Funding Opportunities

Summary:

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority requests proposals for Early Stage Support for Developers of Renewable and Clean Energy Technologies. Though this initiative, NYSERDA seeks to create sustainable support networks and infrastructure for early stage renewable and clean energy technology companies and entrepreneurs and provide them with critical opportunities to facilitate partnerships and develop or market products. $5.77 million expected to be available, individual awards NTE $1.5 million.

Contact:
Judy Jarnefeld
NYSERDA
17 Columbia Circle
Albany NY 12203-6399
518-862-1090, ext.3293
jj1@nyserda.org
http://www.nyserda.org/Funding/1216pon.asp

Summary:
Staples, Inc. and Ashoka's Youth Venture and Changemakers initiatives are accepting entries for "Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition" -- a global search for the most creative and inspiring ways in which young people are changing the world for the better and making life easier for others. Entries are accepted from young people between the ages of 12 and 24 in all countries and all previously awarded Youth Venture teams. The competition will consider entries for ideas or projects. Ideas must show strong potential for significant or meaningful impact. Entries may be submitted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French. The winners of this Changemakers Collaborative Competition will be those entries that best meet the following criteria: Innovation -- the idea or project must introduce creative elements or methods to positively impact the community (e.g., the project might use a new approach to tackle a challenge, creative methods to raise awareness of a problem, or innovative strategies to raise funds or engage volunteers); Social Impact -- the idea or project has or will have significant impact on the issues it addresses; and Sustainability -- the project has a plan for how it will acquire financial and other bases of support for the long term. Prizes include the following: Staples Prize -- A trip to Boston, Massachusetts, and/or $5,000 of products for youth and existing Venture teams from France and the U.S.; Global Prize -- A free trip for one entrant to attend the next Youth Venture Summit in 2009; Seed Grants -- As many as twenty-five awards of up to $1,000 each to implement creative ideas for change; Nike Awards -- Up to five awards of $1,000 each to recognize the best ideas or ventures that combine sports and social change; and MTV International-Documentary Profile -- A documentary to air on MTV International channels globally featuring four or five of the best environmental project entries. Visit the Changemakers Web site for complete program information.

Contact:

http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/competition/staplesyv

Summary:
The Project Earth Environmental Education Grants program directs focus toward renewable energy projects and energy conservation projects to encourage action in schools located near PPL facilities.

Through these competitive grants, teachers can receive $500 to $5,000 in funding for school projects that focus on energy issues like renewable energy demonstrations, energy conservation and the greening of schools. Please note: Any amount up to $5,000 may be requested, but an estimated budget must accompany the request.

All qualifying public, private and parochial schools near major PPL facilities are eligible for these competitive grants. (For a full listing of eligible school districts, in PA, CT, IL, ME, NJ and NY, visit the website. Only Crete-Monee School District 201-U is eligible in Illinois). For details on the PPL Montana Project Earth Environmental Education grants, visit the web site. Schools are strongly encouraged to partner with an organization, association or business on their projects, but the school must submit the application, receive the grant money and have primary responsibility for the project.

Grants are available for projects that enhance established classroom curricula and academic standards, or support extracurricular activities of school organizations and clubs. Grants may cover materials; planning time for educators; field trip opportunities; osts for substitute teachers; transportation costs; Schools may be asked or they may choose to make a presentation about their project and its results. If so, any project presentation costs such as slides, transparencies or display materials would be covered.

Applications for the 2008 PPL Project Earth Environmental Education Grants will be accepted online beginning in April 2008. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2008.

Proposals should be no longer than 1,000 words and must include a description of the project, grade level, number of students involved, proposed budget and how the project's results will be evaluated.

Projects should be completed by June 30, 2009. Only one application per teacher, please. However, we will consider multiple applications from the same school.

Contact:

http://www.pplweb.com/community+partners/our+education+programs/e...

Summary:

Thirteen communities in 10 states will share more than $2.5 million in job training grants geared toward cleaning up contaminated properties and turning them into productive community assets. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under its Brownfields Initiative, is awarding grants of up to $200,000 each to non-profit organizations, local governments, a university, and a tribe. The grants will teach environmental assessment and cleanup job skills to individuals living in low-income areas near brownfields sites in Alabama, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

Contact:
Joseph Bruss
U.S. EPA
Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Land Revitalization
EPA West (MC-5105T), Room 2402
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
bruss.joseph@epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields

Summary:

The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award is intended to identify outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who intend to make a long term career commitment to research in the mission areas of the NIEHS and assist them in launching an innovative research program focusing on problems of environmental exposures and human biology, human pathophysiology and human disease.

Contact:
301-435-0714
GrantsInfo@nih.gov
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-08-003.html

Summary:

NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements:

• educational focus or curricular/program integration
• nutrition or plant-to-food connections
• environmental awareness/education
• entrepreneurship
• social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning.

Who should apply: Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year (e.g., if you won in 2008, you can apply again in 2010) and have significantly expanded their garden programs.

Contact:
National Gardening Association and The Home Depot

http://www.kidsgardening.com/YGG.asp

Summary:
DTE Energy recently kicked off its 2009 Energy & Our World Mini Grants for Educators program. The program offers small grants, typically up to $250, to help individual K-12 educators fund science programs that they otherwise couldn't afford. According to DTE Energy, "This year the DTE Energy Foundation is especially interested in funding projects that teach students about power generation, energy distribution, renewable energy technologies, environmental issues and energy conservation." The company said awards typically range from $50 to $250, though funding does sometimes go higher. The grants program is open now to all K-12 educators within DTE Energy's service territory. The application period ends Nov. 21 and grants will be awarded within the first three months of 2009.

Contact:

http://www.dteenergy.com/community/foundation/miniGrantTeachers.h...

Summary:
The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, a nonprofit private charitable foundation created by the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks to support wildlife and habitat conservation, research, education, and animal rescue in countries around the world, is accepting grant applications through its new online application system. In 2008, the fund awarded grants totaling more than $1.5 million to 151 environmental and research organizations worldwide. The fund considers proposals involving government-managed lands, sites, and programs. As with all proposals receiving fund support, the project must have broad community/constituency support and be based on legitimate scientific and conservation principals. The fund has no set minimum or maximum grant amount. In the past, the fund has supported projects ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 for a one-year term. The fund will consider multi-year proposals. The fund does not support capital investments that would outlive the specific project/initiative that the fund is being asked to support. Visit the fund's Web site for complete program information, examples of funded projects, and the online application system.

Contact:

http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/get_involved.html

Summary:

DOE seeks projects related to biomass, geothermal, solar, wind energy, hydropower, alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency, energy efficient building technologies and efficient electricity transmission, distribution, and storage. DOE intends to issue loan guarantees for stand-alone projects and projects related to manufacturing technologies and the large-scale integration of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage technologies into the electrical grid. $10 billion expected to be available. The guarantees can be issued for loans of up to 80% of total project cost.

Contact:
U.S. Department of Energy
lgprogram@hq.doe.gov
http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/RenSol7-11-08Amend1.pdf

Summary:
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association are pleased to announce the 19th Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program. This year, 50 large grants of up to $10,000 each and 20-32 mini-grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to K--12 teachers of science in the United States. The categories are Physical Science Application, Environmental Science Education, and Integrating Literacy and Science. To apply for funding, qualified teachers must write a Toyota TAPESTRY proposal according to the proposal requirements. The deadline for the completion of the online application is 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Recipients of Toyota TAPESTRY grants will be notified by March 4, 2009. Non-recipients will be notified by May 31, 2009. Awardees will be honored at a special ceremony on March 19, 2009 at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in New Orleans. All travel expenses for Project Directors of the large grants will be covered by Toyota.

