30,000.

The Greenway Compact Grant Program provides funding for projects that develop, approve, and implement a compact strategy consistent with the Greenway criteria and the Greenway Act. These grants are eligible to receive up to $50,000 for projects that develop, approve, and implement a compact strategy consistent with the Greenway criteria and the Greenway Act.

Applications will open December 16, 2024 and be due January 31, 2025 

The Hudson River Valley Greenway Conservancy Trails Grant Program is dedicated to funding recreational trail projects. Special consideration is given to projects that seek to implement the goals of the Greenway Trail Program. The application emphasizes connections to the Empire State Trail.  

Eligible project categories include:

• Trail Construction, Planning and Design
• Trail Rehabilitation or Improvement
• Trail Education or Interpretation
• Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction on Trails

Applications will open December 16, 2024 and be due January 31, 2025 

This grant program provides seed money to organizations for the purposes of programming, interpretation and marketing that support the mutual goals of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and applicants. Projects should resonate with the interpretive themes outlined in the HRVNHA Management Plan.

Applications for Winter/Spring 2025 are now open!

The Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (the Heritage Area) seeks to partner with various organizations to sponsor programs and events that reinforce the Heritage Area’s mission. While complementing the mission of the Heritage Area, cultural, heritage and recreational events deliver significant tourism and economic benefits to communities, and encourage local and regional partnerships. 

For more information, visit hudsonrivervalley.com/sponsorships.