Conservation for All

Quick Overview

2023 Cycle Stats

Max Award: $15,000

Interest Areas: Environment, Recreation/Sports

Geographic Area: Statewide

Types of Funding: General Support, Project

Application Opens: July 15

Deadline: September 16

Notification: by November 15

Staff Contact: Stephanie Cesario

Apply: Click on the orange “Apply” button at the top right of this page. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff to discuss their proposal or project prior to applying.

Applications received: 61

Amount requested: $826,028

Number of grants awarded: 13

Grant dollars awarded: $186,034

Percentage of applicants that received grants: 21%

Average Award: $14,310

Additional grants by donors: 7 grants totaling $51,390

Recent Grants: Click here to view the last three years of grants.

Background

The Fund for Maine Land Conservation grant program started in the early 1990s and awarded nearly 200 grants totaling $889,768. In 2018, MaineCF received a bequest that made it possible to reexamine and redesign our grantmaking approach to land conservation. We closed the Fund for Maine Land Conservation grant program and in its place created two new land conservation grant programs: 1) Conservation for All, which offers general support, and 2) Maine Land Protection, which offers support for land acquisitions and easements.