Contact:

http://www.nsta.org/pd/tapestry/

Summary:

A new grant program is helping school districts retrofit their diesel school buses with pollution control equipment and use cleaner fuels to reduce emissions. Priority will be given to applications from school districts in communities that do not meet the federal air quality standards for outdoor concentrations of fine air particles, and districts that employ additional measures such as anti-idling programs, to reduce emissions from their school bus fleets.

Contact:
Carolyn Watkins
614-644-3768
carolyn.watkins@epa.state.oh.us
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oeef/html/schoolbus.html

Summary:

The American Academy of Dermatology's (Academy) Shade Structure Program are grant awards ($8,000 each) for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. The Academy also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure promoting the importance of sun safety. The Academy receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.

Contact:
Jennifer Allyn
American Academy of Dermatology
Attn: Shade Structure Program Review Committee
930 E. Woodfield Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-240-1730
jallyn@aad.org
http://www.aad.org/public/sun/grants.html

Funding Opportunities with no specific due date:

Due Date: Grants awarded through June 2011

Summary:

The recipients of these grants will use the funding to purchase idle reduction devices such as APU's and bunk heaters. The grants provide trucking companies with reimbursement of up to 50% for the costs of idling reduction equipment and installation.

Contact:
Jean Beckwith
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Bureau of Entrepreneurship
608-261-2517
Jean.Beckwith@Wisconsin.gov
http://commerce.wi.gov/bd/BD-CA-Diesel-Grant-Program.html

Due Date: June 5, 2008 - Cycle 2; December 9, 2008 - Cycle 3

Summary:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting applications from eligible applicants for the planning, arranging, administering and/or conducting of conferences, workshops, and/or meetings (hereinafter referred to as "conferences") that focus on research to protect human health and safeguard the environment. Specifically, EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology. This BAA is open from December 10, 2007 through December 9, 2008. Applications must be received by January 7, 2008; June 5, 2008; and December 9, 2008 depending upon the cycle (as identified in Section II of this BAA) for which the applicant is requesting funding.

Contact:
Tom Barnwell
U.S. EPA
202-343-9862
barnwell.thomas@epa.gov
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_baa.html

Due Date: Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Summary:
The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving the quality of K-12 education by supporting innovative programs that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. Priority is given to systemic math and science programs that are broad in scope and incorporate interdisciplinary curricula, "real-world" classroom applications and high student expectations. Grants are made to accredited higher education institutions, community colleges and vocational or trade schools, and to nonprofit organizations engaged in pre-collegiate math and/or science education. K-12 public and private schools may not directly apply to the Foundation. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Contact:

http://www.toyota.com/about/community/tusafoundation/index.html

Due Date: Deadlines for submitting full proposals are November 15 and May 15 each year.

Summary:
Established in 2000, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation provides grants twice yearly to US nonprofit organizations dedicated to arts education and preservation and to environmental conservation, specifically to projects addressing responsible mining. Typically 2 grants in the range of $25,000 - $100,000 are given every 6 months in the mining category. Letters of inquiry are accepted year-round. Deadlines for submitting full proposals are November 15 and May 15 each year. See the web site for more details.

Contact:
Fernanda Kellogg
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
600 Madison
New York, NY 10022

http://www.tiffanyandcofoundation.org/gp&eligibility.html

Due Date: Visit the Web site for application due date.

Summary:

The Award is given each November to three non-profit organizations in recognition of an innovative, existing program that has made a difference in the lives of the people it serves. Peter Drucker's definition of innovation -- change that creates a new dimension of performance -- is key to consideration for the Award.

The Award has been given annually since 1991 and is accompanied by a first place prize of $35,000 and two runners up prizes of $7,500 and $5,000. The cash prizes are unrestricted and designed to celebrate and further the work of innovative non-profit organizations in the United States. The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, administer the Award.

Contact:

http://www.cgu.edu/pages/2420.asp

Due Date: Proposals accepted on an ongoing basis.

Summary:
This program focuses on state and regional climate policy initiatives. The mission of this program is to develop and promote U.S. state and regional policies to reduce global warming pollution. The Energy Foundation continues to award grants and take direct initiatives in the areas of Power, Buildings, Transportation, Integrated Issues, and the China Sustainable Energy Program. Proposals accepted on an ongoing basis. For more information, visit the Foundation web site.

Contact:

http://www.ef.org/home.cfm

Due Date: Contact Meredith Hilt for specific deadline dates.

Summary:
The primary focus of the Foundation is to support programs in communities where Tellabs employees live and work. The Foundation focuses its grant-making on direct grants to eligible organizations, generally in the amount of $10,000 and above. Generally, grants will be considered for specific programs, rather than for general operating funds. The three priority funding areas include: education, health and wellness, and environment. For the environment focus area, the Tellabs Foundation supports programs to encourage understanding and the protection of the environment. Grants will be considered primarily to institutions which effectively allocate funds to local and national protection/improvement programs. Grants will also be considered for organizations which protect the environment, particularly in the areas of public health, clean air, clean water, recycling and waste reduction.

Contact:
Meredith Hilt
Tellabs Foundation
630-798-2506
meredith.hilt@tellabs.com
http://www.tellabs.com/about/foundation.shtml

Due Date: Grants awarded on an ongoing basis through 2007

Summary:

The Sustainable Michigan Endowed Project (SMEP) is pleased to announce its 2006-2007 Grants Initiative and Request for Proposals. Grants will be available at various funding levels for highly competitive projects in the following three (3) grant categories:
1. Networking Travel Grants (NTG). Maximum of $5,000.
2. Participatory Research Grants (PRG). Maximum of $10,000.
3. Integrative Project Grants (IPG). $10,000-25,000 per year for up to three years.

Visit the Web site for details about each catagory and how to submit proposals.

Contact:

http://www.smep.msu.edu/grant.asp

Due Date: Pre-proposal and application submission dates vary by the regional office

Summary:

Under the authority of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, EPA anticipates approximately $4.5 million will be available to support pollution prevention grants to States, Tribes, and Intertribal Consortia in FY 2005 for prevention activities during FY 2006. These grant dollars are targeted at State and Tribal technical assistance programs that address the reduction or elimination of pollution by businesses across all environmental media: air, water, and land. Since the inception of the grant program, EPA has awarded over $80 million.

Contact:
Michele Amhaz
U.S. EPA
202-564-8857
amhaz.michele@epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/grants/ppis/ppis.htm

Due Date: A yearly fellowship; check the Web site for application deadlines.

Summary:

As a continuing tribute to the late Paul Simon, one of the most distinguished statesmen in Illinois history, Lt. Governor Pat Quinn invites Illinois residents to apply for the Paul Simon Lt. Governor Fellowship, an opportunity for recent graduates to work in state government and honor Simon's legacy of public service.

The Paul Simon Lieutenant Governor Fellowship is a one-year position offering a $30,000 stipend. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree and demonstrate leadership abilities and strong writing skills.

Contact:
Simone McNeil
Office of Lt. Governor Pat Quinn
Suite 15-200
100 W. Randolph
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312-814-5220

http://www.standingupforillinois.org/about/employment.php

Due Date: March 1 through June 1, annually

Summary:

The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program, a partnership project of the Eastman Kodak Company, the Conservation Fund, and the National Geographic Society, provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America. Greenways are corridors of protected public and private land established along rivers, stream valleys, ridges, abandoned railroad corridors, utility right-of-way, canals, scenic roads, or other linear features. In general, grants can be used for all appropriate expenses needed to complete a greenway project including planning, technical assistance, legal and other costs. Applications may be submitted from March 1 to June 1, annually.

Contact:
Conservation Leadership Network
The National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304-876-7967
304-876-7751

http://www.conservationfund.org/?article=2372

Due Date: The deadline is the last working day in September, annually.

Summary:

The mission of the SHOPA Kids in Need Foundation is to recognize, promote, and support initiatives that foster educational excellence. Kids In Need Teacher Grants provide K-12 educators with funding to help them realize their dreams of providing innovative learning opportunities for their students. The purpose of the grants is to provide funds for classroom teachers who have innovative, meritorious ideas but lack the budget to bring them to life.

