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New York City Department of Environmental Protection awarded $3.8 Million in Grants for Community-Based Green Infrastructure Program Projects
In 2011, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection awarded $3.8 Million in Grants for Community-Based Green Infrastructure Program Projects. Awardees were selected for innovative methods to manage storm water runoff in the New York Harbor. 15 winners were … Continue reading
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Sustainable Development
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) sustainable development grantmaking endeavors to support environmental stewardship that is ecologically based, economically sound, socially just, culturally appropriate, and consistent with intergenerational equity. The Fund encourages government, business, and civil society to work collaboratively on … Continue reading
Transportation Enhancement (TE) Funds Through USDOT Improve Vermont Communities
Thanks to federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds, three communities in Vermont are now ready to move forward with several new pedestrian and bicycle connection plans. For example, in the town of Fairfield, wider paved shoulders, crosswalks, roadway surfacing, and locations … Continue reading
Funding Resources For Green Building Projects
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website has a green building page entirely dedicated to funding for green buildings. Although the EPA does not provide direct funding for green building projects, the agency has listed numerous sources available at the national, state … Continue reading
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Grant Money in New Jersey for Proposals That Entail Urban Greening and Sustainability
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has “nurtured people, ideas, and institutions which transcend self-interest and contribute to a sustainable human society and the environment which shelters it” for over 30 years. In 2011 alone, the foundation created 233 grants totaling in $10.5 million … Continue reading