Long Island Sound Grants at-a-Glance
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| | Long Island Sound Grants at-a-Glance
Agencies participating in the Long Island Sound Study promote research, implementation of environmental projects, and increased public involvement through competitive grant programs.The following table highlights some of the leading grant programs: |  | | | Grant application periods open and close frequently. For details, contact the agency noted. | | | Grant Programs | Call for Proposals | Deadline to Apply | Contact | | Bronx River Watershed Initiative grants program | Not Currently Open | xxx | Lynn Dwyer
631-289-0250 | | Connecticut Nonpoint Source Section 319 Grant Program (CT Department of Environmental Protection) | Not Currently Open | xxx | Stan Zaremba
860-424-3034 | | Connecticut Sea Grant’s funding opportunities | Not Currently Open | xxx | Connecticut Sea Grant
860-405-9128 | | DO Fund (National Fish &Wildlife Foundation) | Open | May 2, 2008 | Lynn Dwyer
631-289-0250 | | LIS Fund (CT Department of Environmental Protection) | Not Currently Open | xxx | Kate Hughes Brown
860-424-3652 | | Long Island Sound Futures Fund Large Grants Program (National Fish & Wildlife Foundation) | Not Currently Open | xxx | Lynn Dwyer
631-289-0250 | | Long Island Sound Study CCMP Enhancement Projects Grant Program | Not Currently Open | xxx | Rebecca Weidman
(978) 323-7929 | | Long Island Sound Study Research Grant Program | Not Currently Open | xxx | Corey Garza
203-977-1541 | | Long Island Sound Futures Fund Small Grants Program | Not Currently Open | xxx | Lynn Dwyer
631-289-0250 | | New York State Assistance for Water Quality Improvement Projects (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) | Not Currently Open | xxx | Rick D'Amico
631-444-0467 | | New York Sea Grant's Research Grant Program | Not Currently Open | xxx | New York Sea Grant
631-632-6906 |
Program Descriptions: Connecticut Nonpoint Source (Section 319) Grant Program: Provides grants for projects to control nonpoint sources of water pollution, with emphasis on implementation projects that address a documented nonpoint source-related water quality impairment identified on Connecticut’s list of impaired waterbodies.
Connecticut Sea Grant: Supports a broad range of applied research, education, and extension activities aimed at improving understanding, assessment, use, management, conservation, or restoration of marine and coastal resources. Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Fund: Supports water quality improvement projects or studies, nitrogen
pollution control projects, habitat restoration, and land protection (including acquisition of natural habitats).
Long Island Sound Fund: Supported by the sale of Connecticut’s Preserve the Sound license plate, this program awards grants for outreach and education programs to increase the public's awareness of the need to preserve and protect the Sound, for efforts to increase public access to the Sound, for the protection and restoration of habitat essential to the Sound’s ecosystem, and for scientific research that provides clear direction for management decisions.
Long Island Sound Futures Fund: A partnership between the Long Island Sound Study and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation that provides grants to organizations working on a local level to protect and restore the health and living resources of Long Island Sound.
Long Island Sound Study CCMP Enhancement Projects Grant Program: Provides grants for projects and studies that help implement the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). Specific funding priorities are identified on an annual basis.
Long Island Sound Study Research Grant Program: A cooperative effort of the Environmental Protection Agency, Connecticut Sea Grant, and New York Sea Grant to fund research that helps meet the needs of decision-makers to improve the management of Long Island Sound.
Long Island Sound Study Small Grants Program: Provides grants for a variety of projects, programs, and products that educate and involve the public in the protection and restoration of Long Island Sound and its watershed. New York Sea Grant’s Research Grant Program: Supports scientific research that is driven by identified needs and provides enhanced opportunities for New York Sea Grant to ‘make a difference in addressing important coastal issues. New York State Water Quality Improvement Project Funding: Provides grants to municipalities throughout New York State for stormwater permit implementation, nonagricultural
nonpoint source, water quality management, wastewater treatment
improvement, and aquatic habitat restoration.
NY-CT Clean Vessel Grants Connecticut Clean Vessel Act Grant Program: Provides grants for the installation of marine sanitation device holding tank pumpouts, marine portable toilet holding tank dump stations and pumpout boats, and for the operation and maintenance of existing Marine Sewage Disposal Facilities in order to increase the availability and use of proper waste handling facilities for boaters. New York State Clean Vessel Act Information & Education Program: Provides grants for projects in New York State that promote the understanding, use and knowledge of pumpout stations. New York State Clean Vessel Assistance Program: Provides grants for the installation of pumpout and wash-down facilities that receive sewage from recreational marine vessels in order to increase the availability of proper waste handling facilities for boaters.
Other Funding Programs: EPA Assessment and Watershed Protection Program Grants
EPA Environmental Education Grants EPA Request for Proposals for Conservation Challenge Grant Program (for Region 2 applicants only) EPA Request for Proposals for Water Quality Projects (for Region 2 applicants only) EPA Targeted Watershed Grants Program Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology grant program USDA Federal Conservation Programs for Connecticut (Natural Resources Conservation Service) USFWS National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grants USFWS North American Waterfowl Conservation Act
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