Grants to open small business

The Hudson River Valley Greenway has announced the applications for the 2005 Conservancy Small Grants Program are available.

This program offers funding for trail planning, construction and amenities, historic landscape preservation, regional and local partnership development as well as many other resource enhancement and economic development projects.

This program is an annual competitive grant funding opportunity available to communities and not-for-profits within the designated Hudson River Valley Greenway area, which extends from Battery Park in Waterford, Saratoga County to Battery Park, Manhattan. This is a matching funds program requiring 100% match of funds awarded, with $125,000 in total funding available.

Requests for funds must range from $1,000 to $10,000 for projects involving, or located in, one municipality, and up to $25,000 for projects involving, or located in, two or more municipalities. All applications must be delivered or postmarked by March 25, 2005.