Environmental Outreach

Environmental Community Grant Program

NU’s Environmental Community Grant Program funds local community and grassroots environmental projects that are often overlooked by large grant programs.

How does it work?

Grants between $250 and $1,000 are awarded in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  Applications are reviewed by a team of NU employees.

Where Must Selected Projects Be Located?

Grant applications must be from organizations served by Connecticut Light and Power(CL&P), Western Massachusetts Electric Company(WMECO), or Public Service of New Hampshire(PSNH).

What kinds of projects are eligible?

Eligible projects protect or preserve the environment, or teach others the value of doing so. Examples include:

• Providing education on environmental issues of local interest to adults or children.
• Improving the environment through organized cleanup projects (such as cleaning up a park, part of a stream or a vacant lot) or by reclaiming and rehabilitating damaged environments.
• Improving a local wildlife habitat.
• Starting and maintaining a recycling program.

What are some examples of grants that have been awarded?

• Funding to the Massachusetts Audubon Society to develop detailed maps and guides using geo-positioning technology for High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary in Shelburne, Massachusetts.
• A grant to the New Hampshire Natural Resources Commission to develop a trail sign system at Sargent Town Forest in Pittsfield, New Hampshire.
• Funding to Connecticut College to study biodiversity in power line corridors.

How to apply?

For more information or to apply for a grant, contact David Weinberg of NU Environmental Services at (860) 665-3951 or view the application (36KB), which you fill out and submit online, or print out and mail in.