Funding Available for Land Conservation Transaction Costs in the Coastal Watershed

Grant applications are available through the Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership’s (GBRPP) Spring 2022 Land Protection Transaction Grant Program.

The Spring 2022 grant round will assist with transaction costs for land protection projects within the coastal watershed area of New Hampshire and Maine. Qualified nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) conservation organizations, municipalities and units of government may apply for a grant.

Applications are due electronically by Apr. 29, 2022.

Grant application instructions and application form are available on the GBRPP website.

CONTACT
Dea Brickner-Wood, GBRPP, Great Bay Coordinator 
603-868-6112

NHPA News
Save the Date: Franklin Field Trip
Join NH Planners Association for a Field Trip to Franklin, NH. This professional development workshop will highlight revitalization in Franklin, including an update and walking tour of Mill City Park. An optional whitewater rafting trip is being organized for the morning. 

Stay tuned to the NHPA website for more info.
NHPA Offers AICP Scholarship Program

Starting in 2021, the NH Planners Association started a scholarship program that can be used towards AICP certification for first time exam candidates, those in the AICP Candidate Pilot Program, and those who are repeating the test.

The scholarship program will be provided on a rolling basis, with up to three (3) scholarships available for the May and November examination windows, each, with a maximum of four (4) available per calendar year.

A candidate cannot receive the scholarship twice in the same 365 days. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed up to the maximum of $220 which may be used for the Planning Experience Essay Fee or AICP Exam Registration Fee. The scholarship will be in the form of a reimbursement.
USGS Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) Announces Call for Proposals
For its FY2022 104g national competition, the USGS Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) program is now accepting proposals for three grant programs:


These competitive grant programs focus on “water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State”, and seek to:

  • promote substantial collaboration between the USGS and university scientists,
  • promote the dissemination and application of research results and
  • assist in the training of scientists (students or early career faculty) in relevant water-resource fields. Any investigator at an accredited institution of higher learning is eligible to apply.

Proposals may be for projects of 1 to 3 years in duration and may request up to $250,000 in federal funds. Successful applicants must match each dollar of the federal grant with one dollar from non-federal sources. 

The due date for submissions to the NH Water Resources Research Center is 5:00 p.m. Friday Apr. 29, 2022. NH applicants should submit proposals to nh.wrrc@unh.edu (do not submit via grants.gov).

Those intending to submit a full proposal are also directed to also send nh.wrrc@unh.edu a courtesy email by Apr, 18, 2022, so that the NH Water Resources Research Center can be prepared to work with each applicant to meet the May 10, 2022 deadline to grants.gov. Visit the USGS website for further details about these programs. 

CONTACT
Michelle D. Shattuck, Research Scientist
Associate Director NH Water Resources Research Center 

Pieces of Interest
Strafford Regional Planning Commission | 603-994-3500 | srpc@strafford.org| www.strafford.org
March 25, 2022