ANJEC is pleased to continue offering grants to environmental commissions in New Jersey for projects to further stewardship and community involvement in parks and other preserved spaces. The 2025 Grant cycle marks the 12th year of the program.
2025 ANJEC GRANTS FOR OPEN SPACE STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS
Applications due Monday May 12, 2025
***Review application guidelines and grant requirements here.***
Click here for the grant application
ANJEC is now accepting applications from environmental commissions for one year grants of up to $1500 each for local stewardship projects.
Suitable projects for the grant funding include, but are not limited to:
- community gardens
- trail building, signage, maintenance
- urban agriculture projects
- printed or online guides, maps, inventories of open space, trails
- open space or trails assessments, plans, maps
- park or habitat enhancement
- pollinator gardens/ bee habitats
- multi-town plans to link open space or trails
- conservation easement inventory, monitoring, outreach, education
- management of invasive species
- educational stormwater management projects on preserved public open space
Questions? Email Elizabeth Ritter, Grand Administrator Elizabeth Ritter,eritter@anjec.org
Click here for the grant application
Funding for this program is made possible by generous contributions from
ANJEC supporters to the Candace McKee Ashmun Memorial Fund and the following sponsors:
