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Franklin Parker Conservation Excellence Grants

Funder: New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Status: Program paused for 2025; currently working to raise re-grant funding. Organization remains committed to restarting once sufficient funding is obtained.

Overview: The Franklin Parker Conservation Excellence Grants provide funding for non-profit conservation organizations working in New Jersey. The grants are designed to enhance proficiency in land conservation, develop long-term viable programs, and design creative, innovative projects that can serve as models for other communities and projects.

Geographic Scope: New Jersey (statewide)

Focus Areas:

  • Land conservation projects

  • Environmental challenges

  • Quality of life improvements for communities of color

  • Community conservation initiatives
  • Program History:

  • Established in 1989

  • Since inception, awarded more than $1,799,891 for 478 conservation projects throughout New Jersey

  • Since 2020, awarded over $90,000 through 28 grants
  • Eligibility:

  • Non-profit conservation organizations working in New Jersey
  • Past Grant Examples (2023):

  • Camden Lutheran Housing, Inc. - "Blight to Bright – Transforming Abandoned Places to Green Spaces" - Esperanza Community Garden

  • New Jersey Highlands Coalition - Turtle Clan of the Ramapo Tribe promotes traditional farming on Munsee Farm at Muckshaw Preserve
  • Contact Information:

  • New Jersey Conservation Foundation

  • 170 Longview Road, Far Hills, NJ 07931

  • Phone: 908-234-1225

  • Email: info@njconservation.org

  • Website: www.njconservation.org
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    environmental-conservationland-conservationcommunity-developmentnonprofits

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