Division of Conservation Services FY11 Grant Round
NEW GRANTS! LAND, CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP, SMALL COMMUNITIES
RFRs and application information are available on CommPass at http://www.commpass.com and on the DCS website at http://www.mass.gov/eea/dcs
If your community is interested in applying, please attend the grant workshop on May 18, 2010 at 10:00 am at 100 Cambridge Street, Boston. For the LAND program, RSVP to Celia Riechel at celia.riechel@state.ma.us. For the PARC program, RSVP to Melissa Cryan at melissa.cryan@gmail.com.
* Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) Grant
Reimbursement funding to municipal conservation commissions for the acquisition of land or interests in land for conservation or passive recreation. Maximum award: $500,000 Reimbursement rate: 5270%. Application deadline: July 15, 2010
* Conservation Partnership Grant
Reimbursement funding to 501(c)(3) nonprofits for the acquisition of land or interests in land for conservation or recreation. New for FY11: Baseline Documentation Reports are eligible for reimbursement. Maximum award: $85,000. Reimbursement rate: 50%. Application deadline: July 12, 2010
* Conservation Appraisal for Small Communities Grant New for FY11!
Reimbursement funding for appraisals contracted in order to apply to the LAND grant program. Available to all communities with a population of fewer than 5,000 people. Funding is noncompetitive? all eligible applicants will receive contracts on a rolling basis until all available funding is allocated. Participants must have an executed state contract prior to getting the appraisal. The Participant must submit a LAND application for the appraised property to receive reimbursement. Reimbursement under this grant is not contingent upon the Participant’s LAND application being selected for funding.Maximum award: $5,000 per appraisal. Reimbursement rate: 80%. Application deadline: rolling, no later than June 11, 2010.
Contact: Celia Riechel, 617-626-1187
celia.riechel@state.ma.us