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Events

Living Shoreline Learning Session

Northeast Regional Ocean Council, The Nature Conservancy, and Consensus Building Institute invite you to join us for a lunch-and-learn Living Shorelines Webinar. We look forward to sharing key insights from our recent living shorelines training workshops in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts, where we explored how site suitability, design, regulatory considerations, community outreach, and adaptation all contribute to the success of living shorelines in New England. This webinar is geared towards planners, engineers, consultants, and coastal practitioners.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Nature-based Solutions
Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure

Funding

: Apr 2 – Oct 1, 2025

$4,000 - $40,000

The Claire C. Bennitt Watershed Fund

This fund of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority aims to protect water quality by acquiring watershed land and promoting environmental education. The fund partners with local land trusts, municipalities, state agencies and others to protect threatened watershed lands and protect water quality while adding value to a community’s quality of life by protecting open spaces. There are grants available for land acquisition and environmental education programs.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Land Use
Water Quality
Community Engagement
Wetlands

Funding

: Oct 2 – Apr 1, 2025

$4,000 - $40,000

The Claire C. Bennitt Watershed Fund

This fund of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority aims to protect water quality by acquiring watershed land and promoting environmental education. The fund partners with local land trusts, municipalities, state agencies and others to protect threatened watershed lands and protect water quality while adding value to a community’s quality of life by protecting open spaces. There are grants available for land acquisition and environmental education programs.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Land Use
Water Quality
Community Engagement
Wetlands

Funding

: Sep 1 – Nov 1, 2025

$50K - $500K (or 30% of appraised value)

The Land Capital Grant Program – Round 5

The Land Capital Grant Program (LCG) is designed to bridge funding gaps and accelerate the protection of valuable conservation lands. CLCC will prioritize projects that:

  • Have a closing time frame of 12 months or less.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to conservation.
  • Align with statewide land conservation goals.
  • Have leveraged and/or exhausted other public and private funding sources.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Land Use
Water Quality
Recreation & Access

Funding

: Jul 1 – Sep 1, 2025

$50K - $500K (or 30% of appraised value)

The Land Capital Grant Program – Round 4

The Land Capital Grant Program (LCG) is designed to bridge funding gaps and accelerate the protection of valuable conservation lands. CLCC will prioritize projects that:

  • Have a closing time frame of 12 months or less.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to conservation.
  • Align with statewide land conservation goals.
  • Have leveraged and/or exhausted other public and private funding sources.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Land Use
Water Quality
Recreation & Access

Funding

: May 1 – Jul 1, 2025

$50K - $500K (or 30% of appraised value)

The Land Capital Grant Program – Round 3

The Land Capital Grant Program (LCG) is designed to bridge funding gaps and accelerate the protection of valuable conservation lands. CLCC will prioritize projects that:

  • Have a closing time frame of 12 months or less.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to conservation.
  • Align with statewide land conservation goals.
  • Have leveraged and/or exhausted other public and private funding sources.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Land Use
Water Quality
Recreation & Access

Funding

: Mar 1 – May 1, 2025

$50K - $500K (or 30% of appraised value)

The Land Capital Grant Program – Round 2

The Land Capital Grant Program (LCG) is designed to bridge funding gaps and accelerate the protection of valuable conservation lands. CLCC will prioritize projects that:

  • Have a closing time frame of 12 months or less.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to conservation.
  • Align with statewide land conservation goals.
  • Have leveraged and/or exhausted other public and private funding sources.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Land Use
Water Quality
Recreation & Access

Funding

: Jan 1 – Mar 1, 2025

$50K - $500K (or 30% of appraised value)

The Land Capital Grant Program – Round 1

The Land Capital Grant Program (LCG) is designed to bridge funding gaps and accelerate the protection of valuable conservation lands. CLCC will prioritize projects that:

  • Have a closing time frame of 12 months or less.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to conservation.
  • Align with statewide land conservation goals.
  • Have leveraged and/or exhausted other public and private funding sources.

Connecticut State
Habitat
Land Use
Water Quality
Recreation & Access

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