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Migratory Bird Habitatat Grants

Webmaster — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:17:54 +0000

Additional funds are being made available to enhance migratory bird habitat along the Texas Coast for birds displaced by the gulf oil spill. More information is available on the private landowner webpage on the TPWD website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/private/.

Student Groups Invited to Submit Entries for SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards

Webmaster — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:03:18 +0000

Grants of up to $15,000 plus trips to SeaWorld will be awarded to schools and community groups working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment.

Since 1993, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has recognized the outstanding efforts of students and teachers across the country who are working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment. The “SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards” provides school and community groups with a monetary award, national recognition and some well-deserved fun at one of our parks. From the shores of Maine to the California coast, students and adult leaders working on behalf of wildlife and wild places continue to amaze and inspire us.

Eight winning groups are selected each year to win $10,000. One environmental educator/leader each year receives $5,000.

For information about how you, your school or student group could win both money and recognition, call toll-free 1-877-792-4332 or visit http://www.seaworld.org/conservation-matters/eea/

Webcast: Information for Environmental Grantseeking

Webmaster — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:50:00 +0000

Tuesday July 27, 2010 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.), 60 minutes, Free
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=alpaut49vvuu
Are you looking for general operating or special project funds for your environmental work? Join Cynthia M. Adams, CEO, GrantStation and Bernie Jankowski, President, Jankowski Research for this fast-paced, informative webinar focusing on environmental funding research. You will explore GrantStation’s comprehensive database of U.S. grantmaker profiles as well as searchable government announcements to help you identify the most appropriate grantmaker for your conservation work. To complement your grant strategy, Jankowski Research’s database offers information on over 1,000 new foundations and lists $1 billion in grants to conservation, wildlife, and environmental organizations. The webinar will be held Tuesday, July 27, 2010.

Patagonia Grassroots Environmental Grants

Webmaster — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:45:49 +0000

Deadline: August 31, 2010.
http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?slc=en_US&sct=US&assetid=2942

Patagonia supports small, grassroots activist organizations with provocative direct-action agendas, working on multi-pronged campaigns to preserve and protect our environment. Most grants are in the range of $3,000 to $8,000.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Issues Request for Proposals on Energy Efficiency Retrofit Policies and Programs

Webmaster — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:23:39 +0000

Grants of up to $350,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to retrofit and improve energy efficiency in buildings across the United States. More information at http://www.ddcf.org/retrofits.

Conservation Fund Accepting Entries for Kodak American Greenways Program

Webmaster — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:04:44 +0000

Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to land trusts, local governments, and other organizations working to create or improve a greenway, trail, or waterway in the United States. Applications due June 15, 2010. More at http://www.conservationfund.org/kodak_awards.

Applications for H-GAC Solid Waste Grant Funds Now Available

Webmaster — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:25:45 +0000

H‑GAC has received solid waste grant funds from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for solid waste implementation projects. For FY11 solid waste implementation grants, approximately $1.38 million is available for local implementation projects. The local government implementation funds are intended to provide grant funding for projects which will provide a direct and measurable effect on reducing the amount of waste going into regional landfills by diverting various materials from the municipal solid waste stream for beneficial use or by reducing waste generation at the source. The minimum grant award is $10,000, except for Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup and Community Collection Events. Applicants may submit their applications online at www.h-gac.com/go/swgrants.

H‑GAC staff will be available to answer any questions concerning the grant application package at two grant application workshops. Please see schedule below:

First time applicants only: Other applicants:

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Wednesday, May 5, 2010

H-GAC Conference Room B H-GAC Conference Room A

1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Both workshop will be held at: H-GAC, 3555 Timmons Lane, second floor, Houston, TX 77027

The workshops will provide time for applicants to ask questions regarding their applications and proposed projects, and will include:

Overview of the Solid Waste Grants Program
How to Complete the Online Application
Important Deadlines and Future Requirements
Question/Answer Session

Please RSVP to Amanda Thorin at amanda.thorin@h-gac.com or 713-993-4587.

