ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to our 2020
​grant awardees

​It was a challenging year due to the pandemic and we asked applicants how they would modify their proposals to meet COVID 19 guidelines.  We understand that our partners may face unforeseen challenges in carrying out their projects.  Nevertheless, we are grateful for everyone’s hard work and look forward to seeing the benefits to our communities that come from their projects.
 
Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op, Bike Repair Clinics and Green Space Rides  $4,175
New Haven Urban Resources Initiative, Tree Ambassador Program focusing on underserved neighborhoods $5,000
New Haven Land Trust, Growing Entrepreneurs Composting Track, $10,000
Audubon Connecticut, Designing a Healthy Habitat at Momauguin Elementary School in East Haven,  $9,147
New Haven Ecology Project/Common Ground, Farm and Garden Conferences, $10,000
New Haven Leon Sister City Projects, New Haven Climate Movement, Youth Climate Action Project, $6,000
River Advocates of South Central CT, Greater New Haven Impaired Waters Monitoring and Advocacy, $4,600
Southern CT State University Foundation, Office of Sustainability, SCSU Pollinator Pathway at the Campus Community Garden, $8,800
 
We also sponsored the Rock to Rock bike ride, scheduled for April but modified due to the pandemic.  For the second year in a row, we have given a microgrant to Fixing Fathers, Inc. to support a program that teaches fathers and their families how to fish and takes them fishing! In addition, we gave a microgrant to the New Haven Sunrise Movement for their advocacy about climate change.  For the first time, we funded a new organization, Recycled Justice, a division of Noah’s Dove, Inc. to provide training in green skills such as composting and environmental clean up for youth in New Haven, who will implement composting and cleanup programs at their schools when the time comes.  We approved an additional microgrant that focuses on green jobs training for youth and water quality in New Haven, pending completion of their fundraising. 
 
We look forward to learning about how these projects work out.  We are grateful that there is so much interest from the community about environmental and sustainability issues.   Our grant committee carefully reviews each application and selects those that they think best fulfill our mission and vision, engage the community and have a good chance of being completed.  
 

MICROGRANT APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN

2020 RFA now closed

 For instructions on how to apply for a microgrant please Navigate to Grants/microgrants.on our navigation bar. 
Generally, microgrants are given for discreet events or projects such as conferences, speaker honorariums, pilot projects, tools for starting a community garden, radio talk show program costs, research supplies, videotaping events to name just a few.   If you want a microgrant as partial funding for a bigger project please contact our microgrant chair before you apply to discuss how to move forward with your application. Email:  Hannah.Peragine@gnhgreenfund.org.  Thanks. 


​Asthma in Greater New Haven: Local context and the role of walkability, bikeability, parks, and safety 

A report on asthma and the environment for the New Haven Green Fund.  DataHaven
Josephine Ankrah and Mark Abraham. (2019). 

This report will highlight the burden of asthma in Connecticut with a special focus on four communities in Greater New Haven, specifically: East Haven, Hamden, New Haven, and Woodbridge. There are many factors that affect asthma, however, the scope of this report includes environmental factors such as, walkability, bikeability, parks access, and neighborhood safety.  final_report_062819_data_haven.pdf


​aNNUAL BUSINESS MEETING jUNE 12, 2019

On the above date we will hold our annual business meeting for fiscal year 2018 at Whitneyville Cultural Commons, 1253 Whitney Avenue, Hamden CT, 06517.  We plan to have a public presentation this fall.  The public may contact us with any concerns that they would like the Board of Directors to address by emailing info@gnhgreenfund.org.  The public may also attend our yearly business meeting and/or yearly public presentation this fall.  We will be electing directors, officers and attending to some business agenda items.   We will upload reports for FY 2018 from the president, treasurer and grants committee chair under annual meeting fiscal year 2918 found in the navigation bar "about". 

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
​2019 GRANT RECIPIENTS


Solar Youth, Summer Camp Environmental Justice, $10,000
New Haven Farms, Farm Based Wellness, $10,000
Love Fed Initiative, Home Farms, $10,000
Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op, Repair Clinics, $8,000
CFE/Save the Sound, Edible Rain Gardens, $5,000
West River Neighborhood Services Corp., Red Hen Community Garden, $4048
Massaro Community Farm, Worm Composting, 5,500

We awarded a total of $52,548 for small and large grants for 2019, funding 7 out of 12 applications.  One organization is new and has never received a grant before.  We look forward to learning about the outcomes from these great projects. 

