PEP Mini Grants

Check back in September 2026 for the opening of our next Mini Grant!

The Peconic Estuary Partnership awards a yearly mini grant for projects that help achieve PEP Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan (CCMP) Goals.

2025 Mini Grant Projects:

Ninevah Beach Property Owners’ Association (NBPOA) with “Green Infrastructure Installation: Stormwater Abatement at the East End of Harding Terrace (NB-2) to Protect Little Northwest Creek”.
- Learn More here: Ninevah Beach Rain Garden Fact Sheet
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Agricultural Stewardship Program with “Creating an On-Farm Weather Monitoring Network to Improve Agricultural Stewardship”
Peconic Baykeeper with “Peconic River Litter Trap”

2024 Mini Grant Projects:

The Perfect Earth Project with “Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Peconic Estuary Watershed Through Residential Outreach and Nature-Based Land Care Education”.
The Accabonac Protection Committee with “Enhancing Water Quality Communications in the Accabonac Watershed”
The Citizen Science Learning Center with “Adopt-a-pond Water Quality Monitoring and Pond Keepers Educational Programing”

Click here to learn more about the 2024 Mini Grant Projects by reading our fact sheet!