Contact:
SHOPA
3131 Elbee Rd
Dayton OH 45439
800-854-7467
info@shopa.org
http://www.shopa.org/shopa_foundation/teacher_programs.php

Due Date: Visit the Web site for application due date.

Summary:

Under the National Clean Diesel program, EPA Region 5 along with the Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative will award grants to assist its eligible partners in reducing diesel emissions across the region. EPA Region 5 has approximately $5 million in funding available for the deployment of EPA-verified and certified technologies. More information about Region 5's grant process will be coming soon.

Contact:
Steve Marquardt
U.S. EPA
marquardt.steve@epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/midwestcleandiesel/grants/mcdirfp08.html

Due Date: April 27 and Novemeber 2, 2007 are proposal cycle due dates.

Summary:

The Fund for Wild Nature provides money for campaigns to save and restore native species and wild ecosystems, including actions to defend wilderness and biological diversity.

The fund supports advocacy, litigation, public policy work, development of citizen science, and similar endeavors. The fund does not support basic scientific research, private land acquisition, individual action or study, or conferences. The fund will only support media projects that have a clear strategic value and a concrete plan for dissemination of the final product.

The fund supports biocentric goals that are premised on effective and intelligible strategies, and will give special attention to ecological issues not currently receiving sufficient public attention and funding. All proposals must be highly cost effective.

The fund supports projects only in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and rarely supports proposals from organizations with annual budgets greater than $250,000.

Contact:
Fund for Wild Nature
PO Box 42523
Portland OR 97242
503-230-0075
fwn@fundwildnature.org
http://fundwildnature.org/

Due Date: Pre-Application due by 1/22/08, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time

Summary:

The Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces interest in receiving applications for research grants in the Environmental Remediation Sciences Program (ERSP). The Environmental Remediation Sciences Division (ERSD) within the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) is tasked with developing the fundamental scientific basis for understanding the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface. This task is guided by the ERSD long term performance measure to provide (by 2015) sufficient scientific understanding such that DOE sites would be able to incorporate physical, chemical and biological processes into decision making for environmental remediation and long-term stewardship.

In order to meet this measure the ERSD funds basic research to investigate the key processes affecting the mobility of subsurface contaminants found at DOE sites. The goal of this solicitation is to support innovative, fundamental research investigating the coupled physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting the transport of subsurface contaminants at DOE sites. Applications should address hypothesis-driven research to define and/or understand the key physical, chemical, and biological processes influencing the form and mobility of DOE contaminants in the subsurface. Research projects should aim to provide the scientific basis for the development of new remediation concepts, or strategies for the long term stewardship of contaminated sites across the DOE complex. Applications should address the applicability of the proposed research to understanding DOE relevant, field-scale, contaminant transport processes.

Contact:
Deborah Greenawalt
U.S. Department of Energy
301-903-4074
Deb.Greenawalt@science.doe.gov
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/86EE4C7677BA2133852...

Due Date: 8/14/08, 12/11/08, and 4/16/09

Summary:

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority requests proposals for Distributed Generation as Combined Heat and Power. Areas of interest include: Demonstration of DG-CHP systems at facilities in NY; Recommissioning Studies to revisit qualifying, existing, NYSERDA-funded DG-CHP installations; and Technology Transfer Studies to broaden the market penetration of DG-CHP systems in NY. $25 million expected to be available, individual awards NTE $4 million.

Contact:
Edward Kear
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
17 Columbia Circle
Albany NY 12203-6399
518-862-1090, ext. 3269
ebk@nyserda.org
http://www.nyserda.org/Funding/1241pon.asp

Due Date: Jan. 7, 2008; June 5, 2008; and Dec. 9, 2008

Summary:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting applications from eligible applicants for the planning, arranging, administering and/or conducting of conferences, workshops, and/or meetings (hereinafter referred to as "conferences") that focus on research to protect human health and safeguard the environment. Specifically, EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology. This BAA is open from December 10, 2007 through December 9, 2008. Applications must be received by January 7, 2008; June 5, 2008; and December 9, 2008 depending upon the cycle (as identified in Section II of this BAA) for which the applicant is requesting funding.

Contact:
Bernice Smith
U.S. EPA
202-343-9766
smith.bernicel@epa.gov
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_baa.html#APPLICATION

Due Date: Requests are reviewed quarterly.

Summary:

The mission of the Bikes Belong Coalition, sponsored by the American bicycle industry, is to put more people on bicycles more often.

The Coalition welcomes grant applications from nonprofit organizations and public agencies within the United States that align with its mission. Grants are provided in the following categories: facility, advocacy, and education. All proposals must address the goals of the grants program strategic plan: encourage ridership growth, leverage funding, build political support, support bicycle advocacy, and promote bicycling.

Contact:
Elizabeth Train
Bikes Belong Coalition
1920 13th Street, Suite A
Boulder, Colorado 80302
303/449-4893
elizabeth@bikesbelong.org
http://bikesbelong.org/page.cfm?PageID=21

Due Date: See the website for specific information on the grants currently available and associated deadlines.

Summary:
This wide-reaching category includes programs and initiatives that improve the overall quality of life in Berks County. Funding in this category includes farmland preservation, smart growth, downtown improvement, and environmentally friendly building and energy usage. Tax-exempt or public benefit organizations, individuals, associations and private or public agencies are eligible to apply. The grant must be used for charitable purposes only. The Community Foundation manages more than 200 charitable funds for a variety of causes in Berks County. Many of those funds are earmarked to help specific public benefit organizations. We also administer scholarship funds. Other funds are more broad-reaching and address critical needs in the community. See the website for specific information on the grants currently available and associated deadlines.

Contact:

http://www.bccf.org/indicators/sustcomm.html

Due Date: See Deadlines for specific dates.

Summary:
Through grants to effective, nonprofit environmental advocacy organizations working in two areas: human health and the environment and key states, the Beldon Fund seeks to build a national consensus to achieve and sustain a healthy planet. The Fund seeks proposals that engage new constituencies in exposing the connection between toxic chemicals and human health and in promoting public policies that prevent or eliminate environmental risks to people's health, particularly through application of the precautionary principle. The program focuses grant making in three areas: New Advocates, Human Exposure to Toxic Chemicals, and Environmental Justice. The Fund accepts Letters of Inquiry from Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and Wisconsin for this program.

Organizations seeking grants from the Fund should begin the process by submitting a letter of inquiry in accordance with the Fund's Program Guidelines. Letters of inquiry and, at the Fund's invitation, proposals must be received in our office within the dates specified at the following web site to be considered at the next Board meeting: Deadlines.

Contact:

http://www.beldon.org/

Due Date: May 10 - Oct. 13th, 2008

Summary:

Do Something is calling on you to green your school. Reduce the carbon footprint of your school this fall and you could win up to $1500 to further your efforts.

For inspiration, check out how the 2007 winner, Boston Latin School's Youth CAN (Climate Action Network) increased their green:

• Launched a school-wide campaign urging students and teachers to turn off lights, computers and appliances when not in use.
• Reformed school policy that kept computers on 24/7, saving over 33,600 hours of energy.
• Initiated a paper recycling competition between grades that resulted in nearly 1780 pounds of recycled paper.
• Set up a student run recycling program in their cafeteria, which resulted in the collection of over 2000 cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles and Styrofoam lunch trays.
• Created 7 original Public Service Announcements and 45 presentations on the need to reduce, reuse and recycle. Watch their videos at: www.blsyouthcan.org.
• Polled 380 students on carbon output.
• Collected 270 student-signed pledges to "Think Outside the Bottle", promising to drink tap water in reusable bottles instead of buying new plastic water bottles every day.
• Organized fundraiser for solar panels.

