Metro also seeking grant review committee members
Get the inside scoop on applying for a Nature in Neighborhoods conservation education grant at a free workshop Thursday, Nov. 14. Program leaders will share tips and answer questions for anybody interested in small grants up to $25,000 or large grants up to $100,000.
Conservation education grants are designed to help teach people about nature, create community partnerships or foster leaders who connect people with water quality, fish and wildlife habitat in the Portland metropolitan area. A simple application is due Jan. 14; finalists will be asked to submit a detailed proposal.
No registration is required to attend the workshop, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave. in Portland. If you can’t make it to the workshop, look for audio recording and a presentation after Nov. 18 at www.oregonmetro.gov/grants.
Through Dec. 1, Metro is also recruiting people with backgrounds in restoration, conservation education, grant management, finance, volunteer coordination, program planning and community partnerships to review conservation education grant applications. The committee makes recommendations to the Metro Council, which awards grants.