This dataset provides applicant and project information for grants given by the NYS Department of State's Division of Local Government Services. The Division is responsible for assisting local officials in understanding and improving the local government financial health and promoting local government management based upon long-term planning and performance measurement. The program provides incentive funding directly to local governments to help reduce the cost of local services and increase service efficiencies.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) tracks the participation of local governments in the state’s Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Program. The dataset lists the CSC status of participating communities (Registered or Certified) and the date associated with that status, as well as the location of the community by county and region. DEC is one of six state agencies that sponsor the CSC Program. For a more up-to-date list of participating communities, please visit https://climatesmart.ny.gov/