What Environmental Improvements Do You Want for the Tonawanda Community?
Balloting Has Now Closed
Thank you to all who participated in the balloting process to help guide the selection of environmental improvements for your community!
What Happens Next?
The Tonawanda Community Environmental Benefit Program is considering 25 proposals for projects to improve the Tonawanda community’s environment (see below). The results of the community’s balloting will help guide the State’s final selection of projects to be funded.
What are the Projects Proposed for the Tonawanda Community?
The proposed projects, which you can read about by scrolling down on this page, have been divided into 2 “tiers”:
Tier 1 – Projects requesting grants of up to $25,000
Tier 2 – Projects requesting grants of $25,001 to $250,000
When Will Funded Projects be Announced?
The State will announce funded projects in late 2021.
The Tonawanda Community Environmental Benefit Program is making up to $1 million in grants available for projects that will improve the environment or public health in the Tonawanda community.
The Tonawanda Community Environmental Fund is a program of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), and is established from funding obtained as part of a consent decree between the DEC, OAG, and the Tonawanda Coke Corporation regarding various environmental violations at TCC’s former facility in Tonawanda.
Tier 1 Projects
Grants ranging in value from $5,000 to $25,000 for small to medium scale projects.
Citizen Science Community Resources, Inc.
City of Tonawanda Public Library
Citizen Coalition for Wildlife and Environment
Community Victory Garden
Grant Amount: $24,908
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, North Tonawanda, Town of Tonawanda
City of Tonawanda Public Library Community Reading Garden.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Location: City of Tonawanda
Ecological Gardening for Community Health and Native Plant Giveaway
Grant Amount: $11,900
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, North Tonawanda, Town of Tonawanda
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
Kenilworth United Church of Christ
Subsidized Community Rain Barrel/Compost Bin Sale
Grant Amount: $25,000
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, North Tonawanda, Town of Tonawanda
Senior Focused E-Waste Collection
Grant Amount: $25,000
Location: Village of Kenmore, Town of Tonawanda, and the City of Tonawanda
Rain Barrel and Herb/Tomato Planter Workshops
Grant Amount: $19,696
Location: Town of Tonawanda, Kenmore, and North Tonawanda
Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District
Project Pride of North Tonawanda
Kenmore Village Improvement Society
Tree Planting and Beautification at Edison Elementary School
Grant Amount: $6,359
Location: Village of Kenmore and Town of Tonawanda
Manhattan Street Rain Garden Improvements
Grant Amount: $12,440
Location: North Tonawanda
Treasure Our Trees and Save the Bees
Grant Amount: $10,000
Location: Village of Kenmore
Thomas Edison PTA
Town of Tonawanda Public Library
Western New York Sustainable Business Roundtable (SBR)
Thomas Edison Parent-Teacher Association Community Garden
Grant Amount: $25,000
Location:Town of Tonawanda
Rain Garden and Welcoming Outdoor Public Space at Kenilworth Library
Grant Amount: $9,000
Location: Town of Tonawanda
Tonawanda Clean Production Leaders Campaign
Grant Amount: $22,000
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Kenmore, Town of Tonawanda
Tier 2 Projects:
Grants ranging in value from $25,001 to $250,000 for projects that have a more significant scale and scope than Tier 1 Grants.
Black Rock Riverside (BRR) Alliance Inc.
Citizen Science Community Resources, Inc.
City of Tonawanda
The Greening of Old Town and Riverside
Grant Amount: $75,500
Location: Riverside and Old Town Communities of Tonawanda
Healthy Soils, Healthy Gardens, Healthy Communities
Grant Amount: $250,000
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, North Tonawanda, Town of Tonawanda
City of Tonawanda Veterans’ Memorial Park Development Project
Grant Amount: $250,000
Location: City of Tonawanda
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County
Cornell University
Clean Air Coalition
Native Ladybugs and Plants for Tonawanda: Restoration, Conservation, and Inspiration
Grant Amount: $97,693
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, North Tonawanda, Town of Tonawanda
Community in Bloom: Environmental Sustainability Education and Community Awareness
Grant Amount: $71,192
Location: North Tonawanda
Organizing Our Environmental Justice Values in Action
Grant Amount: $99,000
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, North Tonawanda, Tonawanda
Elmlawn Memorial Park Foundation
Niagara River Greenway Commission
North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens
Elmlawn Memorial Park Arboretum
Grant Amount: $35,000
Location: Town of Tonawanda
Building Stewardship and Strengthening Community Pride
Grant Amount: $230,000
Location: Buffalo, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, North Tonawanda, Tonawanda
North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens Green Infrastructure Phase I Project
Grant Amount: $249,700
Location: North Tonawanda
North Tonawanda City School District
Town of Tonawanda
Village of Kenmore Department of Public Works
North Tonawanda City School District Community Garden Space
Grant Amount: $99,000
Location: North Tonawanda
Kenney Field Park Multi-Use Trail, Inclusive Playground and Mural Wall
Grant Amount: $250,000
Location: Town of Tonawanda
Kenmore Tree Planting Initiative
Grant Amount: $30,000
Location: Kenmore
Western New York Land Conservancy
New Nature Preserves, Improving Public Access, Restoring Habitats, and Offering Environmental Education
Grant Amount: $160,777
Location: North Tonawanda and Grand Island