Collaborative Process in Environmental Decision Making

Posted by on April 21, 2006

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

Laura Jane Musser Fund to Support Collaborative Process in Environmental Decision Making
Deadline: September 5, 2006

Through its Initiative to Promote Collaborative Process in Environmental Decision Making, the Laura Jane Musser Fund (<a href="http://www.musserfund.org/">http://www.musserfund.org/</a>) will support projects by public or not-for-profit entities that undertake consensus-based activities in environmental stewardship or dispute resolution in rural areas.

Applications are accepted in following two funding areas:
1) The Environmental Stewardship Program will support programs that work to manage resources (whether of ecological, economic, or aesthetic values) where a broad range of community members and stakeholders are involved in both planning and implementation.

2) The Environmental Dispute Resolution Program will support programs that engage in a collaborative process that works to build consensus instead of confrontation, particularly where both the environmental health and economic livelihood of a community are at stake.

The fund provides support for programs in their first three years, as well as projects in the planning or implementation phase. The program does not support capital expenses, general operating support for organizations, or ongoing program support.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, start-up organizations with a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor, and units of government at the local level are eligible to apply. Organizations must be located in and serve the population of the United States.

Up to six grants of up to $35,000 each will be made through the Environmental Initiative this year.

Visit the Laura Jane Musser Fund Web site for complete program information and application procedures.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001908/musserfund">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001908/musserfund</a>

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