2009 Grant Guidelines

• Grants will be awarded to support local, regional or statewide environmental projects that will have direct benefit in or near the tidally-related New York/New Jersey Harbor Complex, including Hackensack, Raritan and Passaic watersheds, or in the Delaware River Basin or in the Schuylkill Valley (see Eligibility). Projects in the Atlantic Coastal Basin or the Wallkill Basin are not eligible.

• Maximum grants for 2009 will be $15,000.

• Eligible proposals may include environmental advocacy and action projects, stewardship projects, public education, research, or other activities that will promote the conservation, preservation, and improvement of the land, water and other natural resources.

• Each grant request will be evaluated on the quality of the proposal, its environmental benefit, cost, conformity with Court Orders, including geography, qualifications and other resources of applicant, and the timeframe needed to accomplish the project.

• Grants usually cover a 12 month period.

• Preference will be given to non-profit environmental organizations that have an Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) designation, but grants can be given to other non-profit entities including government agencies and schools.

• Funds will not be given to individuals, to endowments, for general operating, or for capital expenditures (building or renovation).