Prizes: Schools are eligible for a first-place prize of a $1500 grant, banner, plaque and eco-friendly gift bags (up to thirty). Three $500 second place prizes also will be given. All winners will be featured on our site and in local press. To see various deadlines, see the Web site listed.

Contact:
Melanie Stevenson
mstevenson@dosomething.org
http://www.dosomething.org/increaseyourgreen

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Ben & Jerry's Foundation offers competitive grants to not-for-profit, grassroots organizations throughout the United States which facilitate progressive social change by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and environmental problems. All of the Foundation's funding decisions are made by a team of Ben & Jerry's employees that meets three times a year to review proposals. Although the Ben & Jerry's Foundation doesn't prioritize any particular issue area for funding, the Foundation does focus on the types of activities and strategies an organization uses for creating social change in any number of areas. The Foundation will only consider proposals from grassroots, constituent-led organizations that are organizing for systemic social change. The Foundation supports programs and projects that are examples of creative problem-solving. See the website for further inforamtion on funding priorities and guidelines. Awards are granted ranging from $1,001 - $15,000. Each cycle the Ben & Jerry's Foundation may fund a small number of material grants for $1,000 or less for innovative programs that fit into the general guidelines and that are infused with a spirit of hopefulness. Applications for small grants are reviewed at regular grantmaking meetings three times a year. Letters of Interest may be submitted at any time and are reviewed on an ongoing basis. They may take up to eight (8) weeks to be reviewed.

Contact:

http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

Community Toolbox for Children's Environmental Health has issued its 2004 Request for Proposals (RFP) and Grant Application Packet for community-based, parent/grandparent, and/or emerging groups working to prevent childhood lead poisoning and other children's environmental health hazards. Information about Community Toolbox, the complete RFP, and the application deadline can be found at http://www.communitytoolbox.org or by contacting Community Toolbox at (800) 220-7630 or grants@communitytoolbox.org.

Contact:
Heather Young
Community Toolbox

http://www.communitytoolbox.org

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: $275 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS The department announced that additional funding for conservation efforts is being made available to farmers and ranchers through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Contact:

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Educational Foundation of America strives to better humanity and the world we inhabit by improving individual lives and their surroundings through education and awareness. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations across the nation in areas including, but not limited to, the environment, human overpopulation and reproductive freedom, Native Americans, arts, education, drug policy reform, peace and security, medicine and human services. Applications may be submitted year-round. For more information about Foundation programs and application procedures please visit the EFA website.

Contact:

http://www.efaw.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

EPA is soliciting grant proposals from Indian Tribes to support Tribal lead outreach and educational awareness and conduct baseline assessment of existing exposure and risks of exposure to lead poisoning of Tribal children. EPA is awarding grants which will provide approximately $1.4 million to Indian Tribes to perform those activities and to encourage Indian Tribes to consider continuing such activities in the future.

Contact:
Barbara Cunningham
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460
(202) 554-1404
Hotline@epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/lead/new.htm

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The Energy Foundation is a partnership of major foundations interested in sustainable energy. The Foundation's geographic focus is the United States, with special emphasis on regional initiatives. Local projects are not supported unless they have been consciously designed for further replication or have broad regional or national implications. Applications for grants are accepted in the following areas: power, buildings, transportation, national policy and analysis, and climate program. The Foundation's priority is providing resources to the institutions that most effectively leverage change. Letters of inquiry are accepted throughout the year.

Contact:
The Energy Foundation
1012 Torney Avenue #1
San Francisco, CA 94129
415-561-6700
415-561-6709
energyfund@ef.org
http://www.ef.org/home.cfm

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The Environmental Sustainability program supports engineering research with the goal of promoting sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that also are compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems, which provide ecological services vital for human survival. The long-term viability of natural capital is critical for many areas of human endeavor, including agriculture, industry, and tourism. Research in Environmental Sustainability considers long time horizons and incorporates contributions from the social sciences and ethics.

This program supports engineering research that seeks to balance society’s need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions. Research is encouraged to advance the next generation of water and wastewater treatment that will decrease material and energy use, consider new paradigms for delivery of services, and promote longer life for engineered systems. Other activities of interest include:

• Advancing engineering methods to promote smart growth strategies,
• Integrating economic development and protection of natural resources,
• Regenerating ecological functions of degraded environments,
• Understanding how large complex environmental systems behave, and
• Developing effective principles for adaptive management of such systems.

Innovations in storm water management, wastewater technology, indoor air quality, recycling and reuse of drinking water, and other green engineering techniques to support sustainable construction projects also may be fruitful areas for research.

Understanding material flows and taking advantage of such understanding to substitute less toxic, longer lived materials are important areas for consideration. Investigation of the implications of nanotechnology for sustainability is a possible area for research including environmental effects and energy or materials savings.

The effects of substituted materials on waste streams can be explored. Innovations in industrial ecology are encouraged. Engineering tools for estimating costs and ramifications of sustainable development must be developed, tested, and evaluated.

Along with companion programs in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Technology, the program emphasizes engineering principles underlying pollution avoidance and remediation of degraded environments. Research also may be directed toward improving the cost-effectiveness of pollution prevention and pollution management technologies.

Contact:
Cindy Lee
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington VA 22230
703-292-5356
cmlee@nsf.gov
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501027

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The Environmental Protection Agency invites investigator initiated grant proposals in areas including but not limited to: Lifestyle and Cultural Practices of Tribal Populations and Risks from Toxic Substances in the Environment, Developing Regional-Scale Stressor-Response Models for Use in Environmental Decision-Making, and Airborne Particulate Matter Health Effects. Contact names, funding amounts and due dates vary by program area.

Contact:

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Energy savings and energy efficiency programs are identified and frequently updated at this site through the use of a database.

Contact:
US Department of Energy

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/financing/mechanisms.html

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The internationally acclaimed architecture and town planning firm Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) & Company has created a $5-million venture capital fund which seeks to invest in 5 to 10 municipalities throughout the US that intend to direct their growth along the lines of new urbanism rather than suburban sprawl. Specifically, the Fund seeks to work with local governments to:

* Identify sites ideally located for smart growth, traditional neighborhood development and transit-oriented development. * Design plans and codes for their construction. * Secure entitlements so that construction may occur as-of-right. * Develop the properties collaboratively or transfer the approved plans to developers prepared to follow the plans.

The Fund is especially interested in municipalities that would like to see new urbanism but have been unsuccessful or disappointed in previous attempts at introducing it to their communities.

Contact:
Demetri Baches
Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) & Company
305/644-1023
demetri@dpz.com
http://www.dpz.com

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
FundingFactory is a free fundraising program to help educational and nonprofit organizations get the equipment or cash they need without any hassle. Register now and start collecting empty printer cartridges and used cell phones today!

FundingFactory accepts more than 85% of the cartridges used in today's market and many of the most popular cell phone brands. Every qualifying cartridge and cell phone has a designated value. The values for all collected items are deposited into an online account. Fundraiser earnings can be spent in FundingFactory's Rewards Catalog or check may be requested. For more information, free registration and qualifying lists of products, visit the FundingFactory web site.

Contact:

http://www.fundingfactory.com/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The U.S. Gren Building Council is offering a unique opportunity of LEED-NC certified buildings to receive up to $2,000 of LEED-EB certification fees. The fees are expected to be waived thanks to grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Contact:
U.S. Green Building Council
apusey@usgbc.org

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The GOALI program aims to synergize university-industry partnerships by making funds available to support an eclectic mix of industry-university linkages. Special interest is focused on affording the opportunity for: faculty, postdoctoral fellows and students to conduct research and gain experience with production processes in an industrial setting, industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry’s perspective and integrative skills to academe, and interdisciplinary university-industry teams to conduct long-term projects.

