The Clean Water Grant Program
is designed to fund projects that educate
the public about actions they can take to
reduce their impact on the environment while
boating. We look for projects that reflect a
unique and repeatable way to reach boaters
with upbeat clean boating messages. We
prefer projects that will extend on past our
year of funding, though we will not provide
funding for more than one year. Allowable
expenses may include artwork, printing,
mailing, educational materials, construction
supplies, and other expenses directly
related to your outreach activities.
The grant recipient is not
required to provide matching funds. However,
the Foundation requires that its grant
represent at least 50% of a project’s
overall budget. Proposals that include
in-kind donations of product and/or time are
encouraged. A grantee must keep accurate
accounting records and must maintain the
reporting schedule as specified in the grant
agreement. Surplus funds are to be returned
to the Foundation unless you receive prior
approval to spend the funds on other
projects.
Who does the program fund?
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Volunteer boating
groups, clubs, and associations
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Local
non-profit/tax-exempt organizations,
including chapters of national
organizations.
Who does the program NOT
fund?
What types of projects are NOT eligible?
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Capital improvement
projects or general operating funds.
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Money to start an
organization.
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Salaries, transportation,
meals, lodging.
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Debt repayment or
reimbursement.
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Funds are not usually
awarded to sustain or repeat projects
for an applicant. Multi-year projects or
those that are likely to need additional
funding in the future should be
initially planned to become
self-supporting.
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Lobbying or political
action
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Promotional or membership
drives for businesses or clubs.
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Projects solely intended
to benefit a group's membership.
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Generally, grants are not
made for specialized training or
equipment for grant recipient group
members unless it can be shown that this
training will benefit the general
public.
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While the program does
occasionally fund purchases of equipment
for educational or display purposes,
requests for electronic
hardware/software, website design,
boats, motors, or other expensive
boating gear is not likely to be funded.
2007 Focus Topic: Marine
Debris
The selection of a focus
topic is designed to increase awareness of a
national issue at the local level. The
focus topic for the 2007 Clean Water Grant
Program is preventing marine debris and
raising the awareness of the problems
associated with marine debris among all
boaters. All applications with any clean
water topic will be accepted. Applications
with a majority of the project devoted to
the marine
debris
will be given preferential
treatment.
The Foundation is looking
for…
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Applications that
effectively educate boaters about the
impacts of marine debris.
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Projects that educate
boaters on how they can prevent the
introduction of debris into their
waterways
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Projects that involve
boaters in reducing marine debris in a
safe manner.
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Projects that come up
with new and creative ways to educate
boaters about marine debris.
IMPORTANT
ONLINE APPLICATION NOTES
You may save
your application prior to submitting it by
selecting "Save Draft Application" from the
dropdown menu at the bottom of this page.
You will be able to return and review your
application(s) at any time prior to
submission through February 1, 2007 if you
choose to save it as a draft.
When you are ready to submit your
application for review choose "Send Finished
Application" from the dropdown list at the
bottom of this form.
Your USERID and password will be required in
order to return to a draft application.
VERY IMPORTANT - YOUR USER ID AND PASSWORD
ARE BOTH CASE SENSITIVE. THEY SHOULD BE
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 CHARACTERS EACH WITH NO
SPACES OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS. USE NUMBERS
AND LETTERS ONLY.
If your organization is submitting more than
one grant application, you must choose a
separate and unique USERID and password for
each application.
You may find it easier to complete your
application in a Word document and then
paste the text into this form when it is
complete. (Don't forget the spell check!).
VERY
IMPORTANT NOTE: You can review and save a
DRAFT of this application here and return to
it at any time through midnight, February 1,
2007.
When you want to return to your DRAFT
application you will need the USERID and
password that you selected at the top of
this application.
Remember, if your organization is submitting
more than one application, each grant
application must have a distinct USERID and
password.
Foundation staff will not be able to review
your application until you have selected:
Send FINISHED application (below).
Obtained permission from appropriate
controlling authorities, if necessary
