Publications: Success Stories
Extension - 2025
May 26, 2025
May 31, 2025
Included in this annual review are over 40 summaries of select work conducted by our program's extension specialists and funded researchers to develop and provide stakeholder-driven, science-based information, tools, and other resources that support local communities, businesses, and individuals.
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NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program Requesting Proposals for 2025-26
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - Press Release
Apr 10, 2025
May 31, 2025
NYSDEC and New York Sea Grant announce $200,000 in funding now available for projects to implement Great Lakes Action Agenda priorities.
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New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program 2023 Projects
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 12, 2024
May 31, 2025
Small grants produce significant results for Great Lakes region communities
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New York's Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program
Story Maps
Mar 20, 2024
May 31, 2025
The Small Grants Program supports local projects that lead to larger-scale activities described in the Great Lakes Action Agenda (GLAA), and is anticipated to be available on an annual basis, depending on funding.
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NYSG and NYSDEC Announce Over $388K in Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Project Awards
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - Press Release
Feb 13, 2024
May 31, 2025
Over $388K in grant awards, supported via a NYSG-NYSDEC partnership, funds eight NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants projects to address the diverse environmental needs of waterfront communities in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region.
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In Media: Town of Butler Receives Grant to Enhance Town Properties
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Nov 21, 2023
May 31, 2025
This project, which received some Great Lakes Small Grants funding, will assist the Town of Butler to enhance the Mill Pond through a community-driven planning process, to develop needed improvements and to facilitate the initiation of a community-based effort for continued management.
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NYSG Featured in NYSDEC's 2020-2022 Great Lakes Program Progress Report
New York's Great Lakes - News
Apr 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
People and communities are benefiting from collaborative projects, including a number of them with Sea Grant, to restore New York's Great Lakes resources
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On YouTube: Spotlight on Environmental Justice Stewards Pilot Program
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Apr 22, 2023
May 31, 2025
During the10-week Environmental Justice Stewards Pilot Program, students analyzed and graphed local data to identify trends that they later shared in a scientific report and through creative ways, which include posters, infographics, music, and short videos.
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Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Projects Engage Youth
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG, in partnership with NYS DEC, administers New York’s Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program to benefit diverse coastal stakeholders, including youth.
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NYSG and NYSDEC Announce $460,000 Available in Grants for Great Lakes Basin Projects
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - Press Release
Jan 09, 2023
May 31, 2025
Funding to support projects that implement Great Lakes Action Agenda Priorities, local priorities to restore and protect Great Lakes Lands and Waters 2023; Applications for funding due March 1, 2023.
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On Air: Small Grant Programs of Both GLRC, NYSG
Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - News
Dec 12, 2022
May 31, 2025
"We fund a Great Lakes small grants program as well as the [Great Lakes] Research Consortium does," says Dave White, New York Sea Grant's Coastal Recreation and Tourism Specialist.
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On Air: Spotlight on Great Lakes Research Consortium's Small Grants
Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - News
Dec 12, 2022
May 31, 2025
"All the issues that we talk about, whether it be water quality, socioeconomics, harmful algal blooms, invasive species, you know, a lot of times what folks don't realize is there's a large cadre of researchers and students behind that at our great universities."
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New York’s Great Lakes Basin Small Grants: 2021 Grants Underwrite Outreach to Engage Youth Audiences
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant administers a small grants program in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to advance New York’s Great Lakes Basin Action Agenda priorities.
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New York’s Great Lakes Basin Small Grants: A Projects Dashboard for the Program
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant’s new interactive, online dashboard provides information on Great Lakes Basin Small Grant projects’ accomplishments and inspires future applications.
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2022
Publications - Articles
May 30, 2022
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Spring 2022 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release this Fall, likely in mid-late November, to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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In Media: Clarkson Professors Partner to Bolster Training of Tomorrow’s Watershed Stewards
NY Great Lakes Basin / Marine Small Grants Programs - News
May 29, 2022
May 31, 2025
The goal of the project is to expand Project WHIRL, a K-12 program developed as a volunteer program for school-aged children by the Indian River Lakes Conservancy. The project focused on aquatic resource stewardship in the northeast region of New York State.
