Sierra Nevada Conservancy – Funding Opportunities
From: Elisa Brown at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Grant Research Memos – Have you checked them out?
Over the past year, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Funding Team has produced nine grant research memos on subjects including environmental education, parks and trails, fuel reduction and forest restoration, and abandoned mine land remediation. Each research memo provides a summary of relevant funding opportunities, tips for successful applications, and a link to the appropriate web site. If you are looking for funding for your projects, this is a great place to start. You can find these memos on the Funding Opportunities Web Page.
Want to know what grants are coming up? The Funding Opportunities web page has an updated calendar of funding opportunities expected over the next several months.
Upcoming grants that might be of interest:
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Watershed Restoration Grant Program (deadline June 24) provides planning, implementation, and acquisition funding for multi-benefit water quality, river, and watershed protection and restoration projects of statewide importance outside of the Delta area.
- National Park Service Rivers and Trails Conservation Grant (deadline June 30) provides facilitation and technical assistance for parks, rivers, trails, and greenways projects.
- Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant (deadline July 12) provides funding for projects that mitigate impacts caused by highway construction in the vicinity of recreational lands. These include acquisition or enhancement of watersheds, wildlife habitat, wetlands, forests, or other significant natural areas.
- The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation (deadline August 29) seeks to conserve the natural environment of Northern California and Hawaii by supporting efforts in the areas of habitat preservation, access to public lands, environmental education, and scientific research. The Foundation supports projects that have realistic goals and benefits, and that are responsive to the needs of the local economy and community.
- Wildlife Conservation Board Streamflow Enhancement Grant (deadline August 31) focuses on enhancing stream flow in streams that support anadromous fish; support special status, threatened, endangered, or at-risk species; or provide resilience to climate change.
- CDFW Environmental Enhancement Fund Grant (deadline August 31) supports environmental enhancement projects that benefit fish and wildlife and are located within or immediately adjacent to any surface waters within the boundaries of the state.
Congratulations to the Fall River Resource Conservation District, the Mariposa Resource Conservation District, and the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, all of which received U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations grants for their biomass energy projects. In addition, the Northern California Community Loan Fund received a Wood Innovations grant to provide financing technical assistance to biomass and bioenergy projects. This will be a big boost to the biomass/bioenergy industry in the Region.
Your SNC Area Representative can help you set up an individual consultation with the SNC Funding Team to get advice about specific funding opportunities or general fund development strategies. To take advantage of this resource,contact your Area Representative.
Grant Writing Workshops are available to help build the capacity of organizations that serve the Sierra Nevada Region. If you are interested in organizing or attending a workshop, contact your Area Representative.
