2025-2026 Smart Growth Community Planning Grant Program
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2122557
- State
- New York
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Point of contact
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- Leah Golby leah.golby@dos.ny.gov (518) 473-1028
Updated .
About this opportunity
The New York State Department of State is soliciting applications through the Consolidated Funding Application for the Environmental Protection Fund Smart Growth Community Planning Program. This opportunity targets eligible towns, villages, cities, counties, regional planning entities, and not-for-profit organizations to advance community planning efforts. Applicants can apply for six distinct grant types: Comprehensive Plan Grants, County Comprehensive Plan Grants, Comprehensive Zoning Grants, Zoning Amendment Grants, Area Plan Grants, and Area Plan and Zoning Amendment Grants. The primary objectives include preparing or updating comprehensive plans, zoning regulations, and area plans that integrate Smart Growth principles such as mixed-use neighborhoods, diverse housing options, infill development, walkable designs, and climate resiliency. Evaluation criteria will assess applicants based on demonstrated need, Smart Growth commitment, public engagement, principle integration, project scope, timeline, local capacity, and budget effectiveness. The application deadline is July 31, 2025, at 4:00 PM, with a contract period not exceeding three years and the earliest start date being April 1, 2025. Applicants must submit through the web-based Consolidated Funding Application system.
The procurement includes specific set-aside and participation goals, with a 30% Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) participation requirement and a 6% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) contracting goal. No Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside is specified, and there are no disadvantaged owned sub-contracting goals. The program will make approximately $2,000,000 available, with a minimum state assistance request of $75,000 and no maximum request amount. State assistance will not exceed 90% of total eligible project costs, requiring applicants to demonstrate the ability to cover the remaining 10% of project expenses. The attached Contract Reporter Results spreadsheet indicates previous awards to various municipalities and organizations across New York State from 2021 to 2024, suggesting a history of similar funding distributions. Eligible entities must be located within New York State counties and can include towns, villages, cities, counties, regional planning entities, and qualifying not-for-profit organizations interested in advancing community planning and Smart Growth principles.
Opportunity text
The Department is soliciting applications through the New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) under the Environmental Protection Fund Smart Growth Community Planning Program from eligible towns, villages, cities, counties, regional planning entities, and not-for-profit organizations to advance the preparation and adoption of one of the following:
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A new or updated comprehensive plan for an entire town, village, or city that integrates Smart Growth principles as described in section V below, pursuant to Town Law §272-a, Village Law §7-722 or General City Law §28-a (hereinafter "Comprehensive Plan Grant")
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Preparation and local adoption of a new or updated comprehensive plan for an entire county that integrates Smart Growth principles as described in section V below, pursuant to General Municipal Law §239-D (hereinafter "County Comprehensive Plan Grant")
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A new or updated community wide zoning regulations (i.e., local law, ordinance) for a town, village, or city that would implement an existing comprehensive plan that supports Smart Growth principles for the community (hereinafter "Comprehensive Zoning Grant")
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Amendment of existing zoning regulations for part of a town, village, or city to implement an existing comprehensive plan or previously adopted area plan that integrates Smart Growth principles (hereinafter "Zoning Amendment Grant")
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A new or updated area plan for part of a town, village, or city that supports Smart Growth principles for the community, and which plans may include, but would not be limited to, transit-oriented development plans and downtown/hamlet area plans (hereinafter, "Area Plan Grant")
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Preparation of a new or updated area plan and subsequent zoning amendment update that supports Smart Growth principles for part of a town, village, or city (hereinafter "Area Plan and Zoning Amendment Grant")
The comprehensive plan establishes the land use planning policy of communities in New York State and articulates the community vision and goals to guide official decision making. State law requires that all zoning regulations (i.e., local law, ordinance) be in accordance with a comprehensive plan; therefore, zoning and land use regulations are an important tool in implementing the goals of the comprehensive plan. Lack of a comprehensive plan, or an outdated comprehensive plan that no longer reflects the conditions and wishes of the community, can put a local government at risk of legal challenges to planning and zoning decisions. Applications are encouraged from those communities that do not have a comprehensive plan.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No
Total MWBE Participation Goals: 30%
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6%
Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0%
Due date:07/31/2025 4:00 PM
Contract term: 3 years
County(ies): All NYS counties
Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:
See attached
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Reporter Results - SGCP (1).xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| RFA#25-OPDSG-11.pdf |
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