The Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation has announced the availability of grant applications to file for open space funding through the Morris County Preservation Trust.
Donor Name: Morris County
State: New Jersey
County: Morris County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/19/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Eligible Acquisitions
Projects eligible for consideration for funding from the Morris County Municipal and/or Non-Profit program of the Morris County Preservation Trust Fund include the following:
- Land or water areas for recreation and conservation purposes, including but not limited to:
- Parkland, natural areas, greenways
- The protection of ecologically sensitive areas including freshwater wetlands, steep slopes and stream corridors
- The preservation of lands containing exceptional flora or fauna
- The preservation of areas of scenic, historic and cultural value
- Passive and active outdoor recreational opportunities
- The protection of critical water supplies such as areas surrounding municipal/county wells,
- The Morris County Open Space, Farmland, Floodplain Protection and Historic Preservation Trust Fund aquifer recharge protection areas or watershed areas, and floodplains
- The acquisition of historic sites eligible under the Historic Preservation Trust Fund Program.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply for funds:
- Any of the thirty-nine municipalities in the County of Morris
- Charitable conservancies
For more information, visit Morris County.
