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Preserve places essential to communities' civic and historic identities
Eligible Applicants: nonprofits with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3)
Funding Available: average grant is $20,000
Contact:
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Eligible Projects: Environmental Solutions for Communities (1:1 match required)
Supporting sustainable agricultural practices and private lands stewardship;
Conserving critical land and water resources and improving local water quality;
Restoring and managing natural habitat, species and ecosystems that are important to
community livelihoods;
Facilitating investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy and energy efficiency;
and
Encouraging broad-based citizen and targeted youth participation in project
implementation.
Eligible Applicants: non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local
governments, municipal governments, Indian tribes, educational institutions
Funding Available: grants range from $25,000 to $100,000
Contact: 202-595-2434 - Community-Based Conservation
Access Fund Foundation
Eligible Projects: land acquisitions; considering the management and financial resources of land
ownership, the Access Fund views land acquisitions as a tool of last resort and have adopted the
following guidelines for land acquisition projects. If you are requesting funds for a land
acquisitions please call the Access Fund before submitting your application.
The area must be imminently threatened with permanent closure or sale to an outside
party that may consider land development opportunities or other uses threatening its
climbing and/or access resources.
The area can be acquired for a reasonable price (reasonable price being one that falls
within existing market values and is not in excess of appraised value), together with a
reasonable budget (including secured funding) or secured exit-strategy for management
by another land trust, local climbers organization or governmental agency.
A fully executed purchase agreement stating how the project will be funded is required
before Access Fund grant funds will be allocated to any acquisition.
A high degree of matching funds is required. The Access Fund's role in land acquisitions
is as an additional, not primary, funding resource.
Applicants whose projects require continued payments and/or financing should submit
a plan describing how these payments will be met in the future. These include, but are
not limited to, property tax payments, loan payments, lease and mortgage payments.
This payment plan will be taken into consideration during the grant review process.
Eligible Applicants: Local climbing groups, individuals or organizations (Note: tax exempt
501(c)(3) status is not a pre-requisite); governmental agencies that wish to sponsor or organize
a local project; conservation organizations and land trusts.
Funding Available: $1,000 to $4,000. (The Access Fund considers requests for over $10,000, but
these projects should have national significance and utilize a high degree of matching funds.)
Contact:
DEQ-DC1
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