Regenerate New York Forestry Cost Share Grant Program Portions of this page may require JavaScript to be enabled for your browser. Funding for Private Landowners to Grow the Forests of the Future Interested landowners can apply until October 8th or until funds run out. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Private landowners from around New York State are growing forests for our future. Photo by Josh Birnbaum, NASF The purpose of this grant program is to support the regeneration of forests so they may continue to deliver vital services such as mitigating climate change, protecting air and water quality, and supporting the economy. Young forests in New York face many challenges today that did not exist a century ago, the most significant being wide-spread damage caused by increased white-tailed deer populations and competition from invasive vegetation. Active management of the land is essential to ensure the survival of young trees and allow forests to become established or renew themselves, but this can be an overwhelming and expensive task.