Funding Opportunities

EPA Grant – the River Network awards program for urban watershed efforts
Posted 2/17/11
Applications are due by March 14, 2011.
Through an EPA grant, the River Network and Groundwork USA will offer financial assistance, technical support and facilitate a peer-learning network for organizations working on environmental justice and urban water issues. 
Applications can be found at: www.rivernetwork.org/urban-waters-capacity-building-grants.

NOAA Fisheries Habitat Funding Opportunities
Posted 2/17/11
Three NOAA funding opportunities are available for fisheries habitat restoration projects. 
View the link for more information: http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/funding/crp.html 

Environmental Protection Agency: Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program
Application deadline: February 24, 2011
This program provides support for environmental projects that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source. Priority is given to proposed activities that encourage broad environmental concepts, including greenhouse gas reduction, toxic and hazardous materials reduction, resource conservation, efficient business practices, and pollution prevention integration.
View the website for more information: http://www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/#sra

Proposals for the FY2012 Nonpoint Source Management Section 319 Grant funding for projects to reduce nonpoint source water pollution are due to the Department by May 27, 2011.  For information, including the attachments, follow this link: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/nonpoint/319h.htm. Note that grant application for FY12 has changed from its previous format.

Other 319 Grant Information:

Review previous 319 grants using the EPA’s Nonpoint Source Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS).  To search the database for 319 projects using a criteria-based query, visit: http://iaspub.epa.gov/grts/projects.

Another search tool is the interactive map, which enables browsing for project information by watershed.  To use the GRTS Map Viewer, visit: http://iaspub.epa.gov/grts/map. 

For more information on GRTS, please visit: www.epa.gov/nps/grts

NOAA / NACo – Grants available to help Coastal Counties
Funding opportunities will be posted as they become available.

The National Association of Counties (NACo), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Community-Based Restoration Program (CRP) provides funding for the Coastal Counties Restoration Initiative (CCRI). This partnership encourages innovative, county led or supported projects that restore important marine and coastal habitats and living resources. 
Additional information can be found on the NOAA Funding Opportunities website:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/funding_opportunities/funding_ser.html

The objective of the National Geographic Conservation Trust is to support conservation activities around the world as they fit within the mission of the National Geographic Society.  The trust will fund projects that contribute significantly to the preservation and sustainable use of the Earth’s biological, cultural, and historical resources.

For more information, visit the Trust's website at:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/grants-programs/conservation-trust-application.html.

Questions?  E-mail conservationtrust@ngs.org

Water Resource Funding in Florida – Resource Handout

(Posted 10/6/2009)

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides financial assistance to local governments and certain other entities to upgrade, expand or build wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water facilities or implement various other water quality improvement projects.

This is a good summary of water resource funding sources and website and contact information.  Please contact the funding sources directly for further information. 

Region 4 Wetlands Program Development Grants

Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct projects that promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution.

NOAA Funding Opportunities - Southeast Aquatic Resorces Partnership

NOAA/Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership – The NOAA restoration Center partnership with SARP seeks to fund projects that will result in on-the-ground restoration of aquatic habitats to benefit living marine resources, including NOAA trust resources.

NOAA Funding Opportunities – Coastal Research Grant Announcement
Posted July 28, 2009

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) July Omnibus Competitive Grants announcement has been published for availability of grant funds for Fiscal Year 2010. Announcements of Opportunity have been issued to submit proposals to the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)/Coastal Ocean Program for the Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP), Harmful Algal Blooms Program (i.e., ECOHAB, MERHAB and PCMHAB) and Sea Level Rise (i.e., Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise Program).
Click on the link for more information:  http://www.cop.noaa.gov/research/2009_omnibus.html

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