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2022 Public Lakes Grant Funding to Improve Water Quality and Enhance Infrastructure
A $10 million lakes management grants program that will fund projects to mitigate stormwater and runoff pollution, improving recreation or conservation at public lakes throughout New Jersey.
Local governments, lake commissions, nonprofit organizations and other entities established specifically to manage publicly accessible waterbodies are eligible for funding and applications are due by Saturday, May 28. To view the Request For Proposal, including requirements for proposal submissions, upcoming May 4 informational session, and other information about New Jersey's Water Quality Restoration Grants Program, visit https://www.nj.gov/dep/wlm/grants/lakestormwater.html Highlands Open Space Partnership Funding Program
The Highlands Open Space Partnership Funding program is a matching grant program designed to support the acquisition of property for the protection of resources within the Highlands Region, and to further the goals of landowner equity as specified in the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004 and the Highlands Regional Master Plan. The Highlands Council shall provide a maximum grant award of 50% of the total purchase price of the property. Applications are accepted at any time; there is no application deadline. More info and application package 
NJ League of Conservation Voters Environmental Policy Guide Find out how jobs, health, equity, and justice all go hand in hand with environmental issues in this new policy guide Download
The Candace McKee Ashmun Memorial Fund
ANJEC has established the memorial fund to honor and celebrate our friend, colleague and mentor, Candy Ashmun. Donations to the fund will be used to support the ANJEC Open Space Stewardship Grant Program, an annual program for municipal environmental commissions to carry out local stewardship projects. Candy’s support of ANJEC’s mission and her unwavering belief in the power of the local environmental commission makes this program the ideal choice to remember her legacy for years to come. To donate to the fund: Mail a check to ANJEC, PO Box 157, Mendham NJ 07945, or click here to donate on our secure site. 
Jersey Water Works.org is live! Check out the website and get engaged with the collaborative effort to transform New Jersey’s inadequate urban water infrastructure.
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2022 BROWNFIELDS IMPACT FUND- NJEDA
The Brownfields Impact Fund opened on January 20, 2022 The program offers loans of up to $350K with 1-2% interest and grants of up to $350K to government entities and non-profits. Learn more and prepare to apply at https://www.njeda.com/brownfieldsimpactfund. Application information can be found here 
Rutgers University Announces Updates to the NJADAPT Suite of Climate Planning Tools
NJADAPT is a suite of free web-based data visualization tools designed to connect scientific climate change data with other critical information so that residents, community leaders, state and local decision makers, businesses, and others can better understand the impacts of changing climate conditions on people, assets, and communities in New Jersey. Find the NJADAPT tools here. ANJEC webinar recordings and resources
All of ANJEC recent webinar recordings are available on ANJEC's YouTube Channel (ANJEC Views) Click here to view recordings. Also available on ANJEC's website are presentations and other resources from webinars. Resources can be found here (https://anjec.org/conferences-workshops/) We hope you will find these resources helpful for reviewing webinars or catching up on missed events. As always, ANJEC is happy to assist you in your work, email us at info@anjec.org anytime. 
New guide for restaurants to avoid plastic pollution - Download
Environmental Film Library
ANJEC has the following films available to lend to your Environmental Commission or school:
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