Connecticut River Joint Commissions Partnership Program Offers Grants
March 22, 2006

The Connecticut River Joint Commissions are pleased to invite applications to their annual Partnership Program, which offers grants of $500-$5,000 to towns and organizations throughout the river’s 7,000 square mile watershed in New Hampshire and Vermont. Grant applications are available from CRJC at 603-826-4800 or on the web. Completed applications are due March 29, and awards will be announced in early June.

The Commissions seek projects that help implement the goals of the Connecticut River Corridor Management Plan and support the Connecticut River Byway. Categories eligible for funding include projects to benefit water quality, fisheries and wildlife habitat, recreation, agriculture, and forestry, or provide river-related education, preservation of scenic or historic features, or visitor education for the Connecticut River Byway.

Eligible applicants include town boards or committees, schools, regional organizations, and non-profit organizations in the watershed in New Hampshire and Vermont. Informal citizen groups, state and federal agencies, and private businesses may also apply, but must do so through one of the above organizations.

Since the inception of the Partnership Program in 1992, CRJC has disbursed over $1,201,000 to support 399 local projects throughout the Connecticut River watershed. Funds for the Partnership Program come from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. More information, including the application and a list of previous years’ grants, is posted at www.crjc.org/partnership.htm.

Adair D. Mulligan
Conservation Director
Connecticut River Joint Commissions
PO Box 117
Lyme Center, NH 03769
voice: 603-795-2104
fax: 603-795-9955
adair.mulligan@crjc.org