The Land Capital Grant Program (LCG) seeks to empower land trusts to swifty secure critical conservation lands by providing financial support for land and conservation easement acquisitions.
Donor Name: Connecticut Land Conservation Council
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The LCG Program is designed to bridge funding gaps and accelerate the protection of valuable conservation lands.
CLCC will prioritize projects that:
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to conservation.
- Align with statewide land conservation goals.
- Have leveraged and/or exhausted other public and private funding sources.
- Have a closing time frame of 12 months or less.
Funding Information
- Minimum: $50,000
- Maximum: $500,000, or 30% of the appraised value, whichever is lesser.
Uses of Funds
- Project must entail permanent protection through fee simple acquisition by the land trust, pass-through to a partner entity with a mission to permanently protect land (e.g., a state agency or a tribe), and/or a permanent conservation easement.
- Grant funds must cover only acquisition costs. For transaction expenses, refer to the Transaction Assistance Grant Program.
- Project must close within 12 months or less of grant award notification.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be submitted by a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission dedicated to land conservation in CT.
- Applicant is a current member of CLCC.
- Project is located within CT. Multi-state projects may be considered as long as the project is predominantly (minimum 50% of land area) in CT.
For more information, visit CLCC.
