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Environmental Endowment for New Jersey, Inc.
How To Apply
Please verify that all requested items are included in your EMAILED proposal by using the checklist on the Cover Page. If there are missing items, your proposal may be disqualified. DO NOT attach a cover letter. Combine ALL DOCUMENTS INTO ONE FILE. Current grant recipients must also include a short paragraph (250 words or less) describing the status of the current grant.
Complete COVER PAGE in full.
Categories: select one of the following categories (see Grant Guidelines for a description of each category), Organizations applying in more than one category must submit two separate applications and the proposals must be materially and significantly different. No organization will receive more than one grant each year.
1. Traditional Grant
2. Small Grant
3. Three-Year Grant
PROPOSAL NARRATIVE – Limited to 4 single-sided pages, using 12-pt font
1) Summary: Briefly explain why your organization is requesting a grant, what outcomes you hope to achieve, and how you will spend the funds if a grant is made. Include a brief summary of the organization’s history, mission and goals.
2) Purpose of Grant: Describe the program for which you seek funding. You must specify the municipalities that will benefit from the project. List the strategies you will employ to implement your project and include the timetable for implementation.
3) Evaluation: Explain how you will measure the effectiveness of your activities. Describe your criteria for a successful program and the results you expect to have achieved by the end of the funding period.
4) For current grant recipients: Include a short paragraph (no more than 250 words) describing the status of your current project. All grantees will still need to submit a Final Grant Report due May 1st. Grant Reporting Forms will be sent with a reminder email to the contact person on record associated with your grant.
INCLUDE:
1) Project budget
2) 501(c)(3) documentation, if applicable. If using a fiscal agent, provide the 501(c)(3) documentation for that organization.
3) Organization operating budget
4) List of Board members
DEADLINE: email submissions no later than: December 15, 2026. Proposals emailed after this date will not be accepted.
EMAIL proposals to: