Quadricentennial Grants
Grant applications are being accepted for projects, programs, events and celebrations dedicated to the commemoration of New York State's 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage, Samuel DeChamplain's voyage and the 200th anniversary of Robert Fulton's successful steamboat voyage.
Eligible applicants include municipalities and not-for-profit organizations and the project must be entirely located within New York State, within the Champlain Valley, the Hudson Valley, the New York Harbor vicinity (including all five boroughs) or more specifically within the confines of the following counties:
Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Greene, Columbia, Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington, Warren, Essex and Clinton. See the map below. Applicants can apply for a maximum project award of $50,000.
The information and instruction packet (72 kb pdf) is available and applications must be submitted before September 3, 2008.
Fillable application form (34 kb pdf). Please use this form which allows you to type in your responses. Only forms typed out will be accepted. Note: If you close your browser while filling out the form all your work will be lost. To prevent any lost data, fill out the whole form and print it in one session.
Forward a total of 4 (original plus 3) copies of the application and all required attachments to Tara Sullivan, Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission, NYS DEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233. Mark the outside of the envelope "Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Grant Application".
Eligible boundaries for projects seeking grant funding