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Watershed Management Bureau
Coastal Program
Grants
2008 Competitive Grant Application
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The 2008 application round is now closed. Applicants will be notified of preliminary awards (contingent upon final federal approval) in late spring 2008.
Through federal funding, NHCP enables projects that address coastal resources, like water quality protection, public access and education. Grants are offered on a competitive basis to eligible applicants, and at least a one to one match is required.
The maximum grant award amount has changed from past years given reduced federal funding for this program. No more than $40,000 will be awarded for any construction or land acquisition project, and no more than $30,000 will be awarded for any planning or management project.
The funds are available to NHCP through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. This year’s total available funds are pending federal funding to OCRM.
Please contact Dave Murphy at (603) 559-0021 or dmurphy@des.state.nh.us, if you have questions.
Background Information on Grant Programs
Competitive Grants
The Coastal Program annually offers federal matching funds for the purpose of undertaking projects that address coastal issues.
Matching grant funds are available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Managment (OCRM), pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Projects can be associated with coastal resource planning and management, coastal outreach and education, and construction and/or acquisition projects.
Grant applications are due mid-February. Funded projects are conducted between July 1 of that year and June 30 of the following year. Examples include: waterfront access creation and enhancement, environmental remediation, pollution prevention, habitat inventories, land protection planning, waterfront park planning and improvement, and environmental research and education.
For more information contact Dave Murphy at (603) 559-0021 or dmurphy@des.state.nh.us.
Technical Assistance Grants
These grants are made available to Rockingham Planning Commission in Exeter and Strafford Regional Planning Commission in Dover. The assistance allows the planning commissions to provide professional planning services to their member communities located in the coastal zone.
Projects can be associated with community master plan updates and assistance with drafting and revising local development ordinances and regulations.
For more information contact Dave Murphy at (603) 559-0021 or dmurphy@des.state.nh.us.
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