The Frank H. Stewart Trust provide grants to assist Gloucester County, Salem County, Atlantic County, Cumberland County, Cape May County, New Jersey, and the municipalities therein with the purchase of land to be used for public parks, recreation grounds, game refuges, fishing or propagation of fish, bird sanctuaries, or grounds for the protection and preservation of wildlife.
Donor Name: Frank H. Stewart Trust
State: New Jersey
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Details:
Program areas
Environment/animals
Program limitations
Funds must be used specifically for the purchase of land in Gloucester County, Salem County, Atlantic County, Cumberland County, Cape May County, New Jersey, or any municipality in those counties.
Funding Information
- Average number of grants per year: 1-2
- Average total giving per year: $150,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Any potential grant recipient shall obtain from its governing body a resolution or agreement that such lands to be purchased shall be dedicated by the recipient to the public.
- Certified copy of the property appraisal.
- Land should have flowing water course, bounded by streams or bodies of water, (fresh, salt, natural or artificial) tide water or otherwise, including marshes.
- Land is to be used for the purposes of public parks, recreation grounds, game refuges, fishing or propagation of fish, bird sanctuaries, or grounds for the protection and preservation of wildlife.
- If funded, the municipality is obligated to maintain the property.
- To be eligible, must be local municipality in one of the specific New Jersey counties named above.
- Applications must be submitted through the online grant application form or alternative accessible application designed for assistive technology users.
For more information, visit Frank H. Stewart Trust.