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Small Grants, Big Impacts: Making NY’s Coastal Resources Accessible for All
NY Great Lakes Basin / Marine Small Grants Programs - News
May 11, 2022
May 31, 2025
Small grants funding through a NYSDEC collaboration with NYSG is creating big opportunities for sportsmen, residents, and visitors to access New York’s aquatic resources statewide.
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NYSG and NYSDEC Announce $400,000 Available in Grants for Great Lakes Basin Projects
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - Press Release
May 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
Awards of up to $50,000 per project will be available from the New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program. Proposals must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. EST on July 1, 2022.
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$199,801 Awarded for 8 Small Grants Engaging Youth in Great Lakes Environmental Conservation
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - Press Release
Mar 11, 2022
May 31, 2025
Great Lakes Basin Small Grants are awarded by New York Sea Grant, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
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New York Coastlines, Summer 2021
Publications - Articles
Aug 28, 2021
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Summer 2021 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release in Spring '22 to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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In Media: Genesee River Wilds Signs Mark the Way
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Aug 07, 2021
May 31, 2025
A new Genesee River Blueway Map, funded via a small grant program through a NYSDEC-NYSG partnership, is ready for use by canoeists and kayakers who wish to explore and connect with the river.
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2021
Publications - Articles
May 08, 2021
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Spring 2021 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release over the summer to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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On Air: Next Round of Great Lakes Small Grants Must Involve Youth
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Apr 21, 2021
May 31, 2025
Dave White talks with Finger Lakes Radio about a pot of $200,000 being offered (via a partnership program of NYSG and NYSDEC) for clubs, organizations or agencies who want to create a project for the Great Lakes Watershed
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On Air: $25,000 Available for Projects Engaging Youth to Address Local Watershed Challenges
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Apr 21, 2021
May 31, 2025
NYSG's Dave White shared with 93Q Syracuse that the coastal program, along with NYSDEC, is offering grants of up to $25,000 for project that engage youth under the age of 21 with local watershed challenges.
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On YouTube: Engaging Youth in the Health and Fun of the Great Lakes
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Apr 20, 2021
May 31, 2025
As shared on Spectrum News, NY Sea Grant is working with NYSDEC to provide $200,000 for area groups and agencies that want to take on a project that would improve the Great Lakes Watershed.
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On YouTube: NY Sea Grant Teaching Kids About the Environment
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Apr 20, 2021
May 31, 2025
As NYSG shares with the hosts of the "Bridge Street" morning show, the coastal program is partnering with the NYSDEC on a small grants program to help engage youth and build the next generation of environmental stewards.
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In Media: What's New for Genesee River Kayakers This Spring and Summer? New Signage Aids Adventures
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Apr 18, 2021
May 31, 2025
A new Genesee River Blueway Map, funded via a small grant program through a NYSDEC-NYSG partnership, is ready for use by canoeists and kayakers who wish to explore and connect with the river.
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NYSG Featured in NYSDEC's 2018-2020 Great Lakes Program Progress Report
New York's Great Lakes - News
Apr 13, 2021
May 31, 2025
People and communities are benefiting from collaborative projects, including a number of them with Sea Grant, to restore New York's Great Lakes resources
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Projects Directly Involving Youth the Focus of $200,000 in Grants Available via NYSDEC and NYSG
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - Press Release
Mar 23, 2021
May 31, 2025
2021 applications for funding are due April 30th for grants now available to support projects that engage youth in implementing Great Lakes Action Agenda priorities.
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NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program Supports Community-Based Projects
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021)
Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant manages the New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program to the benefit of diverse coastal communities
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In Media: Genesee River Blueway Map Launched
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Oct 03, 2020
May 31, 2025
A new Genesee River Blueway Map, funded via a small grant program through a NYSDEC-NYSG partnership, is ready for use by canoeists and kayakers who wish to explore and connect with the river.
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NYSG's “Currents Clips” Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’
Currents Clips - News
Sep 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Launched in mid-2019 as a limited series, this collection of one- to two-minute videos immerses NYSG's subscribers and followers into the program's coastal research, extension and education work.
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Earth Day at 50: New York Sea Grant looks at the past, present, and future
Education - News
Apr 21, 2020
May 31, 2025
In celebration of 50 years of Earth Day, NYSG joins NOAA, its federal parent agency, to examine some of its education programs that are making a measurable difference for the environment.
