The Environment Fund is to protect, restore and improve the natural environment of Northern Virginia, thereby enhancing the health and quality of life of its citizens and the economy of the region.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
State: Virginia
County: Arlington County (VA), Fairfax County (VA), Loudoun County (VA), Prince William County (VA)
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/07/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Protecting Northern Virginia’s Natural Environment
The Environment Fund launched in 2018 as a component fund of the Permanent Fund for Northern Virginia.
In 2024, applications will be accepted from nonprofit organizations that offer an educational program in the area(s) of:
- Conservation
- Energy Efficiency
- Sustainability
- Watershed Management
- Workforce and Climate
Organizations with budgets above $100,000 must demonstrate that they are collaborating/will be collaborating with a government entity (local, city, county, or regional, within Northern Virginia.)
Fund Goals
- Support and encourage collaboration among nonprofits, businesses, governments, educational institutions, and private philanthropic donors to promote actions that will have a beneficial effect on the health of the natural environment and local economy.
- Support public awareness and public education about protecting the natural environment and the impact of public and private actions on the natural environment.
- Support the efforts of citizen engagement that helps improve and protect the natural environment.
Impact
Since its inception, the Environment Fund has awarded more than $270,000 in grants to organizations across the region to invest in organizations committed to the fund’s goals. The first grant in 2018 supported Fairfax County Public Schools’ Get 2 Green initiative. Subsequently, the fund has supported Coalition for Smarter Growth’s ability to expand its work in Northern Virginia, Eco-Action Arlington’s Energy Masters Program, and most recently in 2022, Sustainability Matters and Prince William Environmental Excellence Foundation. In 2023, The Fairfax County Park Authority was awarded funding for their environmental stewarship program.
Grant Period
The 2024 grant will be awarded by May 1, 2024 and should be utilized by June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations providing services in Northern Virginia (defined as the areas within Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park) can apply for funding.
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.
- Grant requests for program or general support purposes will be considered. Funding may be used to support, expand or enhance existing programs or to start new programs. Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards will not be considered.
- The Community Foundation intends to make grants according to your organization’s budget size:
- Budgets under $100,000: $5,000 grants will be available
- Budgets under $500,000: $10,000 grants will be available
- Budgets above $500,000: $20,000 grants will be available
- Applications that are late or incomplete will not be considered.
- Organizations are limited to one application per grant cycle. Multiple applications will not be considered.
For more information, visit CFNOVA.
