Land Trust Grant Fund Program 2024 Application

Land Trust Grant Fund Application

Spring 2024
Organizational Information
Organization Name
Tax ID
Website Address
Mailing Address
Year Established

Primary Contact Information
Name (first and last)
Pronouns
Title
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Application Questions

The Momentum Conservation Land Trust Grant Fund will be awarding a total of $415,000 in general operating funding to Maine land trusts this year. This is a competitive grant program and not all applicants will be awarded funding. We will prioritize applicants that are: working to center justice, open to trying new things, expressing vulnerability through sharing learnings, and committed to challenging colonial systems in conservation. The answers to the following questions have a suggested word count of 250 - 500 words (bulleted lists are acceptable).
NARRATIVE: Tell us about your organization?

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Optional: Please upload any relevant materials that you would like to share (strategic plan, annual report, program offerings, etc.)

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GOALS: Please share one internal and one external goal for your organization that you hope to achieve (including what you intend to do or create) and the specific activities and/or approaches you plan to do/use to advance these goals.

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CHALLENGES: Identify one internal challenge and one external challenge for your organization

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EVALUATION: What’s an example of a success or a failure that has changed the way you operate? What is your culture of evaluation/feedback?

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: What professional/personal development training/shared learning is your staff/board planning to participate in this year? What percentage of your annual operating budget goes towards professional development?

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ACCESSIBILITY: How do you make your spaces feel welcoming/accessible?

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EQUITY/JUSTICE: How does your organization center justice?

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OPERATING BUDGET: What is your organization’s operational budget total amount for FY2024?
AWARD AMOUNT: Funding amount request.
Tell us why you are applying for this amount?
OPTIONAL: Is there anything else you would like to share?

Learning Cohort Invitation

Disclaimer: The following invitation is open to all applicant organizations – whether you receive a grant or not. Sign up below to learn more about participation in this learning cohort pilot. Signing up (or not signing up) will not be included in your grant application evaluation.
Momentum Conservation exists to move the conservation movement forward. This fall, we are piloting a collaboratively informed and designed learning cohort that prioritizes relationships, processes, and action towards a more equitable conservation movement. By leaning on the shared experiences of cohort participants, we will work together to identify actionable steps that organizations can take in pursuit of a new conservation future and the learning required to facilitate these steps. This year will be our first cohort, and we will pilot a process of shared learning, creative thinking, and emergent program design.
- Time commitment: 1 session/month (~2 hours) with required reading/reflection/prework (~2 hours)
- This cohort will meet mostly on Zoom with a few in person meetings.
- Schedule: 11 months, September - July
  - Fall: 3 months of collaborative design
  - Winter and Spring: 6 months of shared learning time
  - Summer: 2 months of evaluation
- Stipends will be provided.
My organization is interested in hearing more about this learning opportunity:
Name of person to be contacted with more information:
Email address of contact person:
example@example.com
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Land Trust Grant Fund Application

Organizational Information

Primary Contact Information

Application Questions

Additional Information

Learning Cohort Invitation