This initiative targets high-risk/high-gain research with a focus on fundamental topics that would not have been undertaken by industry, new approaches to solving generic problems, development of innovative collaborative industry-university educational programs, and direct transfer of new knowledge between academe and industry.

To meet this objective, the GOALI program provides funding, for example, for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students to develop creative modes of collaborative interactions with industry through individual or small-group projects, and industry-based fellowships for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

Contact:
National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501016

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Realizing that aquatic habitat protection efforts may not coincide with the application timeline or grant period for the Grants Program and that many grassroots projects can be completed for under $500, the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund maintains a reserve to support urgent projects or those that present a special opportunity. Although the eligibility, overarching goal, types of activities funded, priority program areas, and evaluation criteria are the same as the Grants Program, Special Opportunity Grant (SOG) requests are processed differently to ensure quick turnaround. United States applicants that do not have 501(c)(3) tax status or Ontario applicants that are not registered charities governed by the Charities Accounting Act must have a sponsoring 501(c)(3) organization or registered charity. Grants will be disbursed on a first come, first served basis. For more information about the types of activities funded and application materials, visit the GLAHNF grants web page.

Contact:
Jill Ryan
231-347-1181 ext. 106

http://www.glhabitat.org/grants.html

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Great Lakes Protection Fund welcomes preproposals for projects that enhance the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Applicants should propose projects that will return the greatest ecosystem benefits.

Current Fund interests include Preventing Biological Pollution, Restoring Natural Flow Regimes and Using Market Mechanisms for Environmental Improvement. Additional projects are sought to add to, and expand Fund supported work in these areas.

Preproposals may be submitted at any time. The Fund will begin to review preproposals upon receipt. For more information, see the web site below, or contact Jolie Krasinski at (847) 425-8150 or joliek@glpf.org to discuss project ideas at any time.

Contact:
Jolie Krasinski
Great Lakes Protection Fund
(847) 425-8150
joliek@glpf.org
http://www.glpf.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

Green Communities is a five-year, $550 million initiative developed through a partnership between the Enterprise Foundation/Enterprise Social Investment Corporation and the Natural Resources Defense Council to ensure smarter, healthier homes for Americans with limited incomes. The goal of the Initiative is to transform the way communities think about, design, and build affordable homes. The Initiative will provide financing, grants, and technical assistance to developers to build more than 8,500 rental and for-sale homes that promote health, conserve energy, and natural resources, and enhance access to jobs, schools, and services. The Initiative offers grants to help cover the costs of planning and implementing green components of affordable housing projects, as well as tracking their costs and benefits. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Contact:
Dana Bourland
The Enterprise Foundation
410-772-2516
Grants@GreenCommunitiesOnline.org
http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/about-essentials-grants.asp

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Honor the Earth is a national foundation and advocacy organization that supports front line Native environmental work. The organization's mission is to create awareness and support for Native environmental issues and to develop needed financial and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities. Grants are provided to Native groups that are directed and controlled by Native peoples, and working in one of Honor the Earth's program areas: Environmental Justice; Building Sustainable Communities; and Nuclear Waste/Safe Energy. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Contact:

http://www.honorearth.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Alternate Fuels Rebate Program provides rebates for businesses, local governments, organizations, and individuals in the State of Illinois. Rebates may be issued to any applicant for up to 300 vehicles. There are three types of rebates from which applicants may choose one type of rebate per vehicle: (1) A rebate for the incremental cost of an alternate fuel vehicle purchased from a dealership or similar vendor (Vehicle Rebate), (2) a rebate for the cost of the conversion of an existing vehicle to operate with an alternate fuel (Conversion Rebate), and (3) a rebate for the incremental cost of purchasing alternate fuels (Fuel Rebate). For all rebates, the alternate fuel vehicle, conversion system, or alternate fuel must be purchased from an Illinois company or vendor.

Eligible fuels for the program include E-85, Biodiesel (at least 20 percent blend or B-20), natural gas, propane, electricity, and hydrogen. To be eligible, a vehicle must be a licensed, on-road vehicle and be able to be legally driven on public roads. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles (i.e., Toyota Prius, Toyota Highlander, Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner) are not defined as an alternate fuel vehicle and are not eligible for a rebate since these vehicles are refueled with gasoline.

For more information, visit the Illinois Green Fleets web site.

Contact:

http://www.illinoisgreenfleets.org/fuels/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The purpose of the Innovation Challenge Grant Program is to increase the number of Illinois companies that apply for federal research grants. The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and its parallel Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program provide over $2 billion a year to small companies developing leading-edge technologies of interest to 11 federal departments and agencies. The Illinois Innovation Challenge Grant Program provides grant writing assistance and matching funds to eligible Illinois technology-based entrepreneurs, innovators and new venture startups to access federal SBIR and STTR funding opportunities. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will match up to fifty-percent of the grant funds awarded through the federal SBIR or STTR phase I grant or contract. The DCEO will issue a letter of support for eligible Illinois businesses that submit grant applications. Please note that the receipt of a support letter is not a guarantee by the DCEO for funding. Only projects that are awarded a SBIR or STTR Phase I grant or contract AND meet the terms of a grant agreement with the DCEO will be funded.

Contact:
Scott Henkel
IL DCEO
217-557-6880
scott.henkel@illinois.gov
http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Technology/Technology+Gra...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and collaboration.(A PureEdge download package is available for this opportunity for submission via Grants.gov.)

Deadlines: Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required): March 21, 2006 and Second Thursday in March annually thereafter for Project Grants; September 14, 2006 for Project Grants and Second Thursday in September annually thereafter-----Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): June 22, 2006 for Project Grants and Third Thursday in June annually thereafter; December 14, 2006 for Project Grants and Second Thursday in December annually thereafter-----Planning Grants: Proposals must be submitted on the same deadline dates as those indicated above for Preliminary Proposals, following discussion with a Program Officer.-----Conference, Symposia, and Workshop Grants: Proposals may be submitted at any time, generally at least one year in advance, following discussion with a Program Officer. These types of projects do not require Preliminary Proposals.-----Grant Supplements for existing ISE Awards: Requests must be submitted at least two months prior to the need for additional funds, following discussion with the Cognizant Program Officer.

Contact:
Gregory Adams
National Science Foundation
ggadams@nsf.gov
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=7419

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

Harvard University invites you to apply for the $100,000 Innovations in American Government Award given annually to programs that serve as the best examples of creative and effective government. All levels of government are eligible to apply. For selection criteria and simplified application, visit the Web site below.

Contact:

http://www.innovationsaward.harvard.edu/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
IAP is looking for projects that foster connections between communities and individuals, create partnerships with multiple organizations that enable beneficiaries to give as well as receive.

IAP funds projects that show evidence that the creator thinks "outside the box." The quality, innovation, thoughtfulness and effectiveness of a project are of more importance than the specific interest area. Areas of interest for IAP are the arts, education, environment and social programs.

This Foundation gives grants across the U.S.; however, it gives preference to projects within Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. Application deadlines are the second Friday in October for a December review and the second Friday in April for a June review. See the Foundation's web site for more details.

Contact:
IAPFOUND@hotmail.com
http://www.iapfoundation.org

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

AmerenUE has partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council-St. Louis Regional Chapter (USGBC-STL) in launching the LEED Incentive Grant Program a $120,000 program designed to accelerate green building practices, energy conservation and environmental performance in the St. Louis Region.

LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) voluntary, consensus-based rating system that is a national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. The purpose of the LEED Incentive Grant Program is to encourage the construction of LEED certified green buildings that will serve as examples for future projects in the St. Louis region.

The LEED Incentive Grant Program will award $120,000 in grants to the project owners or developers of new construction and major renovations or remodeling projects that follow LEED Green Building Green Building Rating Systems© for New Commercial Construction and Major Renovation (NC), Existing Building Operations (EB), Commercial Interior (CI) or Core and Shell (CS) projects. Home projects are not eligible. Review program application.

