New York Grants

Top New York grants right now

• Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA)

  Up to $2000Mopen

  The Smart Schools Bond Act, approved by New York State voters in 2014, authorized the issuance of $2 billion of general obligation bonds to finance im...

• Residential and Retail Energy Storage Market Acceleration Incentives Programs (PON 6004)

  Up to $775MDeadline: Dec 31, 2030open

  The Residential and Retail Energy Storage Market Acceleration Incentives Program provides financial incentives for the installation of new grid-connec...

• POWER UP Grant Program

  Empire State Development (New York State)Up to $300Mopen

  POWER UP Grant Program is a grant from Empire State Development (New York State) that funds electric infrastructure upgrades at industrial sites to cr...

  electric_vehiclesenergy_efficiencyclean_energymanufacturingelectric infrastructure

• FEMA Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program for AI-Enabled Drone Detection

  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Department of Homeland SecurityUp to $250Mopen

  The FEMA Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program, established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, provides $500 million to e...

  counter_dronehomeland_securityai_detectionpublic_safetyuas_defense

• Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) Grant

  New York State Education Department (NYSED)Up to $45Mopen

  Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) Grant is sponsored by New York State Education Department (NYSED). Reimburses New York State religious and in...

  community_facilitiespublic_safetyeducation_researchschool safetysecurity systems

• Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP)

  Up to $35Mopen

  The goal of the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means ...

• Intermunicipal Grants

  Up to $30Mopen

  The Intermunicipal Grants program provides funding for clean water and drinking water projects undertaken jointly by multiple municipalities in New Yo...

• DHS Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Counter-UAS) Grant Program FY2026 for AI-Enabled Drone Defense at FIFA World Cup and National Capital Region

  U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Up to $30Mopen

  The DHS Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Counter-UAS) Grant Program was established to support state and local law enforcement, critical infrastruct...

  counter_uasai_drone_defensecomputer_visionsensor_fusionpublic_safety_ai

• WIIA Grants For Clean Water Projects

  Up to $25Mopen

  The Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) Grants for Clean Water Projects provide competitive funding to New York State municipalities for criti...

• Mid-scale: Operations of the Center for High Energy X-ray Science (CHEXS)

  Up to $23MDeadline: Mar 31, 2029open

  This award continues to support operations of the Center for High Energy X-ray Science (CHEXS), a national facility providing access to unique, world-...

• Long Island Investment Fund

  Up to $20Mopen

  The Long Island Investment Fund program focuses on large-scale, transformative projects that will have lasting impacts on Long Island, driving economi...

• Dynamic Cognitive Phenotypes for Prediction of Mental Health Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness

  Up to $18MDeadline: Sep 9, 2029open

  The proposed work will enhance clinical prediction for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), across diagnoses, by incorporation of novel, sca...

• Columbia University/ R/V Marcus G. Langseth Ship Operations - CY2024-2029

  Up to $15MDeadline: Dec 31, 2028open

  This project provides funding for the Research Marcus G. Langseth to conduct oceanographic research missions supported by the National Science Foundat...

• Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

  Up to $14MDeadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) provides below-market rate financing, including interest-free loans and grants/principal forgiveness f...

• Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

  Up to $12Mopen

  The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant provides flexible federal funding to the State of New York to address public health prior...

• Metal Exposures, Omics, and AD/ADRD risk in Diverse US Adults

  Up to $10MDeadline: Jan 31, 2030open

  SUMMARY Metals are neurotoxic at high doses yet can contribute to motor and cognitive deficits even at environmentally relevant doses. Metals contribu...

• OSWD - ESD 2025 Workforce Development Capital & Pay for Performance Operating Grants

  Up to $10Mopen

  The OSWD - ESD 2025 Workforce Development Capital & Pay for Performance Operating Grants program, administered by the New York State Empire State Deve...

• Pay for Performance Operating Grant Program

  Empire State DevelopmentUp to $10Mopen

  Pay for Performance Operating Grant Program is a grant from Empire State Development. Pay for Performance Operating Grant Program | FindGrants | FindG...

  workforce_developmenteconomic_developmenteducation_researchworkforce developmentskills training

• Green Resiliency Grants

  Up to $10Mopen

  Designed to support flood-prone communities in implementing transformative green infrastructure projects that combat the effects of extreme weather, p...

• New York University Clinical and Translational Science Hub

  National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesUp to $9.6MDeadline: Dec 31, 2032open

  The New York University (NYU) Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is a vibrant public–private collaboration between NYU Langone Health...

Where New York grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities that fund work in New York.
• New York state portal — state-administered grant programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations active in New York, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs that explicitly fund New York-based work.

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Qualify New York grants before you write

Most of the time it takes to win a grant isn't writing — it's research and qualifying. Before you commit a week to a full proposal, qualify the opportunity with a 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: