CONTACT:
Kevin Peterson, NHCF, (603) 653-0387
John Magee, NHFG, (603) 271-2744
August 22, 2005
Grants Available for River
Restoration, Wetland and Shoreland Protection
The Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund Announces
2005 Grant Application Deadlines
CONCORD, N.H. -- Grants for projects involving river restoration;
wetland protection, restoration and enhancement; and shoreland protection
are available from the Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement
Fund.
Application deadlines are September 30, 2005, for concept papers and
November 30, 2005, for full applications. A complete copy of the application
packet, as well as a list of previous grant awards from the Fund, can be
found at www.nhcf.org/uppervalley.
The Fund is administered by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the
Vermont Community Foundation, with grant recommendations provided by a
12-person advisory committee. Over a 15-year period, the Fund is expected to
provide approximately $12 million in grants.
More than $2 million in grants have been awarded in the Upper Connecticut
River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund's first three years. The Fund was
created as part of a settlement agreement between the parties involved in
the federal process of awarding a new operating license for three
hydroelectric dams on the Connecticut River at Fifteen Mile Falls near
Littleton, N.H., and Ryegate, Vt.
For more information on the Fund or the grantmaking program, contact Kevin
Peterson at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Upper Valley Region, at
(603) 653-0387 or kp@nhcf.org. Visit the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
at www.nhcf.org. Visit the Vermont
Community Foundation at www.vermontcf.org
or call (802) 388-3355.
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