Projects must be located within AmerenUE’s electric service area. The grants are to be used for “soft” costs only, such as the LEED Certification fee; LEED Documentation; Professional Services, like Energy Modeling, Daylighting Analysis and/or Modeling Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Commissioning; and Building Design Charrette facilitated by a LEED Accredited Professional. The program will run until funds are exhausted or until June 30, 2007, whichever comes first.

Contact:
USGBC-STL
3617 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63108
314-577-0298
usgbc-stl@mobot.org
http://www.ameren.com/Business/ADC_LEED.asp

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces its intent to request proposals to provide a Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Clearinghouse, responsible to collect, develop, organize and disseminate information on LIHEAP programs, current energy issues and trends, other low income energy assistance programs, other programs that affect LIHEAP-eligible clients and other relevant information of interest to grantees.

Contact:
Anita Nearhoof
Department of Health and Human Services
301-443-5312
301-443-3238
anita.nearhoof@psc.hhs.gov
https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=dd01cf1eade0aa2e7...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The foundation supports education, promotes health or fosters organizational leadership. They also offer Downstate Illinois Conservation Grants. They have multiple deadline dates, depending upon the program. Programs include a General Central Illinois program, Capacity Building Grants and Micro Grants; the Downstate Illinois Conservation grants and Regional grants.

Contact:
121 S. 17th Street, Mattoon, IL 61938
217 235 3361
216 258 8444
info@lumpkinfoundation.org
http://www.lumpkinfoundation.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The purpose of the Innovation Challenge Grant Program is to increase the number of Illinois companies that apply for federal research grants. The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and its parallel Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program provide over $2 billion a year to small companies developing leading-edge technologies of interest to 11 federal departments and agencies. The Illinois Innovation Challenge Grant Program provides grant writing assistance and matching funds to eligible Illinois technology-based entrepreneurs, innovators and new venture startups to access federal SBIR and STTR funding opportunities.

The purpose of the Innovation Challenge Grant Program is to increase the number of Illinois companies that apply for federal research grants. The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and its parallel Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program provide over $2 billion a year to small companies developing leading-edge technologies of interest to 11 federal departments and agencies. These programs provide companies seed capital of up to $850,000 to develop and commercialize technologies.

Contact:
Scott Henkel
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
620 East Adams, Springfield, IL 62701
217-557-6880
scott.henkel@illinois.gov
http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/NR/rdonlyres/39131099-3DEF-4807-8310-7...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Michigan businesses with fewer than 500 employees can apply for loans of up to $400,000 with a guaranteed interest rate of not more than 5 percent. The short application helps businesses describe how their projects will eliminate or reduce waste through source reduction; environmentally sound reuse, and/or recycling; including water and energy conservation projects. Loans are available to all private business sectors including farming, manufacturing, retail, and service. For more information, contact the DEQ's Environmental Assistance Center at 800-662-9278, or by e-mail at deq-ead-env-assist@michigan.gov.

Contact:
Michigan DEQ Environmental Assistance Center
800-662-9278
deq-ead-env-assist@michigan.gov
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3307_3515_4144---,00.htm...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer! Magazine have teamed up to create an outdoor classroom grant program. The program focus is to engage students in hands-on natural science experiences and allow enrichment opportunities across the core curriculum. All K-12 public schools in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) are welcome to apply. Applications accepted throughout the year and reviewed periodically. See application for times.

This school year, the program will award grants up to $2,000 to at least 100 schools. In some cases, grants for up to $20,000 can be awarded to schools or school districts with major outdoor classroom projects.

Contact:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/outdoor/ind...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Site Assessment Grant (SAG) Program offers financial assistance to small businesses to help them find ways to reduce pollution, wastes, energy use and related costs. All small businesses in Pennsylvania are eligible to receive a grant. DEP will fund up to 80 percent of the cost of the site assessment up to $5,000 for any small business and up to a maximum of $15,000 for multi-DEP-permitted small businesses.

A site assessment is a detailed survey and evaluation of a company’s facilities, manufacturing processes, operational procedures, systems, energy consumption and costs, raw material use, waste streams and disposal costs to identify pollution prevention and energy efficiency opportunities. A private consultant conducts the site assessment. Companies can realize significant financial savings by implementing pollution prevention and energy efficiency recommendations identified during a site assessment and can help protect the environment at the same time. Savings can result from reduced costs for materials, energy use, waste handling and disposal and from changes that make operations or processes more efficient.

For further program and application information, see the DEP web page listed below.

Contact:
717-783-8411
mhitcho@state.pa.us
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/pollprev/act190/act190.ht...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Students in classrooms across Illinois will benefit from equipment and supplies provided by Ameren Power Up grants this fall. Schools and teachers can start applying for grants beginning September 1. The grants include three distinct programs. SMART Boards are touch-sensitive displays that operate like giant computer screens (cool, I want one). Teacher Grants of $250 each will be awarded to schools for any classroom-related project that has an academic focus to improve student achievement. Fuel Cell Kits will be available for high school science teachers and can be used as self-contained solar hydrogen fuel cell energy systems. Teachers and schools can apply starting September 1 for the fall series of grants.

Contact:

http://www.ameren.com/education

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is committed to protecting and restoring the earth's natural systems and promoting a sustainable society by strengthening individuals, institutions, and communities pledged to pursue those goals. Nationally, the Foundation makes grants primarily in the areas of environment and reproductive rights. In the New York metropolitan area, grants are made to local environmental organizations. There is no application deadline, and complete application procedures are available on the website.

Contact:
212-684-6577
noyes@noyes.org
http://www.noyes.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
RecycleFund is a printer ink cartridge recycling and fundraising opportunity for schools. Schools collect empty inkjet, laser, and fax cartridges from businesses, and from the homes, relatives and friends of students and staff. Businesses are serviced directly and the school is paid for the empties. RecycleFund pays for all shipping costs, cartons, return envelopes, and program flyers. All shipping cartons and return envelopes will be bar coded with the school's name. All cartridges received in the recycling center are processed as soon as possible. Payment on accounts are scheduled for payment once a $20 minimum has been reached. For more information, including which cartridges will be accepted, consult the RecycleFund website. You may sign up online or call to begin using this fundraising opportunity at your school.

Contact:
RecycleFund
1-888-554-6124

http://www.recyclefund.com/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Human activity is causing the depletion of essential resources, global warming, rapid loss of biodiversity, and accelerating degradation of Earth's life support systems. These developments threaten the livelihoods, health, and security of people in all nations and cultures as well as the well being of the greater community of life. The Rockefeller Borthers Fund (RBF) sustainable development grantmaking endeavors to address these challenges by supporting 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 environmental conservation and to make it an integral part of all development planning and activity. Recognizing the global nature of many environmental problems, the Fund also promotes international cooperation in addressing these challenges. Awards range from $25,000 to $300,000. A preliminary letter of inquiry is recommended. See the Fund’s web site for more details.

Contact:

http://www.rbf.org/programs/sustainprog.html

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Family Fund's Environment program emphasizes conservation of natural resources, protection of health as affected by the environment, meaningful implementation and enforcement of the nation's environmental laws, the cessation and cleanup of pollution caused by the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, and public participation in national environmental policy debates.

Letters of inquiry may be mailed to the Rockefeller Family Fund, 437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY, 10022. Letters of inquiry may also be sent to the Family Fund at the following e-mail address: mmccarthy@rffund.org

Contact:
Rockefeller Family Fund
437 Madison Avenue 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022
mmccarthy@rffund.org
http://www.rffund.org/environment/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) announced the selection of 19 states, which will receive a total of 96 industrial plant assessments at local facilities. Through these awards and other collaborative efforts of its Save Energy Now initiative, ITP seeks to accelerate partnership with states and local energy efficiency groups, utilities, academic institutions and nonprofit organizations in meeting industrial energy efficiency challenges. These initial state assessment projects launch an anticipated long-term, extensive effort to expand ITP's successful Save Energy Now activities to the State level, where the greatest impact can be achieved. The awards are in response to a recent solicitation issued by DOE.

