News from the Hudson River Estuary Program

Request for Proposals – Planning for River Access Resiliency in the  Hudson River Watershed $50,000 is now available to develop a regional  design and planning guide to help site managers and communities assess risk and plan for flooding and sea-level rise at riverfront parks and  fishing, swimming, and boating access sites along the Hudson River estuary and its tidal tributaries. The resulting project will incorporate
best environmental practices and universal design principles and will include the use of natural and nature-based approaches where suitable. 

Funding to support this work is provided by the state’s Environmental  Protection Fund and is administered by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program, in partnership with the New England  Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) through a Request for Proposals  (RFP).The deadline for proposals is February 15, 2019 at 12 p.m. The RFP and application are available on NEIWPCC’s website. General information about the RFP can be found on the DEC website.