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The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global environmental nonprofit founded in 1951, is offering grants of up to $50,000 across Long Island and New York State to support conservation and climate adaptation initiatives, with a focus on projects that protect lands and waters crucial for adapting to climate change.

This initiative is part of TNC’s 2025 Climate Resilience Grant Program (CRGP), which awards grants to local organizations and supports fee and easement acquisitions connecting critical floodplains and shorelines, helping to mitigate flooding and erosion.  The program also provides funding for organizational capacity-building, as well as planning and strategy development.  

TNC prioritizes projects that involve meaningful community engagement, especially in underserved and frontline communities, and that work with groups historically excluded from conservation, aiming for more equitable outcomes for people and communities.Continue Reading Empowering Long Island’s Future: Nature Conservancy Supports Local Conservation Efforts

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Amidst the holidays and end-of-year scramble, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation that would have required Industrial Development Agencies to have school district and labor union representatives on their governing board and/or board of directors.

Industrial Development Agencies, commonly known as “IDAs,” are public benefit corporations, a form of governmental entity created by the New York State Legislature. IDAs are authorized by New York State law to grant economic incentives, including tax abatements and Payment-In-Lieu-of-Tax (“PILOT”) Agreements, to businesses to encourage local economic development and growth, and meaningful job creation.

IDA boards are comprised of private citizens appointed by local government, with board members generally having significant experience in private sector business, economic development, finance and government.Continue Reading Critical End-of-Year Veto for Legislation Impacting Industrial Development Agencies