The awards total $950,000 and represent industrial plant assessments, adding to the national impact of reduced energy use and carbon emissions. These awarded projects represent an additional 5.8 trillion Btu per year in potential natural gas savings, as well as reduced CO2 emissions of 390,000 metric tons per year. In addition to analysis and plant assessments, each state project lead will provide follow-up technical and implementation assistance.

Each state will receive roughly $50,000 (though some will also receive cost-shared funding). Recipient states include: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The terms of these projects are expected to be 18 to 24 months. Funding will go to the State Energy Offices to subcontract these assessments.

Since its inception in 2005, Save Energy Now has completed 388 large plant assessments, implemented energy-saving improvements of nearly $83 million, identified natural gas savings of nearly 57 trillion Btu per year, and reduced total potential CO2 emissions by approximately 5.0 million tons per year. Save Energy Now is helping U.S. industry, the most energy-intensive section of the economy, supporting the future energy security and stability of our nation.

A third round of 250 Industrial Save Energy Now Energy Assessments is now open for applications by eligible industrial facilities. Energy experts will help industries identify energy- and money-saving opportunities, focusing on steam, process heating, pump, fan, and compressed air systems.

Contact:
U.S. Department of Energy

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Small Business Advantage is a new grant program providing 50% matching grants, up to a maximum of $7,500.00, to enable a Pennsylvania small business to adopt or acquire energy efficient or pollution prevention equipment or processes. Well-designed energy efficient or pollution prevention projects can help small businesses cut costs and reduce the risk of regulatory problems, while simultaneously protecting the environment. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin accepting applications for this program on July 1, 2004. All Pennsylvania small businesses are eligible for Advantage Grant Funding. An eligible applicant must be a for-profit business enterprise that is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal business entity that has no more than 100 full-time or full-time equivalent employees and is a separate legal business entity at the time of submission of the application.

More information and applications are available at the web page listed below.

Contact:
717-772-5160

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

Solar energy property is defined as equipment that uses solar energy to generate electricity, to heat or cool (or provide hot water for use in) a structure, or to provide solar process heat. Any company that invests in or purchases qualified solar energy property can take up to a 10% credit of the investment or purchase and installation amount when income tax forms are filed. Only commercial entities can take the credit. This credit should not be confused with the residential tax credit, which permanently expired in 1985. The credit cannot be claimed for property used mainly outside the United States, used by governmental units and foreign persons and entities, or used by a tax-exempt organization (unless the property is used mainly in an unrelated trade or business). For more information go to the Web site.

Contact:
Ann Elsen
Maryland-DC-Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA)
1606 Lansdowne Way
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-920-0144
301-920-0145
execdir@mdv-seia.org
http://www.mdv-seia.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Profits for the Planet (PFP) puts Stonyfield's guiding principle of corporate social responsibility into action. Each year, 10% of the company's profits are given to efforts that help protect and restore the environment. By directing financial support to those programs that affect positive and meaningful change, PFP embodies the spirit of the company's environmental and educational missions.

Projects which meet the following criteria will receive the highest priority for funding: (1)Protect and restore the planet, (2)Generate measurable results, i.e. natural resources saved, people educated, and (3)Promote Stonyfield Farm via sampling opportunities, collateral, media relations.

Stonyfield Farm strives to achieve both a healthy financial and social/environmental bottom line in all of our endeavors and we employs the same "win-win" approach to corporate philanthropy. Be it via financial awards or newsletter mention, the goal is to build mutual support between Stonyfield Farm and each PFP recipient. See the PFP web site for application information.

In addition to funds, Stonyfield Farm often donates product to organizations. To request a product donation, please visit stonyfield.com/donations.

Contact:
Mary Townsend
Director, Office of the President
Stonyfield Farm
10 Burton Drive
Londonderry, NH 03053
(603) 437-7594

http://www.stonyfield.com/AboutUs/ProfitsForThePlanetProgram.cfm

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
A healthy natural environment is the foundation upon which human communities flourish. Today, the environment is at great risk due to the interrelated threats of global climate change, biodiversity loss and unsustainable levels of resource consumption. To address these threats, Surdna's Environment Program has chosen four focus areas where we feel we can make a meaningful contribution in the United States: Biological Diversity and the Human Communities That Depend On It; Realigning Human and Natural Systems; Transportation and Urban/Suburban Land Use; and Energy. Our goals are to prevent irreversible damage to the environment and to promote more efficient, economically sound, environmentally beneficial and equitable use of land and natural resources.

The Surdna Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations, and generally follows a two-stage application process - letter of inquiry, and full proposal. Because of the large number of requests Surdna receives and the amount of time it takes for an applicant to develop a full grant proposal, applicants are asked to send full proposals only when requested by a Foundation staff member.

There are no formal deadlines to apply for funding. The Surdna Foundation accepts applications on an ongoing basis. However, grants are approved three times per year: in February, May and September. We need your request three to four months ahead of time for staff review.

Contact:

http://www.surdna.org/programs/programs_list.htm?attrib_id=12037

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
Through the Innovation Challenge Technical Assistance Program the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will work with the Champaign County Economic Development Commission (CCEDC) to obtain services from Science Applications International The purpose of the Innovation Challenge Grant Program is to increase the number of Illinois companies that apply for federal research grants. The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and its parallel Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program provide over $2 billion a year to small companies developing leading-edge technologies of interest to 11 federal departments and agencies. The Illinois Innovation Challenge Grant Program provides grant writing assistance and matching funds to eligible Illinois technology-based entrepreneurs, innovators and new venture startups to access federal SBIR and STTR funding opportunities.

Corporation (SAIC) to perform SBIR/STTR-related grant writing and assistance services for technology-based entrepreneurs, innovators and new venture startups to access federal funding opportunities.

Contact:
Scott Henkel
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
620 East Adams, Springfield, IL 62701
217-557-6880
scott.henkel@illinois.gov
http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/NR/rdonlyres/1EA0AE7A-557E-4A8C-9784-0...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The mission of the Mott Foundation is to support efforts that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society. To accomplish this, the Foundation provides support for nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. that provide programs with national scope that fight poverty, strengthen democratic societies, and protect the global environment. Additionally, the Foundation supports local programs that improve the community of Flint, Michigan. Letters of inquiry may be submitted year-round. Visit the Foundation’s website for more information.

Contact:

http://www.mott.org

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Cleveland Foundation’s environmental efforts support parks and open spaces, strengthen environmental organizations, champion environmental education (especially for urban youth) and build citizen awareness and participation.

The Cleveland Foundation makes most of its grants to nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3). It also makes some grants to government agencies. It does not make grants to individuals or for small business. Overall, the Foundation funds projects and programs that:

• Support Greater Cleveland
• Benefit the citizens of Greater Cleveland directly
• Meet community needs
• Test new ideas

The Foundation requires all potential grant applicants to submit a brief Grant Inquiry Form, outlining basic information about the potential applicant’s organization and the program for which funding is being sought. This allows the Foundation to give you initial feedback and to indicate whether your proposal is appropriate. Grant Inquiry Forms may be submitted at any time. A decision is generally made within a few weeks, at which time you will be notified whether to submit a full proposal.

Contact:

http://www.clevelandfoundation.org

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Cleveland Foundation and BP America, Inc. have established a fund to support the creation and retention of jobs. The Fund will also provide support for sustainable and green building initiatives that could directly impact economic development in the Greater Cleveland area. Nonprofit organizations are invited to submit a letter of inquiry for preliminary review prior to the submission of a formal proposal. Correspondence should be directed to pgeorge@clevefdn.org or mailed to The BP Fund, c/o The Cleveland Foundation, 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.

