New England Grassroots Environment Fund: Grow Grant

The New England Grassroots Environment Fund's Grow Grant supports community-based initiatives in CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. This grant is designed for groups with local grassroots projects, prioritizing those with diverse voices and limited access to other funding sources. Eligible groups may not need formal tax status, but must maintain a checking account. This funding aims to enhance community engagement and empower local decision-making.

Grow Grants
The Grow grant program is geared towards groups who have some experience implementing a project in their community. Grow grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes.
Grow grants prioritize support for community groups who represent a broad range of voices in their community and who are not being reached by other funders. The Grassroots Fund interprets the word 'environment' broadly and provides funding for a wide range of activities.

Eligibility

The Grow grant program is focused on community-based, local initiatives.For the Grassroots Fund that means that:The group is doing local, grassroots work in CT, ME, MA, NH, RI or VT.Groups do not need to have formal tax status or a fiscal sponsor. The only requirement is that a group must have a checking account in the group’s name or have a fiscal sponsor.The Fund interprets the word ‘environment’ broadly and will provide funding for a wide range of activities. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss a project idea or if you are looking for feedback on an application Groups may still receive funding from different grant programs (for the same or a different project) per calendar year, as long as each individual grant is received in a different grant round. Groups can continue to receive a maximum of two grants from the same grant program per calendar year, as long as each individual grant is for a different project and received in a different grant round.

Ineligibility

The Grassroots Fund does not fund the following: IndividualsStatewide, regional, national or international workLobbying or partisan political activityAcquisition of land and/or buildingsStudies with no follow-up actionPublication of books or reportsMicro-, mini-, re-granting programsRetroactive (pre-dating application submission) expenses