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: Planning
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Loan amounts may not exceed $100,000 or 75% of the total project cost, whichever is less. Reasonable, below market interest rate (currently 3%) and a maximum repayment period of 10 years
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Small water and wastewater utilities. Systems must be public entities (municipalities, counties, special purpose districts, Native American Tribes, nonprofit corporations and cooperatives) serving up to 10,000 persons, or in rural areas with no population limits.
Eligible activities include: Pre-development (planning) costs for infrastructure projects; replacement equipment, system upgrades, maintenance and small capital projects; energy efficiency projects to lower costs and improve system sustainability; and disaster recovery or other emergency loans are available.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Ongoing.
Website:
https://nrwa.org/initiatives/revolving-loan-fund/
Email: nrwarwlf@nrwa.org
Address: 2915 S. 13th Street
Duncan, OK 73533
Project Type: Planning
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Grants up to $1M
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations. Focus on Newark and nearby urban centers.
Eligible activities include: Funding for meeting basic needs, connecting people to jobs, building assets, and transforming communities.
Prudential works to transform cities and revitalize communities by investing in systems and solutions that address challenges such as poor education outcomes, high crime and disinvestment.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Not accepting unsolicited proposals. Applicant should make initial contact with a brief letter to determine whether a more detailed proposal would be acceptable.
Website:
https://www.prudential.com/links/about/corporate-social-responsibility
Phone: 973-802-4791
Address: 751 Broad St
Newark, NJ 07102
Project Type: Planning, Design, Construction
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Environment and animal grants made in 2017 ranged from $10,000 to $115,00
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations.
Eligible activities include: Provide broad funding for organizations in NJ in areas of "Environment". Past grants have been for community greening projects, water quality, forestry, watersheds and specific environmental cleanup projects.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Unsolicited requests should be in the form of a letter of inquiry. Solicitations will be accepted throughout the year and grants issued at convenient intervals thereafter. Solicitations received after October 31st will be held for consideration the following year.
Website:
http://fmkirbyfoundation.org
Contact: William H. Byrnes, Vice President - Grants
Phone: 973-538-4800
Address: 17 DeHart Street
PO Box 151
Morristown, NJ 07963-0151
Project Type: Planning
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Made 150 grants in 2017 - ranging from $10,000 to $1.5M. 3 grants given in NJ including $280,000 to Sustainable Jersey.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations.
Eligible activities include: Makes grants in the priority areas of Sustainable Environments, Strong Local Economies, and Thriving Cultures. Environmental focus areas include Sustainable Transportation Networks Equitable Development Patterns and Urban Water Management (stormwater/green spaces). Strongly interested in proposals that cross over to connect all three priority areas.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
LOIs accepted on a rolling basis. Staff invites full proposals that are reviewed 3 times per year by the Board.
Website:
http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/sustainable-environments/urban-water-management.html
Contact: Helen V. Chin, Program Director, Sustainable Environments
Phone: 212-557-0010
Address: 200 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Project Type: Planning, Design, Construction
Funding Type: Private Grant
Funding Amount: Grants average $35,000 over two-years.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations.
Eligible activities include: Energy and climate, marine preservation, clean drinking water, and urban sustainability (targeted primarily in the New York City region). General operating and project grants considered.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
The Foundation will accept new LOIs on a rolling basis throughout the year via the online application system. Select applicants will then be invited to submit a full proposal online (see below for proposal description) to be considered at one of the Foundation's quarterly (March, June, September, and November) Board of Directors meetings.
Website:
http://scherman.org/programs/environment/core-fund/
Contact: Mike Pratt
Email: mpratt@scherman.org
Phone: 212-832-3086
Address: 16 East 52nd Street, Suite 601
New York, NY 10022
Project Type: Planning, Design
Funding Type: Private Grant
Funding Amount: Ranging from $30,000 to $300,000, with new grantees falling in the lower range.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations.
Eligible activities include: General operating, project or program, capacity building and technical assistance for environmental justice goals.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
The Libra Foundation is not currently accepting unsolicited proposals.
Website:
https://www.thelibrafoundation.org
Contact: Crystal Hayling, Executive Director
Email: info@thelibrafoundation.org
Phone: 773-325-1235
Address: 1700 W Irving Park Rd # 203
Chicago, IL 60613
Project Type: Planning, Design
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Gave 68 grants in this category in USA in 2016. Grants ranged from $20,000 to $1M. Most were $250,000.Recent grantees include: Community Loan Fund of New Jersey ReSeed Newark: Seymour Model Block Initiative $35,000 and New Jersey Community Development Corporation $20,000.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Collaborations between local governments, community-based organizations, the private sector, and research institutions.
