The Quinnipiac River Fund aims to improve the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River, New Haven Harbor, and their watersheds.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
State: Connecticut
Town: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/27/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Quinnipiac River Fund was established in 1990 as part of a court settlement between the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Upjohn Company, concerning wastewater discharges from the Upjohn Company’s plant in North Haven. Each year the Fund distributes more than $100,000 to organizations that work toward improving the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River, New Haven Harbor and the surrounding watersheds.
The committee considers projects for grant funding that work toward this goal. Examples include:
- Studying the pollution of the waterbodies.
- Studying the ecology of the waterbodies.
- Researching methods of reducing pollution, or otherwise improving the environmental health of the waterbodies.
- Addressing means of reducing both non-point and point sources of pollution to the waterbodies.
- Researching the permitting process, researching particular permits, and making recommendations as to findings.
- Providing public education about the waterbodies.
- Purchasing land in the watersheds for conservation, pollution reduction, and/or improving public access.
- Environmental advocacy (note: funding cannot be used for litigation).
- Habitat restoration.
- Removing tree limbs and other debris that block the passage on the river of canoes and kayaks.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must be defined as tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) or any applicable statute of the Internal Revenue code. While grants are occasionally made to governmental agencies, local nonprofits receive priority. Requests will be considered from nonprofit groups and community organizations that do not have tax-exemption status, provided that they have a fiscal agent with the appropriate tax status. Projects that involve partnerships among multiple agencies require one agency with the appropriate tax status and financial management capacity to assume the role of lead organization.
- You must provide services within the 20 town area:
- Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, North Branford, North Haven, West Haven, Oxford, New Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, Orange, and Woodbridge.
- You must comply with all applicable local, state, and federal anti-discrimination laws on the basis of:
- age
- sex
- religion
- national origin
- sexual preference
- Projects that do not generally receive consideration
For more information, visit CFGNH.
