Program Name: Great Lakes Fishery Trust Resource Type: Federal State: Wisconsin, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Great Lakes Fishery Trust provides funding to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies to enhance, protect, and rehabilitate Great Lakes fishery resources. The GLFT manages its resources to compensate...
Program Name: Harbor Assistance Program Resource Type: State State: Wisconsin, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: In 1979, Wisconsin’s Legislature created the Harbor Assistance Program (HAP) to assist harbor communities along the Great Lakes and Mississippi River in maintaining and improving waterborne commerce. Port projects typically include dock...
Program Name: Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education Grant Resource Type: State State: Wisconsin, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: Proposed studies must address freight transportation issues. Preferably, this would include Website: http://www.wistrans.org/cfire/2012/07/gy7_cfp/...
Program Name: Business Incentives Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: Virginia works enthusiastically with new and expanding Virginia employers that create a higher standard of living for Virginians, enhance the local and state economies, and increase revenues to state and local governments. Incentives are...
Program Name: Open Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: A program to help landowners cover costs of conveying conservation easements and the purchase of all or part of the value of the easements. Conservation easements preserve farmland, forestland, and...
Program Name: Virginia Environmental Endowment Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The mission of Virginia Environmental Endowment is to improve the quality of the environment by using its capital to encourage all sectors to work together to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and promote...
Program Name: Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation was established to help fund permanent conservation easements and to purchase open spaces and parklands, lands of historic or cultural significance, farmlands and forests, and natural areas....
Program Name: Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: These funds are derived from a 10-percent excise tax on certain items of sport fishing tackle, a 3-percent excise tax on fish finders and electric trolling motors, import duties on...
Program Name: National Marine Aquaculture Initiative Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: This national competitive grant program encourages demonstration projects and research targeted to the development of sustainable marine aquaculture. Projects often involve partnerships among commercial companies, research institutions, universities, state governments, and coastal...
Program Name: Fishing Capacity Reduction Programs Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: Section 312(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act authorizes the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to conduct a fishing capacity reduction program if funds are provided such a program is necessary to prevent or end...
