The Watershed Fund—FY 2026 Grant Applications
| Applicant | Project | Amount |
| New Haven Ecology Project (Common Ground) |
Federal Funding Cut Relief Grant |
$50,000 |
| Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride/New Haven Leon SCP | Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride – Earth day celebration to raise funds for 20 local environmental projects. | $10,000 |
| Edgewood Magnet PTO | Edgewood – HSC Camp Cedarcrest Trip – Students from Edgewood STEAM Magnet School will go on an overnight trip to Camp Cedarcrest. | $5,600 |
| New Haven Urban Resources Initiative, Inc. | Creating Tree Pits for New Haven – to create 10 new tree pis and to expand 25 existing pits in low-canopy, low-income areas | $10,000 |
| Fairfield University | Undergraduate. Community engaged hands-on research on watershed land of the SCCRWA | $9,912 |
| St. Marin de Porres Academy | 4 Day North Bay Outdoor Marine Education Program – for 71 Low income Middle School youth | $12,000 |
| CT Forest & Park Association | CFPA Healthy Forests, Clean Water Program – to equip community members, landowners, and conservation professionals with the knowledge and tools to care for CT’s forests | $10,000 |
| CT Land Conservation Council |
Bird & Hike with CT Land Trusts-South Central – connecting underserved populations with conserved land through guided birding and hiking events |
$9,900 |
| New Haven Ecology Project (Common Ground) | Every Child Outside 2025-26 – to offer meaningful, authentic experience for urban youth in nature. | $10,000 |
| Foundation for the Greater New Haven Chamber (Science Fair) | New Haven Science Fair Program 2026 – to improve the quality of education in the New Haven School system | $10,300 |
| Community Placement Engagement Network |
Sustaining Watershed Education – To sustain and expand CPEN’s watershed education and environmental connection programs within the West River Watershed |
$10,000 |
|
St. Lawrence School |
To help students understand their connection to the environment around them and the responsibility to protect, maintain and build community awareness | $5,000 |
|
Hamden Land Conservation Trust |
Native Pollinator Demonstration Meadow for Jepp Brook Preserve – to restore habitat, protect aquatic species, expand public education, and ensure long-term sustainability at the HLCT-owned property Jepp Brook Preserve. | $11,798 |
|
NH Ecology Project (Common Ground) |
Common Ground Summer Camp 2026 – to offer meaningful, authentic experiences in nature fur urban youth residents, ages 4014. | $10,000 |
|
Project Oceanology |
Watershed Stewards Project – to provide meaningful hands-on educational opportunities to 175 Branford students within their watershed. | $11,990 |
| Applicant | Residence Town/City |
|
Acri, Emma |
Environmental & Sustainability/Marine and Aquatic Conservation Biology and Communication/Environmental, Science and Health |
|
Barone, Chase |
Atmospheric Science Meteorology |
|
Burch, Milo |
Conservation Biology/Outdoor Leadership |
|
Cronin, Devin |
Environmental Engineering |
| D’Amico, Grace | Environmental and Marine Biology |
|
Fencil, Dorian |
Biology |
|
Graver, Adaline A. Graver |
Environmental Sciences |
|
Harmon, Katherine P. |
Environmental Science/Chemistry/Environmental Engineering |
|
Hastings, Timothy |
Environmental Science and Policies |
|
Hernandez, Maryorie |
Env. Systems and Sustainable Studies/Coastal Marine Systems |
|
Lopez, Daniel |
Environmental and Marine Science |
|
Mohanraj, Snigtha |
Earth Systems and Economics |
|
Salerno, Jessica |
Wildlife Ecology |
|
Stefanovics, Amelia |
Earth and Planetary Sciences/Environment& Energy Geoscience |
|
Young, Adelyn |
Environmental Studies and Film |