Eligible activities include: Supports urban transformation initiatives that tackle the challenges faced by cities to improve municipal effectiveness and infrastructure, create affordable housing, promote environmental sustainability, and offer more economic opportunities and better services to its low-income residents. Encourages the use of data and technology to understand challenges and gaps, identify opportunities for improvements in cities, and direct the use of limited resources to maximize impact.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
By invitation only, Need to make personal contact.
Website:
https://www.citigroup.com/citi/foundation/about/grant-guidelines.htm
Contact: Janet Nabila
Grants Associate
Email: Janet.nabila@citi.com
Phone: 212-793-3141
Address: CITI FOUNDATION
(formerly Citigroup Foundation)
1 Court Sq., Fl. 43
Long Island City, NY United States 11120
Project Type: Planning, Design
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Ranging from $1,000 to $200,000
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include:
Eligible activities include: Projects that promote preservation on streams and wetlands.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Letter of interest as first step.
Website:
http://www.themartinfoundation.org/
Phone: (215) 587-8400
Address: 1818 Market Street, 35th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Project Type: Planning, Design, Construction
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Grants range from $10,000 to $30,000.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: New Jersey municipalities participating in the Sustainable Jersey program.
Eligible activities include: Eligible activities include: projects addressing issues from renewable energy and green building design, waste reduction, a sustainable master plan, water conservation, natural resources management, energy management, and transportation issues.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
January 23, 2018, $150,000 was awarded to targeted municipalities.
Website:
http://www.sustainablejersey.com/grants-resources/sustainable-jersey-grants-program/
Contact: Kaitlyn Vollmer, Small Grants Coordinator
Email: vollmerk@tcnj.edu
Phone: 609-771-3189
Address: Sustainability Institute at the College of New Jersey, Forcina Hall, 3rd Floor
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
Project Type: Design, Construction, Planning
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: The foundation generally awards multi-year grants that range from $100,000 to $1 million.
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations.
Eligible activities include: The mission of the Environment Program is to enable communities to protect and manage wildlife habitat and create efficient built environments. Goals and Strategies include: Land Conservation, Wildlife & Energy Development, Strengthening the Conservation Field, and Environmental Stewardship in the Tri-State Area.
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time
Website:
http://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/environment/
Contact: Rachel Goldstein
Program Assistant for the Environment
Email: env@ddcf.org
Phone: (212) 974-7000
Address: DDCF
650 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Project Type: Planning, Design
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: Grants ranging from $10,000 to $35,000 Three types of grants: -Capital Grants for the purchase of land and easements to permanently protect important watershed lands; - Transaction Grants to jumpstart land conservation efforts; and, -Catalyst Grants to integrate water quality science into open space and other regional plans to accelerate watershed protection by state, county and municipal governments
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Not-for-profit conservation, land planning or educational organizations with a demonstrated
track record of completing planning, applied research and/or outreach projects are eligible to
apply. While public agencies are not eligible to apply for funding, OSI welcomes proposals that
include partnerships with public sector entities.
Eligible activities include: All projects must:
• Be aimed at advancing permanent land protection for water resources,
• Demonstrate breadth either through geographic extent or because the project could
serve as a model for work elsewhere, and,
• Complete the deliverables (report, analysis, etc.) within a year. The project should be
designed so project impacts can be measured within three years
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Requests for Proposals for Capital grants twice annually. This round is due by May 31st
Proposals for Transaction and Catalyst Grants will be considered on a rolling basis.
Website:
https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/funds/delaware-river-watershed-fund
Contact: Abigail Weinberg
Email: aweinberg@osiny.org
Phone: 212-290-8200
Address: Open Space Institute
1350 Broadway, Suite 201
New York New York 10018
Project Type: Planning or Implementation
Funding Type: Private
Funding Amount: $1,000 to $10,000
Eligible Applicant and Activities
Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit environmental groups that have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and conduct work in New Jersey are eligible to apply for funds.
Eligible activities include: Eligible projects will align closely with one or more of the following Targeted Actions: Water Quality Science and Education; Stormwater Policy; Green Infrastructure; Climate Change Resiliency
Funding Cycle and Application Deadlines
Letters of Inquiry due Aug. 3, 2018
Website:
https://thewatershed.org/current-institute-grant-cycle/
Contact: Kimber Ray Watershed Institute Coordinator
Email: kray@thewatershed.org
Phone: 609-737-3735 x27
Address: Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
31 Titus Mill Road
Pennington, New Jersey 08534