“The Project Grants Program provides grant awards ranging from $500 to $3,500 (USD) to be used for specific project expenses. The Project Grants Program is Freshwater Future’s original grant-making program. These awards are to be used for grassroots* project expenses that promote water resource protection and restoration by influencing community and/or individual behavior or opinions, corporate conduct, and/or public policies; and to strengthen the role of individuals and community groups working locally to protect and restore shorelines, inland lakes, rivers, and wetlands in the Great Lakes Basin.” (freshwaterfuture.org)
- Closing Date– September 30, 2016
- Eligibility– Applicants must be a current organizational member of Freshwater Future
- Applications Submission– Electronically to grants@freshwaterfuture.org
- Priority Funding Areas– (freshwaterfuture.org)
- Projects to protect and restore wetlands that will result in ongoing or positive permanent change in the habitat
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- On-the-ground restoration activities that include an action component to create permanent change (a small amount of funding for this area)
- Advocating for low-impact solutions to community storm water issues
- Participation in land use planning and zoning
- Participation in watershed planning
- Watch-dogging and participating in the development, implementation, and enforcement of local, state, provincial, and federal aquatic habitat protection regulations
- Non-partisan voter education, voter registration, and candidate forums
- Advocating for naturally functioning river and coastal ecosystems
- Reducing polluted runoff
- Launching special initiatives or creating unique opportunities to strengthen citizen involvement in aquatic habitat protection and restoration
- Communicating how local wetlands, lakes and rivers are interconnected in the Great Lakes Basin
all information for this post and grant from freshwaterfuture.org