Resources for

quality

Events

Meaningful Community Engagement  – Training Webinar

Learn methods and strategies to meaningfully engage your community. Organizers, Ruby Olisemeka and Adrian Huq will share their experience engaging environmental justice communities in New York and Connecticut. Panelists will share the importance of trust building and points to consider for ongoing community involvement. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions and share challenges to gain more insight.  The training is organized by Restore America’s Estuaries.

New York State
Connecticut State
Planning
Community Engagement

Events

QAPP Examples and Guidance – Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Training Webinar

This webinar will go into more depth than Webinar 1 and will provide guidance and examples of QAPPs for three types of activities: Primary Data Collection, Secondary Data Use and Model Development. The training will also provide QAPP templates and resources for each QAPP type. This training is offered by Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) through the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF).

New York State
Connecticut State
Planning
Funding/Grants

Events

QAPP 101 – Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Training Webinar

This webinar will focus on QAPP basics, including their purpose when QAPPs are required, and what they need to include. It will also provide guidance on how to develop scopes and budgets for projects that need a QAPP. This training is offered by Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) through the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF).

New York State
Connecticut State
Planning
Funding/Grants

Funding

: Nov 7 – Feb 13, 2025

typically $150,000-350,000

DEEP Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants

Grants are awarded for projects that address Nonpoint Source impacts in surface waters including creation and implementation of approved Watershed Based Plans.

Connecticut State
Erosion
Flooding
Habitat
Land Use
Nature-based Solutions
Environmental Health Hazards
Sea Level Rise
Environmental Justice
Stormwater Management
Water Quality
Infrastructure
Planning
Extreme Weather & Storms
Wetlands
Waste Management
Green Infrastructure

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