Submitted by Pete Weiss
(August 17, 2023) — The Rockfall Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2024 Annual Environmental Grants Program, available to non-profit organizations, municipalities, and schools. The Environmental Grants are for projects and programs that support the environment through conservation, preservation, restoration, or education in the Lower Connecticut River Valley, including Middlesex County and Lyme and Old Lyme. Applications are due at grants@rockfallfoundation.org by Thursday, November 9, 2023, at noon.
All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attend an information session on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. This in-person meeting will occur at the deKoven House at 27 Washington Street in Middletown. RSVP is required to pete@rockfallfoundation.org.
For more eligibility information, what we fund, priority areas for funding, grant requirements, and an application, please visit www.rockfallfoundation.org/grants.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂFounded in 1935, The Rockfall Foundation supports environmental education and conservation in the Lower Connecticut River Valley through public programs and grants. As one of Connecticut’s oldest environmental organizations, it continues its mission set by founding philanthropist Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth. The Rockfall Foundation has awarded $675,395 since the inception of its grant program in 1972. For additional information about The Rockfall Foundation and its grant programs, or to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit www.rockfallfoundation.org or call 860-347-0340.
