Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan - Western ...

Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanSponsoring Organization Description / Restrictions ContactMultiple (continued)Max and Victoria Dreyfus FoundationNational Fish and Wildlife Fund -Five StarRestoration ChallengeConsider support for museums, schools, educational and skill training projects,programs for youth, seniors, and the handicapped. Must be located in the U.S.Projects must involve diverse partnerships of, ideally, five organizations thatcontribute funding, land, technical assistance, workforce support, and/or otherin-kind services. Projects involving only research, monitoring, or planning arenot eligible. No mitigation work.National Parks Foundation Education, training, preservation, and conservation. The grants that areavailable change often. See the website for current funding opportunities.Projects must connect with National Parks, be located on or next to NationalNative Plant Conservation Initiative -National Fish and Wildlife FoundationPublic Welfare FoundationRobert Shaw Charitable FoundationScaife Family Foundation(914) 682-2008www.nfwf.orgwww.nationalparks.orgThrough this initiative, grants of federal dollars will be provided to non-profit www.nfwf.orgorganizations and agencies at all levels of government to promote theconservation of native plants. There is a strong preference for "on-the-ground"projects that involve local communities and citizen volunteers in the restorationThe Public Welfare Foundation supports organizations that address human www.publicwelfare.orgneeds in disadvantaged communities, with strong emphasis on organizationsthat include service, advocacy and empowerment in their approach: service thatremedies specific problems; advocacy that addresses those problems in asystemic way through changes in public policy; and strategies to empowerMoney to assist those organizations who work to enhance the educational,health and welfare, cultural, youth development, social welfare, andcommunity development needs of the area. Only one grant per year will beGrants awarded will support programs that strengthen families, address thehealth and welfare of women and children, or promote animal welfare. Noevent sponsorships, endowments, capital campaigns, renovations, orgovernment agencies. No grants to individuals.(724) 832-7578www.scaife.comThe French Foundation Environment, and natural resources n/aThe Lawrence FoundationThe mission of The Lawrence Foundation is to make a difference in the worldby providing contributions and grants to organizations that are working to solvepressing educational, environmental, health, and other issues.wwwthelawrencefoundation.orgAppendix L. Funding Sources Page 9 of 15