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Elizabethtown Gas and Conservation Resources Inc. created a carbon sequestration/greenhouse gas avoidance demonstration project small grant program. This pilot program is administered by Conservation Resources (CRI) and is designed to provide financial assistance to non-profit organizations and local governmental agencies for a variety of projects designed to sequester carbon and/or avoid greenhouse gas emissions.
Projects which are eligible for financial assistance from
this new grant program will include ecological restoration
projects to be conducted in forested areas, tidal or freshwater
wetlands, or grassland areas which are located in New Jersey.
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| BACKGROUND |
With the enactment of the “Global
Warming Response Act” on July 6, 2007, New Jersey became
the third state in the nation to mandate greenhouse gas
reduction goals by law. This legislation mandates the reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 (an estimated
20 percent reduction) to be
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followed by a mandatory additional
reduction of emissions to 80 percent below 2006 levels by 2050. For
more information about the Global Warming Response Act, visit
http://www.state.nj.us/globalwarming/.
While pollution prevention, energy conservation and process
or fuel source changes will no doubt play a big role in reduction
strategies, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas avoidance
projects may also prove to be an effective means of making a
significant contribution to mandatory greenhouse gas reductions.
This new grant program is designed to promote small
ecological restoration projects which can help reduce or avoid
the production of greenhouse gases, while also enhancing wildlife
habitat and natural resources.
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| GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION AND EVALUATION PROCESS |
- The grant program is open to non-profit organizations and
local governments including counties, municipalities, or
municipal or county agencies.
- Grants will be between $2,500 to $7,500 for eligible ecological
restoration projects.
- Ecological restoration projects need to be conducted in
forested areas, tidal or freshwater wetlands, or grassland
areas.
- Projects must be located in New Jersey.
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- Applications for the 2010 round of Carbon Sequestration and Restoration Grants are due by Friday, September 17, 2010. CRI expects to announce the next round of small grants under this program by November, 2010, and funded projects should be ready to begin restoration efforts in the Spring of 2011.
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| CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION |
| If you have a project that meets the above criteria and would like to apply to the grant program, please send an email to Julie@ConservationResourcesInc.org, or contact us by phone. |
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