There are many programs and opportunities listed below, ranging from $10,000 to $5 million, that can help fund green infrastructure projects. Sorting by project type, funding type or eligible activities will narrow your search and make it easier to see and digest what’s available.
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Project Type: Construction
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Up to $10,000.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organization acting in cooperation with a local government. , organization or program resides or benefits in the places where PSEG does business.
Eligible activities include: The PSEG foundation target areas for investments in the areas of sustainable neighborhoods, safety, and STEM education.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
The online application is open between March 1 - September 30.
Project Type: Construction
Funding Type: State
Funding Amount: Stewardship awards will be in the form of a 50% matching grant or, for projects in Urban Aid municipalities, 75% matching grants. Matching funds cannot be from other Green Acres funds or donated goods and services (in-kind). Assistance to nonprofits available as 50% matching grants In June 2017, $1.3M to 13 stewardship projects. Jersey City was recommended for $82,672 for parks stewardship.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Local government and nonprofits.
Eligible activities include: Stewardship is defined as an activity, which is beyond routine operations and maintenance, undertaken to repair or restore lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes for the purpose of enhancing or protecting those lands for recreation and conservation purposes:
• Landscape restoration, including historic landscapes
• Invasive species removal/control
• Wildlife habitat restoration/enhancement
• Freshwater/tidal wetlands restoration/enhancement
• Dam removal as an element of a river/waterway restoration project
• Forest/woodland restoration/enhancement
• Stream corridor restoration/enhancement
• Rain garden;
• Shoreline restoration/enhancement
• Trails, boardwalks, bird blinds, lighting, and interpretive signage
• Facilities that provide or enhance public environmental education.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Latest round of applications was posted in January 2017 with February 2017 deadline.
Website:
http://www.nj.gov/dep/greenacres/local.html
Contact: Cathy Elliott-Shaw
Email: Cathy.Elliott-Shaw@dep.nj.gov
Phone: (609) 984-0500
Address: Green Acres Program
Project Type: Design and/or Construction
Funding Type: Federal
Funding Amount: Up to $30,000, depending on the availability of funds in a given year.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations including, but not limited to, environmental justice networks, faith based organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions; federally recognized tribal governments; or tribal organizations or acting in cooperation with a local government.
Eligible activities include: Grants to strengthen community-based programs that engage overburdened communities and build partnerships to promote environmental wellbeing and improve public health. Can include variety of community projects, such as: Water System installations, Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Pollution reduction, education, water monitoring, etc.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Past RFP was in FY17 and was announced on January 30, 2017 with a closing date of February 10, 2017.
Website:
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-small-grants-program
Contact: Christine Anne Ash
Email: ash.christine@epa.gov
Phone: 212-637-4006
Address: 290 Broadway, Room (21ST FL)
New York, NY 10007
Project Type: Design or Construction
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: $20,000 to $50,000 grants with an average award size of $30,000
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Any non-federal or state public or private entity. Preference is shown to organizations directly connected to the local community who can monitor and sustain these projects for 5 years or more.
Eligible activities include: On-the-ground wetland, riparian, in-stream and/or coastal habitat restoration; Meaningful education and training activities, either through community outreach, participation and/or integration with K-12 environmental curriculum; Measurable ecological, educational and community benefits; and Partnerships: Five Star projects should engage a diverse group of community partners to achieve ecological and educational outcomes.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Last application deadline was January 31, 2018.
Website:
http://www.nfwf.org/fivestar/Pages/home.aspx
Contact: Carrie Clingan, Program Director, Community Stewardship and Youth
Email: carrie.clingan@nfwf.org
Phone: 202-857-0166
Address: 1133 Fifteenth St., N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Project Type: Planning, Design
Funding Type: Federal
Funding Amount: N/A
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: States, U.S. Territories, Federally-recognized tribes, and Local governments.
Eligible activities include: Planning and project grants and provides opportunities for raising public awareness about reducing future losses before disaster strikes.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
EMA announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 application cycle on July 11, 2017. The application period is August 14 through November 14, 2017. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is posted on www.Grants.gov.
Website:
https://www.fema.gov/pre-disaster-mitigation-grant-program
Email: NJMitigation@gw.njsp.org
Phone: (609) 963-6900 X 6208