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Outreach and inclusiveness, filling the gaps through the environmental movement
​Sepember 21, 2018

​Whitneyville Cultural Commons, 1253 Whitney Ave., Hamden CT
Doors open at 5:30 PM for buffet style food and drink.
Interactive presentation from 6 PM to 6:45 with Q&A until 7 PM.  
Free parking is available nearby.  
If you plan to come please RSVP at environmentalinclusion.eventbrite.com.

Please join in welcoming Dr. Easley to the Greater New Haven Community.   
He joined Yale FES in January 2018 after having spent 13 years at North Carolina State University as Director of the Community for Diversity at their College of Natural Resources. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in forestry from Alabama A&M University, a master’s degree in forest genetics from Iowa State University and a doctorate of education from North Carolina State University. 

Dr. Easley is also a hip-hop artist, storyteller and more- visit his website: https://Rashadeasley.com.   

Dr. Easley brings a wealth of experience in community outreach as an individual, an artist, a minister as well as an academic.  We are delighted that he has come to New Haven and will share some of his expertise with us.  

The Greater New Haven Green Fund promotes environmental quality, public health and equity in our community by providing grants and other incentives that contribute to a more environmentally sustainable future and reduce air, water and land pollution.  
          ANNUAL MEETING June 18, 2018, 5:30 PM
On the above date we will hold our annual business meeting for fiscal year 2017 at Whitneyville Cultural Commons, 1253 Whitney Avenue, Hamden CT, 06517.  We plan to have a public presentation this fall.  The public may contact us with any concerns that they would like the Board of Directors to address by emailing info@gnhgreenfund.org.  The public may also attend our yearly business meeting and/or yearly public presentation this fall.   
                 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2018 GRANT AWARDEES

SOLAR YOUTH, West Rock Neighborhood Steward Initiative, $8,000
BRADLEY STREET BIKE CO-OP, Bicycle Recycling Program, $8,340
NEW HAVEN ECOLOGY PROJECT, Schoolyards Resource Center, $10,000
DATA HAVEN, Collection of New Neighborhood Level Data, $9,000 with $5,000
     from PSEG Community Benefit Agreement with the City of New Haven
NEW HAVEN LAND TRUST-SCHOONER, Youth Summer Program, $10,000
FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD PARK, Woodland Restoration using Goats, $10,000
BIKE MONTH 2018, $6,000.

This year was very competitive for our applicants.  We realized that we needed more money to try to meet the community's need so we dipped into our rainy day fund reserve to help meet the demand.  Even so, several very good proposals did not get grant awards because we lacked sufficient funds.  

2018 grant applications are now closed

WE RECEIVED 15 PROPOSALS FROM OUR  PARTNERS TO FUND PROJECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT APPLIED.

The total amount of money requested was $120,870.  Our budgeted amount to cover these grants was $46,000.  With help from our rainy day reserve fund we awarded a total of $61,340. 

We will continue to support microgrants. Click Micro Grants for more information.
We will continue to support Sponsorships, please sent request to president@gnhgreenfund.org. 
Both Micro Grants and Sponsorships are for amounts up to $1,000.

CAN WE HELP YOU?

You Can Ask for a Grant

Your favorite nonprofit can apply for a grant!
Our endowment is currently a little over $1 million, which means our annual grant budget is roughly $50,000.  We're an all-volunteer organization, which is why we're able to make the most of the annual distribution from our endowment.

Learn more.

Check out our Recent Grant PRojects!​
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Green Infrastructure, 2017
Troup School
CFE/Save the Sound

We helped fund Common Ground's Sustainable Design Class in 2016
View their videos here:

SUSTAINABILITY
Bioswale diverts stormwater runoff to keep it from polluting our rivers and harbor.
Save the Sound

BUILDING COMMUNITY

New Haven Bike Month
May 2017

"Let's Bike New Haven" video - view here  

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Are you a grant recipient? Send us photos of the project!
Email photos to grants@gnhgreenfund.org

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