Grants Awarded in 2019
Area of Greatest Need
Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (Waterbury): Repairs to Food Pantry Building – up to $10,000
Arts and Culture
Cradle to Career
Environment
To support a program providing hands-on, inquiry-based lessons to support the elementary teachers’ transitions to the Next Generation Science Standards. This grant will allow 8 Waterbury classrooms to each receive 2 Audubon-led lessons in their school and 1 field trip to the Bent of the River Audubon Center.
To significantly strengthen the state’s land trusts and their capacity to save the state’s natural and cultural resources, agricultural lands, and high quality of life. In support of this goal, CLCC has brought together a cohort of eight conservation organizations — six land trusts, a regional watershed association, and an Audubon Center — to explore opportunities to establish a collaborative relationship, select a path forward, and set a plan for implementation.
To pilot recently developed Flanders Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) based curriculum/programs to Waterbury Public School students, providing hundreds of students with experiences that will have an impact throughout their academic careers and for a lifetime.
To support design development for a replacement culvert structure that will reduce flood risk and allow for full passage of aquatic organisms, while serving as an educational demonstration site for adaptation by neighboring communities.
To continue the development of this successful environmental speaker series. MUUS hopes to establish the Greater Woodbury Environmental Forum as a leading venue for cutting edge speakers and public discourse on critical environment issues.
To support a comprehensive, resident-driven campaign focused on seven brownfield and toxic municipal sites in Waterbury and Naugatuck. The campaign is designed to use a community organizing approach in order to move all properties forward towards adaptive reuse during 2020.
To combine the strengths of Low Impact Development (LID) with the goals and objectives of the SustainableCT movement, working towards resiliency and climate adaptation in the natural and built environment. NWCD will work with town land-use agencies and citizens to advance understanding and commitment to promoting and adopting resilient development practices.
To implement sustainable and environmentally considerate trail designs for multi-passive recreational activities. The Rockhouse West Trail Expansion goals are focused on increasing the number of passive recreational users through accessing unique topographic/geologic features with approximately two miles of intermediate trails, while providing Oxford High School students with the opportunity to earn an internship position on the trail crew.
To provide employment and environmental learning opportunities for students in order to encourage the next generation of environmental professionals and advocates. The program will foster a sense of responsibility for natural resources and civic engagement with on-the-ground, engaging initiatives that have a direct impact on polluted runoff abatement, pollution prevention and environmental education in the community.
Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust (Kent): Partner Intern Program: Year 2 - $15,000 (of $25,198 request)
To recruit and hire two summer land stewardship interns to carry out preserve maintenance, monitoring, and digital mapping for participating land trusts throughout the CCF service area.