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Confluence: October 2002, Vol. 4, No. 6
Funding

Wetland Project Grants
The US Fish & Wildlife Service and the North American Wetlands Conservation Council are accepting proposals as match for wetland and wetland-associated upland conservation projects under the Small Grants program. Projects include acquisition, enhancement, and restoration and must have a 1:1 or greater in non-Federal matching funds. For program and grant details, visit http://birdhabitat.fws.gov/NAWCA/Ussmallgrants.html , email bdhc@fws.gov, or call 703.358.1784. Application deadline is November 29.

EPA Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups
This grant program provides financial assistance to community-based organizations and tribal governments for local environmental justice projects. Grants can be used for education and awareness, environmental justice, technical assistance in accessing available public information, and technical assistance with gathering and interpreting existing environmental justice data. Application deadline is the first week of March. Email environmental-justice-epa@epa.gov for more information.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources Non-point Source Watershed Projects
ODNR provides funds to help implement programs and projects which protect or improve natural functions of water resources. Projects generally provide cost sharing to landowners or managers to apply non-point source pollution control policies. Grants are usually funded in the $30,000 to $50,000 range. SWCDs or other local agencies in cooperation with SWCDs are eligible. Deadline is March 1. Contact Jill Evans at 614.265.6637.

Water Quality Research Grants Program
This program teams the Cooperative State Research Education Extension Service (CSREES) with multiple federal agencies. The program targets projects that look specifically at agriculture-related degradation of water quality. Projects must have a clear problem statement and be place-based. Preference is given to projects that 1) coordinate targeted research, education, and cooperative extension activities, and 2) work to minimize all adverse impacts that agricultural, forest, and range management practices, food and agricultural product processing, and/or livestock production systems might have on the nation's water quality. Applications are accepted perpetually. State/local governments and academic/nonprofit institutions located in the United States are eligible. Visit www.reeusda.gov or call 202.401.5971.

Ohio Division of Wildlife: Wildlife Diversity Grant Program
The priorities for Wildlife Diversity grant program include research, surveys (biological or sociological), management, preservation, law enforcement, education, and land acquisition. Funding is a maximum of $5,000 for one year. Two public presentations focusing on the project highlights are required of grant recipients. Both individuals and organizations are eligible. For more information, contact Kendra Wecker at 614.265.7043.

Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program: Arts & Appalachia Clean Streams Program
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Endownment for the Arts have developed this program to assist eligible groups undertake preliminary design projects engaging significant artists with local watershed groups. Applications are considered perpetually. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit, established organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status. Applicants must have other partners, contributing either funding or in-kind services; the partners must provide a substantial portion of the total resources needed to complete the project. Projects must meet eligibility criteria for coal projects outlined in Section 404 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1997. Maximum grant amount is $25,000. For more information, contact Alan Comp at 202.208.2836.

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