NYC Department Of Environmental

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection — operating as the Revenue & Claims Division of the City of New York — is a municipal entity that functions as a federal grant sub-recipient (79% of its 95 tracked awards) and occasional prime grant recipient (21%) in environmental infrastructure, water systems, and stormwater resilience projects. The department does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and sub-awards from civilian agencies.

The department's federal customer base is concentrated in emergency response and environmental stewardship. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 and Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards each account for 36 awards (86% of award count combined), with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 anchoring the dollar concentration at $2.9 million across 6 awards. The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service and standalone FEMA rounds out the top-five customer set.

As a prime recipient, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection has received four recent federal grants for discrete environmental and infrastructure projects. A $200,000 Forest Health Protection project award (CFDA 10.680) from the USDA Forest Service Region 9, dated February 4, 2026, funds active invasive species management across New York City's watershed through 2030, combining silvicultural approaches, pesticide treatment, and biological control agents to combat hemlock pests and restore forest health. The department also received a cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy dated October 1, 2024, covering comprehensive planning for electric school bus fleet resilience and charging infrastructure guidelines under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. A January 1, 2023 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration addressed compound flooding risk assessment for New York City's sewer system under sea level rise and intensified precipitation scenarios. A July 25, 2022 cooperative agreement with the National Resources Conservation Service funded Staten Island Bluebelt streambank stabilization on New Creek following Hurricane Sandy damage, with ultimate completion scheduled for June 25, 2025.

In its sub-recipient role, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection appears most frequently under the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, receiving wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and stormwater pump station sub-awards since 2021 for facility upgrades, power distribution systems, dechlorination, settling tank reconstruction, and biological nutrient removal (BNR) improvements across multiple treatment plants (Bowery Bay, Coney Island, North River, Wards Island, and Jamaica). The department also holds sub-awards from the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services and the NYS Department of Health for resilience planning and water tunnel construction projects, including Phase 2 shaft excavation and construction for City Tunnel No. 3 and Kensico-to-Eastview water conveyance work. Recent sub-awards dated August 5, 2025 reflect ongoing WWTP rehabilitation and upgrade activities under the DEC prime.

Activity has remained moderate and variable — ranging from five awards in 2024 to eleven in 2025 — with combined potential value of $3 million offset by $667 million in obligated dollars, indicating significant cost execution on established grants relative to stated potential values. The department's grant work spans water infrastructure, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and flood resilience — all aligned with New York City's environmental protection mission and federal disaster recovery or climate adaptation funding streams. As a division of the City of New York, it operates within the municipal entity structure and does not compete for work outside the grant recipient role.