Metro currently seeking letters of interest for Nature in Neighborhoods Capital Grants - If you have ideas on how to make nature thrive in your neighborhood, park, school or city, a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods grant could help make your vision a reality. Now is a great time to share your idea with us to see if Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods Capital Grants can provide financial support. These grants are funded by voter-approved 2006 natural areas bond measure and support efforts to preserve or enhance natural features and habitats that will benefit communities now and for generations to come. To learn more about the capital grants, get a copy of the handbook or see all the Nature in Neighborhood Capital Grants that have been funded to date, go to oregonmetro.gov/capitalgrants Successful Nature in Neighborhood Capital Grants have fallen into four categories: •Land acquisitions to protect habitat/increase access to nature •Stream restoration - improve fish habitat/wildlife connectivity •Urban transformation - integrate nature into development projects •Neighborhood livability projects - enhance experience of nature Metro staff is open and willing to provide guidance in project planning, direct you to potential partners and resources, and give feedback along the way. If you want to discuss your project idea, please contact Mary Rose Navarro at 503-797-1781 or [email protected]. Nature in Neighborhoods Restoration and Education Grants provide another option - If you’re working on a smaller nature project, Metro’s Restoration and Education Grants may be right for you. A five-year local option levy approved by voters in the Portland metropolitan area in May includes new grant funding for restoration, conservation education and trail projects. Stay tuned for more information coming this summer. To make sure you are on the contact list, email your information to [email protected].
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:36:43 +0000
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