The Laura Jane Musser Fund has announced Environmental initiative Fund to promote public use of open space that improves a community’s quality of life and public health, while also ensuring the protection of healthy, viable and sustainable ecosystems by protecting or restoring habitat for a diversity of plant and animal species.
Donor Name: Laura Jane Musser Fund
States: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, New York, and Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/16/2022
Grant Size: Up to $35,000
Details:
Laura Jane Musser Fund assists public or not-for-profit entities to initiate or implement projects that enhance the ecological integrity of publicly owned open spaces, while encouraging compatible human activities.
What Will Not be Funded
- Building or repair of parking lots, driveways, or other facilities for auto use.
- Designing, constructing or repairing buildings located in public open spaces.
- Farms, community gardens, or botanical gardens.
- Projects requesting funds for land acquisition costs.
Advocacy
Funding Information
- PLANNING (up to $8,000) Planning grant applications must demonstrate commitment to a broad-based, active community process for the design and use of local publicly-owned open spaces.
- IMPLEMENTATION (Up to $35,000) Implementation grant applications must demonstrate clear evidence of local community active participation and support.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations
- Local units of Government
For more information, visit Laura Jane Musser Fund.