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Apr 07, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the spring 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our latest issue, which was released in mid-July to our e-subscribers. Sign up and we'll send you issues weeks before it's online.
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More than $1 Million in Small Grants Support NY Great Lakes Action Projects 2015-2019
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2020)
Mar 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants encourage community- and stakeholder-driven ecosystem-based management applications
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New York Coastlines, Winter 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Feb 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the winter 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our latest issue, which was released in early April to our e-subscribers. We'll send you the issue before it's online in mid-late April.
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In Media: New map will connect Genesee River kayakers, communities
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Feb 14, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
This 2017-18 project is among eight community-based projects in the state that will receive a portion of $199,575 in grant money from New York Sea Grant and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
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In Media: St. Lawrence County Chamber gathering tourism ideas for Lake St. Lawrence
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Nov 22, 2019
May 31, 2025
This 2019-20 project is among nine community-based projects in the state that will receive a portion of $200,000 in grant money from New York Sea Grant and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
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In Media: Professor’s Research Warns of Potential Mercury Release in Upper St. Lawrence River
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Nov 19, 2019
Dec 21, 2019
Findings from a NYSG-funded Great Lakes small grant project will appear in an article accepted for publication in the Journal of Great Lakes Research this June.
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NY Sea Grant and DEC Award $200,155 to Nine Great Lakes Action Agenda Projects
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - Press Release
Sep 29, 2019
Dec 21, 2019
As part of a press conference and visit to the greater eastern Lake Ontario region in early August, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new suite of community-based projects focused on enhancing ecological and economic resiliency throughout the Great Lakes watershed.
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New York Coastlines, Early Summer 2019
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Aug 02, 2019
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the early summer issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, slated for release to our subscribers in November.
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In Media: Additional Funding Announced for Restore the Gorge Effort
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Jun 19, 2019
Dec 21, 2019
'Restore the Gorge' is an effort to transform the ecological health of the Niagara River Gorge and rim by controlling invasive species and planting native trees, shrubs, grasses and flowers in the Niagara Gorge from the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center to Devil's Hole State Park.
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May 08, 2019
May 31, 2025
This is a new series of one to two minute video summaries that immerse NYSG's Web site visitors, social media followers and NY Coastlines subscribers into the program's coastal research, extension and education stories.
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NYSG Featured in NYSDEC's 2016-2018 Great Lakes Program Progress Report
New York's Great Lakes - News
Apr 02, 2019
Dec 23, 2020
People and communities are benefiting from collaborative projects, including a number of them with Sea Grant, to restore New York's Great Lakes resources
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New York Coastlines, Late Winter 2019
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Mar 22, 2019
Aug 18, 2022
In June, NYSG will release the late Spring / early Summer '19 issue of its flagship publication, New York Coastlines. E-subscribers will receive it first, so be sure to sign up ... and, in the meantime, check out our late Winter '19 edition.
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Great Lakes’ Environmental, Economic, Educational Value Noted in NY Sea Grant Impact Series
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019) - Press Release
Feb 26, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
The environmental, economic, and educational benefits of Great Lakes-focused projects spanning Lake Erie to the 1000 Islands region are highlighted in the 2019 New York Sea Grant series of impact statements.
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On YouTube: NY’s Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
Feb 25, 2019
May 31, 2025
New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants encourage stakeholder-driven ecosystem-based management application
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On YouTube: 2018 NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Awards Enhancing Community & Ecosystem Resiliency
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
Feb 25, 2019
May 31, 2025
New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants encourage stakeholder-driven ecosystem-based management application
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New York Coastlines, Late Summer - Early Fall 2018
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Sep 13, 2018
Aug 18, 2022
NY Coastlines—NYSG's flagship publication—and its news archive, Currents, highlight news, events and other activities from our coastal program's various research, extension and education endeavors throughout NY's marine and Great Lakes waters.
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In Media: State grant will bring improvements to Vitale Park, Chip Holt Nature Center
NY Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program - News
Sep 06, 2018
Dec 21, 2019
A $25,000 New York Sea grant will help fund the construction of a 500-square-foot rain garden as well as the installation of two, 50-gallon rain barrels and the restoration of about 400 feet of shoreline at Vitale Park on Conesus Lake.
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