New Hampshire grants for Special district governments
Explore 11 grant opportunities
Application Deadline
Sep 12, 2025
Date Added
Jul 23, 2025
This grant provides funding to various organizations, including municipalities and nonprofits, for projects that protect and enhance New Hampshire's natural resources, focusing on tangible environmental outcomes.
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Jun 13, 2025
This grant provides funding to agricultural organizations, colleges, municipalities, and non-profits in New Hampshire to promote and enhance the competitiveness of the state's specialty crops through various projects.
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May 28, 2025
This funding opportunity provides financial assistance to New Hampshire municipalities and solid waste districts for purchasing essential recycling equipment to enhance their recycling operations.
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Apr 11, 2025
This funding opportunity supports projects that celebrate and preserve New Hampshire's folklife and traditional arts, encouraging community engagement and participation from local artists.
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May 12, 2024
This grant provides financial support to large community water systems in New Hampshire for conducting lead service line inventories and developing replacement plans to ensure safe drinking water.
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May 12, 2024
This program provides financial assistance to municipalities, non-profits, and registered businesses to establish or improve used oil collection centers for recycling purposes.
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May 12, 2024
This funding opportunity provides financial support for trail-related projects in New Hampshire, including maintenance, construction, and facility development, aimed at non-profit organizations, educational institutions, private groups, and government entities.
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Date Added
May 12, 2024
This program provides funding for the preservation and conservation of significant publicly owned historic buildings and artifacts that reflect New Hampshire's cultural heritage.
Application Deadline
Sep 15, 2024
Date Added
May 12, 2024
The Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) Fund in New Hampshire offers an alternative to permittee-responsible mitigation for unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources such as streams and wetlands through In-Lieu Fee (ILF) payments. These pooled funds are distributed as competitive grants across nine watershed service areas, supporting restoration, enhancement, and preservation activities aimed at compensating for losses and maintaining the state's aquatic resource functions. An annual Request for Proposals is issued by NHDES, the fund's managing entity. Applicants are evaluated by a Site Selection Committee based on criteria including alignment with the state Wildlife Action Plan and expert assessments. The ultimate goal of the ARM Fund is to ensure "no net loss" of aquatic functions and values, emphasizing the creation of sustainable, maintenance-free natural systems within their respective landscapes
Application Deadline
Jun 7, 2024
Date Added
May 12, 2024
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), established by Congress in 1965 and administered by the National Park Service, provides 1:1 matching financial grants to state and local governments for the acquisition and development of public outdoor recreational areas and facilities. The program is fully funded by revenues from offshore oil and gas leases. The State of New Hampshire, through its Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, distributes these grants to eligible sub-units of government following the federal guidelines which include the development of a Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) and coordination by the State Liaison Officer. The 35th grant round is currently open, with Intent-to-Apply forms due by June 7, 2024. Eligible project types include development of new or existing facilities, acquisition of land for public recreation, or a combination of both. Funding requests must be between $50,000 and $500,000, with total project costs at least double the requested grant amount, as the program requires a 50% match from sponsors.
Application Deadline
May 31, 2024
Date Added
Apr 12, 2024
Coastal Resilience Grant (CRG) Program Guidelines A. Purpose The CRG funding opportunity supports projects that: Build capacity, Advance planning, and Develop designs to increase coastal resilience, including community and/or habitat resilience, in one or more of New Hampshire’s Coastal Zone communities. Coastal Zone communities include: Dover, Durham, Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Madbury, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rollinsford, Rye, Seabrook, and Stratham. B. Eligible Applicants and Project Categories Eligible Applicants: Coastal municipalities, Quasi-governmental organizations, Non-governmental organizations, Academic institutions, and State agencies. Preference given to lead applicant organizations with no prior CRG awards. Preferred Project Approaches: Minimize negative impacts to environmental resources. Focus on coalition-building, cultural heritage preservation, environmental justice, inclusive access, and protecting/restoring natural coastal resources. Collaboratively-develop goals, purpose, work plan, products, and outcomes. Achieve fair distribution of benefits and burdens, prioritizing those with the highest need. Eligible Project Categories: Building Capacity Projects: Increase community resilience through network building, knowledge enhancement, and resource access. Planning Projects: Develop strategic plans, assessments, or regulations to guide resilience efforts. Design Projects: Develop designs for site-specific resources/assets to increase resilience. C. Funding, Match Commitment, and Project Timeframe Funding: Total anticipated federal grant funding: ~$100,000. Request between $9,000 and $30,000 in federal grant funds per project. Federal funds cannot cover final engineering designs, permitting, construction costs, or equipment purchases exceeding $5,000. Match Commitment: Non-federal match commitment: 4:1 federal grant funds to non-federal match (cash or in-kind services). Justification for reduced or no match commitment may be provided. Project Timeframe: Duration: 12 to 18 months. Expected project start: November 2024 to January 2025. Expected project end: December 2025 to June 2026. For more details and to access the application, visit the NHDES Coastal Program website.