Funding

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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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Shore Protection Fund

Project Type: Construction
Funding Type: State

Funding Amount: 75% state and 25% local grantee cost-share ratio

Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Local governments. Priority is given to funding necessary to match federal appropriations to the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for Congressionally supported shore protection projects.

Eligible activities include: Funding for projects that are associated with the protection, stabilization, restoration or maintenance of the shore, including monitoring studies and land acquisition, and must be consistent with the current New Jersey Shore Protection Master Plan and Coastal Zone Management Program.

Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Applications should be received by May 1st for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. Emergency projects will be considered year-round.

Website:
http://www.nj.gov/dep/grantandloanprograms/nhr_spgl.htm

Contact: Bill Dixon, Director, NJDEP-Engineering and Construction, Division of Coastal Engineering

Email: William.Dixon@dep.nj.gov

Phone: 732-255-0770

Address: 1510 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program

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

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