2008-09 NYSCPP Overview of Grant Categories & Links to Application Materials
Capacity and Excellence Grants
Capacity Grants of up to $40,000 for organizational development projects that will advance a land trust's ability to implement best business practices, including the Land Trust Standards & Practices. A minimum of 25% match contribution is required.
In addition, for 2008-09, the Alliance is again offering no-match Stewardship Grants of up to $10,000 for land trusts needing to complete baseline documentation reports (BDRs) or complete proper documentation on fee-owned properties.
New for 2008-09, the Alliance will be offering Assessment Grants of up to $5,000 for land trusts interested in completing a facilitated, guided organizational assessment based on Land Trust Standards and Practices. A cash match of $500 is required for Assessment Grants. (Organizations receiving a Land Trust Alliance-funded organizational assessment in the past three (3) years are not eligible.)
Professional Development Grants
Two-year grants of up to $75,000 to enable land trusts with fewer than seven (7) full-time employees to hire key staff or to expand a key part-time position to full-time. The purpose of these grants is to transform under-resourced land trusts into highly effective, professionally-staffed organizations with significantly expanded land conservation capabilities. A minimum of 25% cash match is required. Interested land trusts are advised to contact the Land Trust Alliance to discuss their staffing needs and requirements involved in these highly competitive grants.
Important: Letters of Interest/Pre-Proposals for land trusts interested in Professional Development Grants must be received by September 12, 2008.
Conservation Transaction Grants
Grants of up to $40,000 for conservation easement and fee acquisition projects that will enable land trusts to permanently protect environmentally significant lands in New York. Grants cover indirect transaction costs such as legal fees, stewardship and management plans, baseline documentation, surveys, title reports, as well as certain public access improvements associated with the purchase or donation of conservation easement or fee property. (Grant funds are not available for the direct financing or purchase of conservation acquisitions.) A minimum of 25% cash match is required.
Conservation Catalyst Grants
Two-year grants of up to $40,000 to enable land trusts to launch new partnerships, collaborations, and conservation initiatives that lead to protection of lands and resources identified in the New York Open Space Plan, New York Wildlife Action Plan, or other conservation plans, or other "catalyst" efforts with landscape-scale and/or regional implications that will increase public support for conservation. A minimum of 25% match is required.
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