Grants & Funding

Conservancy Trail Grants:

• Round opens December 15, 2025; Applications due January 30, 2026; Award date March 11, 2026
• Round opens July 6, 2026; Applications due August 7, 2026; Award date Oct 14, 2026

Heritage Development Grants:

• Round opens December 15, 2025; Applications due January 30, 2026; Award date March 11, 2026

Community and Compact Grants:

• Round opens March 23, 2026; Applications due April 24, 2026; Award date June 10, 2026
• Round opens October 5, 2026; Applications due November 6, 2026; Award date December 9, 2026

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.

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

Round opens March 23, 2026; Applications due April 24, 2026; Award date June 10, 2026

Round opens October 5, 2026; Applications due November 6, 2026; Award date December 9, 2026

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.

Greenway County Compact Development and Updates: Under the Compact Grant Program, up to $100,000 for counties to develop a Greenway Compact. Up to $75,000 for a county to update an existing Greenway Compact.

Round opens Dec 15, 2025; Applications due January 30, 2026; Award date March 11, 2026

Round opens July 6, 2026; Applications due August 7, 2026; Award date October 14, 2026

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
• Trail Planning and Design
• Trail Rehabilitation or Improvement
• Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction on Trails
   

The Greenway Conservancy Trail Grant Application Guidelines are available to review, but are subject to change. Updated application guidelines will be posted at the opening of each round.