Deadline: 23-Aug-22
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has announced a funding call for the Capacity Building Grant Program to help increase the organizational capacity of nonprofit groups involved in protecting natural areas and wildlife habitat in Illinois.
The objective of the grant program is to broaden and strengthen the Foundation’s applicant pool and ultimately increase the amount of funding opportunities for projects that purchase and protect habitat.
Funding Information
Eligible applicants may apply for up to $40,000 for a two-year grant project.
Eligible Projects
- Work plans are unique to fit the needs of the Grantee Organization
- Grants are typically two years in length
- The Foundation will consider requests that include limited support for staff if certain criteria are met
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Funding typically provides access to outside technical experts to assist with activities such as:
- Strategic Planning
- Fundraising for a Land Acquisition Fund, a Defense Fund, or to become self-sustaining
- Board Development
- Organizational Development
- Land Trust Alliance (LTA) organizational assessment and training
- Implementation of LTA Standards and Practices
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- ALL applicants are required to provide a Federal Employer Tax ID/Employer Tax ID Number (FEIN/EIN). This program is primarily for 501(c)(3) organizations. If you represent a college or a university and have an idea for a project that would build the capacity of conservation organizations and agencies to protect native wildlife habitat in Illinois, please call the Foundation before submitting an application.
Criteria
- Board of Directors has previously adopted specific land acquisition and natural resource protection goals
- Application demonstrates connection between increasing the organizational capacity and the protection of natural areas and wildlife habitat in the state
- Project work plan is clearly designed so that the Grantee Organization will be self-sustaining (if it is not already) and ready to bump up its habitat protection efforts at the conclusion of the proposed project
For more information, visit Community Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.illinoiscleanenergy.org/natural-areas-program/capacity-building/