Clean Energy Grant Program

EcoStar Grants of up to $5,000 are available to community nonprofits in the areas of pollution prevention, education and outreach, energy efficiency, conservation, and community activism.

Lots of local projects fit into their criteria, making this a grant worth passing along to your local 501(c)3 organizations.

Pollution Prevention

• Recycling projects and drop-off collection events
• Tree plantings and maintenance to reduce CO₂ emissions
• Litter reduction

Education

• Workshops, seminars, training and/or public relations to inform and influence the public regarding environmental stewardship

Energy Efficiency

• Projects and/or partnerships that support large and small-scale energy conservation measures

Conservation

• Wetlands restoration
• Wildlife/habitat protection

Community Activism

• Neighborhood, park clean-ups
• Create public green spaces, community gardens, urban forests

EcoStar grants are a new project of Constellation Energy. Oklahoma is one of the qualifying states where Constellation Energy does business.
 
Deadline: March 16, 2010

More info: EcoStar Grants from Constellation Energy

Source: Philanthropy News Digest RFP Alerts