Thank you for your interest in the EPOC Environmental Grant Progarm.

Please take a moment to scroll through the entire online form to ensure you have the necessary items available before you begin the application.

For any questions about this application, please contact:

Seth Molofsky, Executive Director
Phone: (860) 537-0337 | Fax: (860) 603-2075
Email: epoc@epoc.org, Website: www.epoc.org

The Environmental Professionals Organization of Connecticut (EPOC) Environmental Grant Program provides non-profit and not-for-profit environmental advocacy groups, community based groups and environmental education organizations funding for local projects that benefit the environment. To be eligible for our grants, your organization must be either tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code OR a municipality (municipalities must submit to us a “government information letter” from the IRS - see details here). Grant applications are due as noted on EPOC website at www.epoc.org/grants. Any application meeting the grant guidelines that is not successful in one cycle may reapply during any following cycle.

The EPOC Grant Committee will review each application. The applications will be judged against the environmental benefits of the project and compared to the other grant submittals. Environmental benefits can vary widely and successful applications may include projects within Connecticut that improve the environment, such as: property and watershed clean-ups, reforestation efforts, biodiversity projects, streamside buffer restoration projects, monitoring environmental conditions of watersheds or ecosystems and hazardous waste collection efforts. Also, proposals that promote environmental education and development of youth for careers in the environmental field will be considered.

All applicants are expected to include specific measureable goals for projects in their proposals. Grant awards are subject to a Memorandum of Understanding between EPOC and the Grantee that documents the grant use, goals and conditions. At the conclusion of the grant project, the grantee must provide a written report on the project results/impacts. This report should be submitted no later than December 1st of the year in which the grant was awarded.

Please complete the following application, and feel free to attach any additional information that you feel is relevant to the project. There is an option to upload additional documents as part of the application (PDFs preferred).

If you have any questions, please contact Seth Molofsky at epoc@epoc.org or at (860) 537-0337.

 

If you have any additional information about your organization, or wish to provide more detailed answers to our questions, please upload documents using the "Browse Files" link below.

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