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Environment & Conservation

All New York State New York City

Total sector funding

$28.5B

4,292 organizations

Median award

$100K

9,131 awards

Largest award

$5.2B

avg $3.2M

Top-3 concentration

49%

of $28.5B

Market brief

The shape of this market

Environment & Conservation in New York represents $28.5B across 9,131 awards to 4,292 organizations, with a median award of just $100K against an average of $3.2M, a gap that signals a market of many small grants alongside a handful of massive infrastructure contracts. The largest single award reaches $5.2B, and the top 3 recipients alone control 49% of all funding, marking this as a highly concentrated sector despite its broad base of participants.

Who leads, and why

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation dominates with $10.4B across just 7 awards, reflecting large-scale infrastructure financing rather than volume grantmaking. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ($1.8B, 3 awards) and US Army Corps Engineers ($1.7B, 4 awards) round out the top tier, and construction firms like Frontier-Kemper Constructors ($1.1B, 1 award) and Skanska ECCO III HVR JV ($848M, 1 award) show that single major contracts can vault a company into the top ranks.

Where the money comes from

The Department of Environmental Conservation is the largest contracting agency by far, awarding $11.8B across 1,362 contracts, followed by the Department of Environmental Protection at $6.8B across 567 contracts. On the appropriations side, New York City Economic Development Corporation directed $542M across 30 awards and Governor Kathy Hochul directed $245M across 100 awards, with additional sums flowing through the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Long Island Power Authority, and Suffolk County Water Authority, the last of which shows high award volume at 822 contracts totaling $167M.

The opening

The median award of $100K, set against thousands of organizations, indicates that smaller environmental and conservation entities regularly secure funding even as capital is concentrated at the top. The Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Environmental Protection combined issued nearly 2,000 contracts, suggesting these two agencies are the primary entry points for organizations seeking to work in this space.

What to watch

The heavy weighting toward a few multi-hundred-million and billion-dollar infrastructure awards, such as those to Frontier-Kemper Constructors and Skanska, means market conditions can shift significantly based on a small number of large capital projects. Organizations should track contracting volume at Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Environmental Protection, and monitor appropriations activity from bodies like Suffolk County Water Authority, which combines high award count with steady funding.

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