The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Delaware River Restoration Fund is now soliciting proposes to restore the water quality and habitats of the Delaware Watershed. Proposals are due April 12.

The Delaware River Restoration Fund will award matching grants of $50,000 to $500,000 each to improve waters and habitats that contribute to the overall health of the Delaware River watershed.

Approximately $2 million - $2.5 million in grant funding is available. Major funding for the DRRF is provided by the William Penn Foundation with additional support from the American Forest Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service.

Grants will be awarded in three categories:

-- Targeted Watershed Implementation Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations, local governments and educational institutions to implement on-the-ground restoration to improve water quality and habitat within the focus areas of one or more of six Delaware River Watershed Initiative sub-watershed restoration or hybrid “Clusters,” including: the Kirkwood-Cohansey Cluster, New Jersey Highlands Cluster, Middle Schuylkill Cluster, Schuylkill Highlands Cluster, Brandywine-Christina Cluster, and Suburban Philadelphia Cluster.  Projects should be located within or benefit Cluster focal areas as identified in the Cluster Plans.  One or more of three priority strategies must be addressed:  Conservation on Working Lands – Farms and Forests; Restoring Streams, Floodplains and Wetlands; and Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Urban/Suburban Landscapes.

-- Cluster Cornerstone Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations, local governments and educational institutions to implement large-scale, strategic project(s) in Cluster focus areas that will serve as “cornerstones” for restoration aggregation.  These projects will integrate several partners with clear roles, address multiple restoration priorities through a detailed work plan, and leverage Cluster resources (including monitoring) to serve as a model in collaboratively advancing goals set forth in Cluster plans.

-- Habitat Restoration Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations, local governments and educational institutions to address habitat restoration priorities as outlined in NFWF’s Delaware River Watershed Business Plan and in NFWF’s partnership with the American Forest Foundation.

For all the details on how to apply, visit the Delaware River Restoration Fund 2018 Request For Proposals webpage.

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