New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Deadline: January 15, 2008
The mission of the New England Grassroots Environment Fund is to energize and nurture long-term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe, and environmentally sustainable communities. Applicants must be working at the grassroots level, and must demonstrate a major element of volunteer involvement in their programs. Grants will range in size from $500 to $2,500 each.
A broad range of activities will be funded. They include, but are not limited to: communication needs, computer networking, capacity building, advocacy campaigns, institutional support, conferences, meeting travel, and enhancing partnerships in the region.
The fund defines a grassroots group as one that is all or largely volunteer driven, having no more than two paid, full time staff persons or their equivalents, and an annual budget, including projects, of less than $100,000. From time to time, the fund may consider proposals from larger community-based groups for projects at the grassroots level. Incorporated organizations (with or without established 501(c)(3) status) and unincorporated, ad hoc groups in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island may apply. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Visit the fund's New England Grassroots Environment Fund for grant guidelines and application form.
