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Long Island Sound Study Offers $5,000 Grants and Two Grant Writing Workshops

Release Date: 08/08/2000
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(#00152) Stony Brook, NY -- For the seventh consecutive year, the Long Island Sound Study is seeking proposals for projects, programs, or publications to educate and involve the public in the protection and restoration of the water quality and habitat of Long Island Sound and its watershed. The Long Island Sound Study, conducted under EPA’s National Estuary Program, is a cooperative effort between EPA and the states of Connecticut and New York to analyze and correct the Sound’s most pressing environmental problems. "Citizen participation in the restoration of Long Island Sound is essential," said Mark Tedesco, Director of the EPA Long Island Sound Office. "These grants allow people to get involved in restoration efforts in their own communities." Some past projects include curriculum for school teachers on the Long Island Sound, production of a series of posters on controlling nonpoint source pollution, a Sound-wide Beach Clean Up, and summer programs for children from low-income families. So far, $212,450 in grants has funded 58 projects in New York and Connecticut. Non-profit organizations, local governments or public agencies, private businesses, educational institutions, and classroom teachers can obtain a grant application packet by visiting our web site at https://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/lis or contacting Kimberly Zimmer at the address listed below. Proposals must be postmarked by October 6, 2000. The maximum funding for each proposal is $5,000. The Long Island Sound Office is also offering two grant-writing workshops to guide applicants through the proposal process. Workshops will be held from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Marine Science Research Center at SUNY Stony Brook on September 11 and the Stamford Government Center on September 12. Contact Kimberly Zimmer for more information and to reserve a space at one of the workshops. Kimberly Zimmer EPA Long Island Sound Office New York Sea Grant 146 Suffolk Hall SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-5002 Phone: (631)632-9216 E-mail: [email protected]