Grant Opportunity: The overarching goal of this program is to support restoration and resilience efforts, while continuing to promote the importance of public lands in today’s society. Awarded grantees will be expected to lead service events that either restore public lands and/or make those lands more resilient to future natural disasters. Grant-funded activities will mobilize community volunteers and educate participants about their role in protecting the long-term sustainability of their local public lands.Exemplary applicants will show how grant funds will be used to get people out in nature as part of restoration and/or resilience efforts. In addition to involving individual community members, the applicant will target specific segments of the population such as young adults, military veterans, etc. through local community partnerships.
Eligibility: Open to 501(c)(3)s who have a documented connection to a public land agency. These include federal, state, and local public lands agencies. A current partnership letter from a public land partner agency must be provided to show support of proposed project.
Grant Amount: Applicants can request up to $8,000 in grant funds.
Important Dates:
- Release Date: July 2, 2018
- Due Date: 11:59pm EST on September 28, 2018.
- Grant Period: November 2018 - September 2019
For more information: visit the NEEF website.
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