$4,000 - $40,000

The Claire C. Bennitt Watershed Fund

This fund of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority aims to protect water quality by acquiring watershed land and promoting environmental education. The fund partners with local land trusts, municipalities, state agencies and others to protect threatened watershed lands and protect water quality while adding value to a community’s quality of life by protecting open spaces. There are grants available for land acquisition and environmental education programs.

Additional Information:
Projects must benefit or have a meaningful relation to the residents of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water District. The District is comprised of: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby. East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Killingworth, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Prospect, Seymour, West Haven and Woodbridge. Land Acquisition Grants: for the acquisition of title, conservation easements, and/or development rights to watershed land for the purpose of protecting, preserving, and enhancing water quality now and for future generations throughout the region. Environmental Education Program Grants: for organizations providing education in the appreciation of and preservation of our environment, with particular emphasis on the understanding of our water resources, the negative impacts of development and other activities on water quality, and the benefits to water quality and the environment of preserving watershed land as open space.

Funding Agencies: Regional Water Authority

Frequency Details: Applications for grants for land acquisition and environmental education programs are considered by the Board of Directors at its May and November meetings. Applications must be submitted by April 1 for consideration at the May meeting and October 1 for consideration at the November meeting. The deadline for applications for individual scholarships is in April.