Contact:
The BP Fund, c/o The Cleveland Foundation
1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
pgeorge@clevefdn.org
http://www.clevelandfoundation.org/newsarticle.cfm?articleid=9426...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Conservation and Science Program is focused on the challenge of sustainability—finding paths for human progress that protect and restore the ecological systems upon which all life depends. We invest in action and in ideas, supporting initiatives to secure public policy reforms to changes in private sector practices and scientific activities to develop essential knowledge and tools for understanding and addressing current and future priorities. The Program supports work on four priorities: Oceans and Coasts, Atmosphere, Sustainability Science, and Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering.

Atmosphere grantmaking seeks to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change through support for energy policy reforms in the United States and China and targeted research.

Sustainability Science grantmaking seeks to support activities that foster an integrated approach to the creation of new knowledge about environmental problems that will build capacity in the field and provide a basis for durable solutions.

Contact:

http://www.packard.org/categoryList.aspx?RootCatID=3&CategoryID=6...

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Jenifer Altman Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to the vision of a socially just and ecologically sustainable future through program interests in environmental health and mind-body health. The majority of grants range in amount from $1,000 to $10,000. One of the foundation's areas of interest is environmental health. Specifically, the Foundations work to address the impact of chemicals on human and ecological health.

Before writing a full proposal, send the foundation a concept letter which briefly describes your organization, outlines your project and states the amount you seek. If you already have a prepared proposal that you are sending to other foundations, you may send it to the foundation along with the concept letter. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed as they are received. The foundation will respond in most cases within one to three months.

Contact:

http://www.jaf.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Joyce Foundation focuses its grantmaking on initiatives that promise to have an impact on the Great Lakes region, specifically the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. A small number of environment grants are made to organizations in Canada. Grant program areas include Education, Employment, Environment, Gun Violence, Money and Politics, and Culture.

The Foundation supports the development, testing, and implementation of policy-based, prevention-oriented, scientifically sound solutions to the environmental challenges facing the region, especially those that center around water. For the environment program priorities, see http://www.joycefdn.org/programs/environment/environmentmain-fs.html.

Grant proposals are considered at meetings of the Foundation’s Board of Directors in April, July, and December. For deadlines, program guidelines and information on how to apply, see the web site below.

Contact:
The Joyce Foundation
70 West Madison Street
Suite 2750
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 782-2464
(312) 782-4160
info@joycefdn.org
http://www.joycefdn.org/seekingagrant/seekingmain-fs.html

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
As part of its Green Building Initiative, the Kresge Foundation is encouraging nonprofit leaders to examine their planning and design processes so that they can assess the environmental impact of their facilities. The Foundation is offering planning and bonus grants available on a limited basis. Not-for-profit organizations that have 501(c)3 status are eligible to apply. Hospitals, other government and religious organizations may also be eligible. Elementary and secondary schools are eligible if their mission and programs predominately serve individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. See the Planning Grant Program Guidelines for complete eligibility information, eligible costs and application requirements: http://www.kresge.org/cms/uploads/PlanningGrantGuidelines.pdf.

The Foundation, which also has a separate capital grant program for nonprofits, is also offering bonus grants for grant recipients in that capital program whose green building projects are certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. Grants will be awarded until program funds are expended. For further information, visit the Kresge Foundation web site.

Contact:
The Kresge Foundation
248-643-9630

http://www.kresge.org/cms/uploads/PlanningGrantGuidelines.pdf

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The first goal of the Merck Family Fund is to restore and protect the natural environment and ensure a healthy planet for generations to come. The second goal is to strengthen the social fabric and the physical landscape of the urban community. Environmental grants are limited to the eastern United States and urban community grants are focused in New York, Boston and Providence, RI. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. See the Fund's web site for more information.

"Sustainable Economics" is one of the grant categories. This category is for projects that promote sustainable consumption of natural resources at the individual, institutional, and community level; create policies at the state and federal level that promote green tax programs and challenge taxpayer subsidies that harm the environment; and encourage responsible business practices such as the redesign and recapture of materials, industry-wide collaborations to effect change, and public reporting of sustainability efforts.

Contact:
Merck Family Fund
303 Adams Street
Milton, MA 02186
617-696-3580
617-696-7262
merck@merckff.org
http://www.merckff.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Nathan Cummings Foundation seeks to build a socially and economically just society that values and protects nature, promotes humane health care, and fosters community enrichment through arts and culture. The Foundation provides support for programs on a national and multi-state level in the areas of arts and culture, environment, health, social and economic justice, and Jewish life and values. Nonprofit organizations may submit letters of inquiry throughout the year. Visit the Foundation’s website for specific details on the Foundation's programs and for application instructions. Staff will review your Letter of Inquiry and respond promptly. Organizations whose projects fit most closely with the Foundation guidelines will be asked to submit a full application. There are two Board of Trustees grants meetings per year--in June and December. Most grant decisions are made during these board meetings.

Contact:

http://www.nathancummings.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The Oak Hill Fund provides support to national, regional, and local organizations through several grantmaking programs. The Environmentally Sustainable Affordable Design program promotes the incorporation of the principles of sustainable development into the design of affordable construction, with a primary focus on residential housing. Requests are accepted from throughout the U.S. The Something Ventured Program strives to empower women and girls through education and leadership, health and vitality, and self-determination through support of organizations in the southeastern region of the U.S. Additionally, the Local Program focuses on a variety of issues in Charlottesville, VA. Applications are accepted year-round. Visit the Oak Hill Fund website for more information.

Contact:

http://www.oakhillfund.org/

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:
The mission of the Environment Program is to reduce the generation of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, conserve living marine resources with a particular emphasis on fisheries, and protect critical forest habitat and wilderness on public lands in North America. The Trusts employ numerous approaches in pursuit of these goals, including highly targeted public education, issue campaigns aimed at creating conditions that encourage sound environmental policy decisions by government, litigation and applied scientific research. Much of the environmental work undertaken by the Trusts is designed by program staff working in collaboration with potential partners and selected experts in specific fields. Resulting investments are highly results-oriented and contain concrete benchmarks that foster clear accountability and enable specific measurement of progress over time.

The Trusts make grants only to organizations classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Letters of inquiry should be submitted to the adress below. For more information, see the URL listed below.

Contact:
The Pew Charitable Trusts
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA, 19103-7077

http://www.pewtrusts.org/grants/index.cfm

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

A new EPA publication will help Indian tribes design and implement successful water quality programs. The Guidance on Awards of Grants to Indian Tribes sets goals and requirements for grant recipients and provides a framework for evaluating program results. The guidelines will help redefine how tribes implement the Clean Water Act to protect, restore, and maintain the integrity of the nation’s waters.

During the past 10 years, EPA has increased funding for the grants from $3 million to $25 million a year. Many tribes have implemented successful water quality programs under these grants. The guide will serve as a one-stop reference for major water quality activities. It will increase uniformity in program management nationally while providing tribes with the flexibility to adapt to local situations. It will also help improve the quality and access to data on the results of the grant investments.

Reporting requirements and data management expectations for all tribal programs are key components of this guidance. Data collected as a result of these requirements will help EPA measure results and comply with the Government Performance and Results Act and other federal mandates.

Contact:

http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/106tgg07.htm

There is no due date for this funding opportunity.

Summary:

Scientists, policymakers, and citizens are increasingly voicing alarm about the environmental toll of human activity on the planet as unsustainable patterns of production and consumption degrade the renewable natural resources base, exacerbate economic inequalities, and threaten human health. At the same time, globalization is posing new challenges and opportunities for environmental activists and policymakers. The Wallace Global Fund’s environmental grantmaking seeks to deepen society’s knowledge about environmentally sustainable development and to build a popular and political base of support for the economic and political transformations required to achieve it.

Contact:
Wallace Global Fund

http://www.wgf.org/grants02_env.html