2015-16 Community Grant Awardees

Grow NYC: Rainwater Harvesting on the Gowanus Canal project will create a three-point pollution reduction strategy that can be adopted at home and in local communities; rainwater capture to reduce stormwater overflow and fresh water usage; composting to increase organics diversion and reduce waste send to landfills; and the stewardship and propagation of native plants, bioswales and gardens to capture stormwater and improve local air and quality of life. 

NY Hall of Science: Ecology in Focus: A Photography-Based Pollution Studies Program for Middle and High School Students project will develop and pilot a program engaging youth as citizen scientists and photo journalists. In two, five-day camps students will learn about, document and propose solutions to pollution issues in their neighborhoods.

NY Product Stewardship: The Increasing Textiles Reuse in New York project will increase the quantity of textiles collected for reuse and recycling by increasing outreach and education efforts statewide.

Seedfolk City Farm: Composting Program will provide a 17-week hands-on educational program where elementary students will explore the benefits of composting as a pollution reduction and soil-improvement technique.

Rochester Institute of Technology: Goodbye, Goodbuy Optimization and Outreach project will expand its current move-out day collection and re-use program, by increasing promotion throughout the campus as well as to partner colleges and universities statewide.

American Chemical Society of New York: Green Chemistry Training for High School Teachers: Pollution Prevention in New York City Schools initiative will reduce hazardous chemical use in classrooms by training and providing high school teachers with resources that focus on green chemistry alternatives and concepts.

Hudson Valley Regional Council: Food Waste Prevention and Awareness in Dutchess and Ulster Counties will further efforts to reduce food waste and recover food by increasing food donation opportunities and networks.

Lost Bird Project: Fast Forward Rochester will develop pollution prevention curriculum and learning materials for young filmmakers creating environmental protection and pollution prevention based films.

Clean and Healthy NY: Current project Pollution Prevention in the Child Care Setting will expand further to educate child care providers in the Capitol, Dutchess and Putnam counties in concrete pollution prevention strategies.

Seneca Park Zoo Society: Center for Biodiversity Exploration’s My Genesee will engage visitors in pollution prevention education through the development of interactive applications and game experiences that tell the story of the Genesee River’s biodiversity and overall health, and what residents can do to improve it.

Grassroots Environmental Education, Inc: Support the ChildSafe School Program in New York State will provide educational materials and implement strategies designed to help parents, school administrators, teachers and staff reduce environmental risks in the school setting.

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation’s: Cypress Hills Healthy Homes project will develop and offer an in-home training for homeowners, tenants and community residents to improve air quality, promote energy efficiency and conservation of resources, and reduce toxics and waste.

Pratt Center for Community Development: Pfizer Waste Prevention and Diversion Initiative will advance a model for sustainable industrial development in New York City by innovating a replicable waste diversion system for manufacturing hubs generating significant amounts of organic waste.