CIRCA is pleased to announce the results of the first round of grants under the Climate & Equity Grant Program. CIRCA and CT DEEP partnered on this grant program in response to recommendation number one from the Governor’s Council on Climate Change Recommendations Report in January 2021, to provide funding to support community-based organizations aligned […]
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Help Us Improve the Climate and Equity Grant Application Process
CIRCA recently closed the application window for the pilot round of the Climate & Equity Grant Program. If you applied for a Climate & Equity Grant OR if you considered applying for a Climate & Equity Grant and ultimately decided not to, please take this brief anonymous survey to share your impressions of the grant […]
Climate and Equity Grant Program Office Hour
Do you have questions about your application for CIRCA’s Climate & Equity grant program? Join us on Monday the 14th for a virtual office hour with CIRCA staff – drop in anytime between noon and 1 pm! Applications are due November 18th. Find out more and get the meeting link here.
Mapping Tool Advisory Committee (MTAC) Members Announced
Earlier in the fall CIRCA announced the application window for the Mapping Tool Advisory Committee (MTAC), a group of community-based organizations and individuals with lived experience who will receive grant funding to participate in the review of the Statewide Environmental Justice Mapping Tool currently under development by CIRCA and DEEP. The final MTAC recipients have […]
Applications Open for Climate and Equity Grant Program
Applications Open for Climate and Equity Grant Program from CIRCA and DEEP GROTON, CT— In accordance with the recommendations from the Governor’s Council of Climate Change, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA), with funding from CT DEEP, is seeking grant proposals for a new Climate & Equity Grant Program. This […]
Mapping Tool Advisory Committee Grant Applications Open
Individuals and community-based organizations active in environmental justice work or related work in Connecticut are encouraged to apply to the Environmental Justice Mapping Tool Advisory Committee (MTAC). Applications open September 12th, 2022 and close October 12th, 2022. The MTAC will be an advisory group to the EJ Mapping Project, a partnership between CIRCA and CT […]
CIRCA Research Seed Grants Available for UConn Faculty
CIRCA is seeking applications for seed grants from UCONN faculty. These awards are intended to support the development of competitive grant proposals that advance CIRCA’s mission. Projects that address CIRCA priorities and complement existing capacity will be preferred. The proposal resulting from the seed grant project should be submitted within one year of the CIRCA […]
Alec Shub Named to 2021 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship
This post is an abridged version of the original post by Judy Benson of CT Sea Grant naming all 3 fellows. Alec Shub, CIRCA student intern and University of Connecticut graduate student, has been chosen for the 2021 NOAA Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which places early career professionals with federal […]
Resilient Communities 2019 Grant
Wells Fargo and The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF ) have partnered to create the Resilient Communities program. For more information on their recently announced request for proposals, please visit the program website. This grant program focuses on helping communities prepare for future impacts associated with sea-level rise, sustain appropriate water quantity and quality and […]
Hartford’s Green Infrastructure Project
New Tools for Stormwater Management Hartford has been experiencing multiple challenges related to stormwater management. With large quantities of impervious surface, high levels of clay, and a failing levee system that protects the Connecticut River from rising, the city’s ground cannot absorb stormwater, which exacerbates the amount of runoff and flooding. After receiving a grant […]