Applicants requiring further assistance are asked to schedule an individual appointment. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the April 20 or May 5 workshops. For projects to be considered by H‑GAC for Fiscal Year 2011 funding, the application must be received via the online application no later than noon, Thursday, June 10, 2010. No late applications will be accepted or scored. Additionally, no faxed, emailed or hard copy applications will be accepted or scored. Incomplete application packets will not be accepted.

Please contact Amy Boyers at 713-993-2441 or amy.boyers@h-gac.com if you have any questions.

TCEQ Funding available to retrofit school buses

Webmaster — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:59:05 +0000

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced today that applications will now be accepted for funding to retrofit older school buses in order to reduce harmful air emissions. A total of about $1.7 million is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The funding for this grant round is available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The Texas Clean School Bus program provides reimbursement to Texas school districts that install pollution-control devices on diesel school buses. These devices reduce particulate-matter emissions that can aggravate respiratory problems, asthma, and allergies in children who ride the buses.

Public school districts and charter schools located in air quality nonattainment and near nonattainment areas in Texas that operate one or more diesel-powered school buses, as well as transportation systems provided by countywide districts, are eligible to be reimbursed for costs of approved retrofits. The application deadline is April 30. Visit www.texascleanschoolbus.org or call 512-239-3143 for application information.

TPWD Landowner Incentive Program grant applications available

Webmaster — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:23:04 +0000

The Texas Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is designed to meet the needs of private landowners wishing to enact good conservation practices on their lands. As a program, LIP efforts are focused on projects aimed at creating, restoring, protecting and enhancing habitat for rare or at-risk-species throughout the state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service defines at-risk species as any species identified as a “species of greatest conservation need” (high priority) in a State’s Wildlife Action Plan. Applications for assistance will be accepted 5-3-10 through 6-25-2010. More information at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/private/lip/.

TPWD Grant Reminders

Webmaster — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:52:53 +0000

RECREATION TRAILS GRANT DEADLINE

The next deadline for the Recreation Trails Grant program is May 1, 2010. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2010. The following link is for information on the program and to download an application.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/grants/trpa/#trail

MASTER PLAN DEADLINE

For applicants proposing to submit applications July 31 for the Outdoor Recreation Grant program, please remember to submit your Master Plan no later than May 31, 2010.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Accepting Preproposals for Acres for America Conservation Program

Webmaster — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:29:05 +0000

Acres for America, a partnership between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and theNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation, annually provides funding for projects that conserve large landscape-level areas that are important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants through acquisition of interest in real property.

The goal of the Acres for America program is to offset the footprint of Wal-Mart’s domestic facilities on at least an acre-by-acre basis through acquisitions of interest in real property. Endorsement of a proposed acquisition by appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies and by nonprofit organizations that the land is of high conservation value is a primary program consideration. Preference will be given to acquisitions that are part of published conservation plans, State Wildlife Action Plans, or Endangered Species Act Recovery Plans.

Approximately $2.5 million in total funding is available annually through 2014 for conservation investments. All grant awards require a minimum 1:1 match of cash or contributed goods and services.

Visit the NFWF Web site for complete program guidelines.

NRCS Extends Deadline for Organic Farming Initiative

Webmaster — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:50:51 +0000

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the deadline to apply for conservation funding available to certified organic producers and those transitioning to organic production in Texas to April 2, 2010.

Voluntary financial and technical assistance is available through the Organic initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Through the Organic EQIP sign-up, farmers, ranchers and dairy operators may apply for financial assistance and technical expertise to plan

and install conservation measures, such as conservation crop rotation, cover crops, nutrient management, pest management, prescribed grazing, forage harvest management, and more. Program participants may receive up to $20,000 annually or $80,000 during any six-year period.

More at the TSSWCB website.

EPA Environmental Justice Video Contest: Faces of the Grassroots

Webmaster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:53:54 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring an environmental justice video contest that challenges professional or aspiring filmmakers to create videos that capture the faces of the environmental justice movement. The Faces of the Grassroots contest is an opportunity to publicly exhibit creativity with environmental justice stories, and connect with others working to raise awareness of the movement.

“Faces of the Grassroots will help EPA expand the conversation on environmentalism and work for environmental justice,” said Charles Lee, director of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice. “Participants can make a difference for the historically underrepresented in their community by using motion pictures to show the struggles and triumphs they have endured to advance environmental justice.”

