Deadline: 21-Jan-22
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) is offering grants under “Quinnipiac River Fund” to improve the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor and their watersheds.
The committee considers projects for grant funding that work toward this goal. Examples include:
- Studying the pollution of the waterbodies.
- Studying the ecology of the waterbodies.
- Researching methods of reducing pollution, or otherwise improving the environmental health of the waterbodies.
- Addressing means of reducing both non-point and point sources of pollution to the waterbodies.
- Researching the permitting process, researching particular permits, and making recommendations as to findings.
- Providing public education about the waterbodies.
- Purchasing land in the watersheds for conservation, pollution reduction, and/or improving public access.
- Environmental advocacy (note: funding cannot be used for litigation).
- Habitat restoration.
Note: Projects involving the education of schoolchildren will be considered for grant funding only if they contribute to improving the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River and its watershed.
Funding Infromation
Each year the Fund distributes more than $100,000 to organizations that work toward improving the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River, New Haven Harbor and the surrounding watersheds.
Eligibility Criteria
- While each grant process has its own criteria, all applicants must be defined as tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) or any applicable statute of the Internal Revenue code. While grants are occasionally made to governmental agencies, local nonprofits receive priority. Requests will be considered from groups that do not have tax-exemption status, provided that they have a fiscal agent with the appropriate tax status. In projects involving a partnership of agencies, a single agency with the appropriate tax status and financial management capacity must assume the role of lead organization.
- Individuals are not eligible for grants except for participants in the New Haven Neighborhood Leadership Program and applicants to academic scholarships.
- You must provide services within the 20 town area:
- Ansonia
- Bethany
- Branford
- Cheshire
- Derby
- East Haven
- North Branford
- North Haven
- West Haven
- Oxford
- New Haven
- Guilford
- Hamden
- Madison
- Milford
- Seymour
- Shelton
- Wallingford
- Orange
- Woodbridge
- You must adhere to a policy of non-discrimination:
- age
- sex
- religion
- national origin
- sexual preference
- in all aspects of organizational operations including hiring, leadership and service provision.
For more information, visit https://www.cfgnh.org/strengthening-nonprofits/about-our-grantmaking/grants-to-apply-for/grants-for-the-quinnipiac-river
