New Hampshire grants for State governments

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations, local governments, and educational institutions in New Hampshire to enhance their volunteer programs and increase their capacity to recruit, train, and manage volunteers.

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.

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in the Mount Washington Valley region and neighboring Fryeburg, Maine, to promote community wellness and vitality through various charitable activities.

This grant provides funding to New Hampshire municipalities, towns, and eligible nonprofits for the conservation and accessibility improvements of publicly owned artworks and cultural facilities.

This funding opportunity supports New Hampshire-based organizations in using the arts to promote healing and address public health issues through community engagement and artistic practices.

This funding opportunity supports projects that celebrate and preserve New Hampshire's folklife and traditional arts, encouraging community engagement and participation from local artists.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions in New Hampshire to create inclusive arts projects that engage and benefit local communities, particularly underserved populations.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and government agencies in New Hampshire to create engaging arts education programs for youth, promoting creativity and inclusivity.

This program provides funding to New Hampshire-based artists and creatives to help them improve their business and artistic skills through professional development, training, and promotional activities.

This program provides funding for the preservation and conservation of significant publicly owned historic buildings and artifacts that reflect New Hampshire's cultural heritage.

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

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.