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GRANT CORNER
PREP Announces 2023-2024 Grant Request for Proposals
The Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) invites proposals from municipalities, watershed groups, and partnering organizations within the Piscataqua Region Watershed for projects resulting in achievement or significant progress toward achievement of:
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one or more of the proposed actions for their community identified in the 2020 Piscataqua Region Environmental Planning Assessment (PREPA),
- planning or regulatory projects to protect natural resources and/or water quality,
- or projects related to climate vulnerability, adaptation, and/or preparedness.
Visit PREPA to review results by municipality from the 2020 assessment.
For 2023-2024 projects, eligible applicants may submit proposals requesting up to $25,000 in grant funding. A total of $180,000 is available for projects. Applicants may request funding between $5,000 and $25,000 per project. For all projects a minimum of 15% must be budgeted for community engagement. New for 2023 is the requirement for applicants to describe how the project will advance diversity, justice, and inclusion as part of the application.
Applications are due no later than 4 PM EST on Friday, April 28.
Example projects and average costs are available in the Request for Proposals. If you’d like to discuss a project idea or have questions regarding the application, please contact Abigail Lyon (Abigail.Lyon@unh.edu) or (603) 862-3729.
Please reach out to Jen Czysz or Autumn Scott if you would like to partner on a grant idea.
Coastal Program Announces 2023 New Hampshire Coastal Resilience Grant Request for Applications
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program is soliciting 2023 Coastal Resilience Grant (CRG) applications.
The CRG funding opportunity supports projects that build capacity, advance planning, and develop designs to increase coastal resilience, with specific focus on community and/or habitat resilience.
Eligible applicants include coastal municipalities, quasi-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and state agencies, and projects must take place in one or more of New Hampshire’s Coastal Zone communities.
Approximately $200,000 in CRG funding is available. Applicants must request a minimum of $10,000 and no more than $70,000 per project. Funds are made available to the NHDES Coastal Program through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management, under the Coastal Zone Management Act.
For instructions, evaluation criteria, and to access the Application Form, visit the CRG website. Applications must be submitted using the NHDES Application Form no later than 4:00 pm EDT on Friday, May 26, 2023.
An informational webinar about the CRG funding opportunity will take place on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 11:00 AM EDT.
Please reach out to Jen Czysz or Autumn Scott if you would like to partner on a grant idea
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