Videos can focus on any environmental justice activity, issue, or topic. Examples would be a music video about climate change, or a video recording a successful environmental justice project that has made a community a healthier and happier place to live.

Awards will be given to the winning submissions in each category. The videos will also be featured on EPA’s Web site and may be used as public service announcements. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 8, 2010. EPA will announce winners in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Below are the categories and prize money:

Public Service Announcements (30 or 60 seconds)

1st Place - $2,500
2nd Place - $1,500
3rd Place - $1,000
Student Winner – $500 (13-18 years old)

Informational Video (3-5 minutes)

1st Place - $2,500
2nd Place - $1,500
3rd Place - $1,000
Student Winner – $500 (13-18 years old)

More information: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/events/video-contest.html

Informational video on the contest:

http://www.epa.gov/multimedia/playercontents/video/EJVideoContest/index.html

TERP Clean Air Grants Made Available through TCEQ

Webmaster — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:34:58 +0000

Clean air grants totaling $26 million are being made available to eligible individuals, businesses or local governments through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) program. The grants, aimed at reducing emissions from polluting vehicles and equipment, are available for projects in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria area, the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the Beaumont-Port Arthur area, the Tyler-Longview area, the Austin area and the San Antonio area.

The funding must be used to replace or repower heavy-duty on-road diesel vehicles and non-road diesel equipment. The eligible reimbursement amounts are predetermined based on default usage rates (miles or hours). A portion of the funding allocated to the Rebate Grant program will be set aside for entities that qualify as a small business. Applications will be received and reviewed on a first-come basis until March 31, or until all funding is distributed. For TERP program information, eligibility requirements and copies of the application forms, please visit www.terpgrants.org or call 800-919-TERP (800-919-8377)

TogetherGreen Invites Applications for Conservation Fellowships and Innovation Grants

Webmaster — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:29:11 +0000

TogetherGreen, an alliance between the National Audubon Society and Toyota, is accepting applications for its Conservation Fellowships and Innovation Grants. Through TogetherGreen Conservation Fellowships, forty promising individuals (half from the Audubon network and half from external organizations) will be chosen for their leadership potential, skills, and commitment to engaging people of diverse backgrounds in conservation action. Fellows receive a $10,000 grant, assistance launching a conservation action project, and specialized training. They also become part of an alumni network of conservation professionals from across the country. Fellowship candidates must have at least six years’ experience in some aspect of the environment. Audubon will select a minimum of forty proposals and provide more than $1 million in total support. Grants will range from $5,000 to $80,000 each, with the majority averaging roughly $25,000.

Visit the TogetherGreen Web site for complete application information.

Garden Crusader Awards

Webmaster — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:20:38 +0000

The Gardener’s Supply Company annual Garden Crusader Awards program was established to honor individuals who are improving the world through gardening. These enthusiastic men and women are gardening beyond their own backyards to grow food for the hungry, beautify their communities and help friends and neighbors discover the rewards of gardening.

Applications are now available and are due on June 1, 2010. The award honors individuals in the United States who are improving their communities through gardening. There is no age requirement. Award categories include Education, Feeding the Hungry, Urban Renewal, and Restoration. There are five winners for each category — first, second, third, plus two honorable mentions and one grand-prize winner, for a total of eighteen winners overall. The grand-prize winner will receive $2,500 in cash and a $2,500 gift certificate from Gardener’s Supply.

More at www.gardeners.com.

Environmental Conservation Programs Funded

Webmaster — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:13:19 +0000

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Keystone Initiatives Grants Program
The mission of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is to sustain, restore, and enhance the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats. Through the Keystone Initiatives Grants Program, the Foundation awards matching grants in the categories of bird conservation, fish conservation, marine and coastal conservation, and wildlife and habitat conservation. Prospective applicants should contact the targeted category’s Keystone Director to discuss project ideas prior to submitting proposals in order to help ensure the relevance of funding requests. The upcoming preproposal deadline is April 1, 2010. Visit the Foundation’s website for detailed information about the Keystone Initiative objectives.