The Watershed Fund—FY 2025 Grant Applications
| Applicant | Project | Amount |
| St. Martin de Porres Academy |
Cape Cod Whole-School Nature Program—lmmersive outdoor nature program for 67 grades 5-8 low-income inner city students plus staff for four days in diverse ecosystems, from intertidal zones to various types of waterways and beaches found in Cape Cod. |
$12,000 |
|
Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride/New Haven Leon SCP
|
2025 Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride—to raise support for local environmental projects
|
$10,000 |
|
New Haven Urban Resources Initiative, Inc.
|
Creating Tree Pits for New Haven—create 40 new tree pits and to expand 40 existing pits in low-canopy, low-income areas.
|
$10,000 |
|
New Haven Ecology Project (Common Ground)
|
Every Child Outside 2024-2025: to get urban youth outdoors to experience the wonder and joy of nature while learning about precious resources of land and water.
|
$10,000 |
|
Coalition for Sustainable Cheshire
|
Keeping our Waterways Clean: to purchase educational medallions for neighborhood groups to attach to storm water drains.
|
$5,500 |
|
Foundation for Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
|
New Haven Science Fair Program—to improve the quality of education in the New Haven Public Schools
|
$10,300 |
|
New Haven Ecology Project
|
Common Ground Summer Camp 2025—to offer meaningful, authentic experiences in nature for urban youth residents. Campers ages 4-14.
|
$10,000 |
|
Project Oceanology
|
Watershed Stewards Project—to provide meaningful hands-on educational opportunities to 180 Branford students within their watershed. |
$10,000 |
|
Save the Sound
|
A Community Vision for Six Lakes—Continue with outreach and education to turn the Six Lakes site into a public park.
|
$10,000 |
|
SCCRWA
|
Spring Into Water Utility Careers—Introduce high school students to career opportunities to the RWA/water utilities
|
Up to $4,000 |
|
Solar Youth, Inc.
|
Youth leadership through outdoor learning—to empower youth from under-resourced communities by fostering wonder in nature and creating opportunities for connection, exploration and leadership. |
$10,000 |
|
Southern CT State University
|
Endowment—Payment #3 of 5
|
$40,000 |
|
New Haven Ecology Project (Common Ground)
|
Relief Funding—due to federal funding cuts
|
$50,000 |
|
Total
|
$191,800
|
| Applicant | Residence Town/City | College |
|
Cronin, Devin (Sophomore) |
Seymour | UCONN |
|
Graver, Adaline A. Graver |
Branford | UCONN |
|
Grevelding, Colin |
Cheshire | UCONN |
|
Harmon, Katherine P. |
Branford | University of Vermont |
|
Hernandez, Mayorie |
West Haven | Southern CT State University |
|
Kapostas, Victor |
Ansonia | University of New Hampshire |
|
Mohanraj, Snigtha |
Ansonia | Stanford University |
|
Nash, Dylan |
Hamden | Curry College |
|
Pham,Anna |
Hamden | Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
|
Stefanovics, Amelia |
Branford | Yale |
|
Welander, Griffin |
Woodbridge | University of New England |