The Conservation Partnership Grant funds the acquisition of conservation land by non-profit entities.
Donor Name: Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: More than 10 Years
Details:
You can apply if you are a not-for-profit group whose mission is to protect land in perpetuity and want to buy land for conservation or recreation.
The Conservation Partnership Grant Program can help not-for-profit groups acquire interests in land for conservation or recreation purposes. Potential projects fall into one of two categories:
- Acquisition of the fee interest in land or a conservation restriction
- Due diligence costs for donations of land or CRs
If your project is selected, a conservation restriction must be held by a municipal or state agency or another land trust. Appropriate public access must also be provided.
Funding Information
The maximum grant award for the purchase of land or a CR is $300,000. The maximum award for due diligence costs related to a gift of land or CR is $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can only apply for this grant if you are an IRS 501(c)(3) organization
- Municipalities can’t apply for this grant
- You may only apply for the Conservation Partnership Grant at certain times of the year.
What you need?
Your application should include:
- Project narrative
- Project budget
- Maps of the project location
- Letter of commitment from the municipality, state agency, or non-profit that will hold the required Conservation Restriction
- If the project involves purchasing land or a conservation restriction, you must submit the appropriate type of appraisal.
- Copy of text from the community’s current Open Space and Recreation Plan and Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan that supports the project
- Documentation to demonstrate the parcel’s enrollment in the Forest Stewardship Program, Farm Viability Program, or Forest Viability Program and/or Chapter 61, if applicable
- Articles of Incorporation and IRS 501(c)(3).
For more information, visit EEA.
