Funding Opportunities

PEP Mini Grant – See our previous Mini Grant awards

The applications for the 2026 PEP Mini Grants will be open in September. Please check back then.

PEP Homeowner Reward Program – Homeowners within the Peconic Estuary can be reimbursed up to $500 for planting native plants, installing rain barrels, or implementing other green alternatives on their property

The Homeowner Rewards Program is now open for 2026! Apply today.

PEP’s Innovative/Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Maintenance Grant – The County has developed a new grant program with funding from the Peconic Estuary Partnership to reimburse homeowners within the PEP contributing area up to $500 per year when an operations and maintenance contract for an I/A OWTS has been renewed. Annual contract renewal will be required and this funding is in addition to the 3 years of maintenance already covered by the Septic Improvement Program (SIP) grant.

The applications for the Septic Improvement Program (SIP) are open!

RFP & Contract Opportunities

At the moment, we do not have any RFP opportunities open. Please check back at a later date and see below the awarded RFPs for the 2026 year:

• Closed (February 2, 2026): Shelter Island Tidal Wetland Assessment
  • Awarded to: Stony Brook University Research Team (Elizabeth Watson, Giovanna McClenachan, and Hope Kenmore)
• Closed (January 30, 2026): Ashawagh Hall Stormwater Abatement
  • Awarded to: LK McClean Associates
• Closed (January 10, 2026): Broad Cove Community Facilitator RFP
  • Awarded to: Judith Talbot, Independent Contractor
• Closed (December 16, 2025): Lake Montauk Stormwater Abatement
  • Rescinded.

If you have any questions regarding the RFP process, please contact peconicestuary@stonybrook.edu.

New York State Funding Finder – Search engine for supplemental funding opportunities.

This simple tool allows grant seekers to filter through grants based on categories including: eligible applicants, project type, project phase, and regional coverage. The results of your search within the tool will provide a direct link to the Request for Proposals (RFP) of the grant(s) that best meet your search result. For additional information, contact the grant agent directly with more specific questions about a funding program.