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Brattleboro Climate Protection

State: VT

Sub-issue: Energy conservation/energy efficiency

Grant: To develop renewable sources of heating and electronic generation for the town, improve energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in town and school buildings, and increase public education efforts about energy and sustainability issues

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SaveStratford.org

State: CT

Sub-issue: Industrial sites

Grant: To create awareness and distribute information to all Stratford residents on the EPA's consolidation plans of Raymark waste, and inform them that Stratford is currently a Superfund site that is not under control

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Friends of Burlington Gardens

State: VT

Sub-issue: Community gardening

Grant: To work with organizers to establish three new community and neighborhood gardens which will serve as models for Burlington’s Climate Action Plan

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Preserve Portsmouth

State: RI

Sub-issue: Big box development

Grant: To work on getting a lot in town rezoned from commercial to residential and to launch a Buy Local Aquidneck campaign

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Sustainable Milton

State: MA

Sub-issue: Recycling

Grant: To launch a program, “Recycle Up”, to increase paper and cardboard recycling in residential, town and school buildings by 10%

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Save Our Groundwater

State: NH

Sub-issue: Water privatization

Grant: To increase public awareness and educate the community about water conservation and the danger of privatizing natural resources

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Welcome Project

State: MA

Sub-issue: Community Gardening

Grant: To engage more than 50 youth from low-income immigrant families in hands on workshops, field trips, and education that will promote the participation of youth and their families in preserving, protecting, and planning for the resources in their local environment

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News & Announcements

February 2010 deadline breaks record

With 156 applications received for the February 15 deadline, NEGEF’s first grant round of 2010 is the largest ever! Leading the pack in terms of issues, are Food Systems and Energy/Climate Action related work.


Launch Of root$hare Raises Over $15,000

Thanks to over 200 individual donors and (to date) 1 business donation, NEGEF’s root$hare campaign has raised $15,125 to date. The campaign will continue throughout the year, please visit the root$hare page to learn more.


2009 September Grant Round: 70 grants, totaling $81,040

NEGEF’s Grantmaking Committee has awarded 70 grants with a dollar total of $81,040 during the September 2009 grant round. 42 (60%) grantees are ad-hoc groups, with 38 (54%) groups receiving their first grant.


2009 Grassroots Retreat Materials Available Online!

Over 100 people came together in Eliot, ME to share, learn, laugh and eat great food at the NEGEF/ Toxics Action Center ’09 Grassroots Retreat. Click Here to see some of the workshop materials.

Events

NEGEF event: 1st Ever BGI Grantee Gathering

WHEN: April 10, 2010
WHERE: Codman Square CDC, Dorchester, MA


BNAN 35th Annual Gardeners Gathering

WHEN: March 20, 2010
WHERE: Curry Student Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA


2010 Land & Water Conservation Summit

WHEN: March 27, 2010
WHERE: URI Kingston Campus, South Kingstown, RI


Environmental Action 2010

WHEN: April 11, 2010
WHERE: Bentley University, Waltham, MA

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