Projects
Grant Number: 20264531
to support boating and environmental programming that bring New Haven area residents in contact with New Haven's waterfront.
Year Issued: 2026 | Amount: $20,000
New Haven Community Boating (formerly Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.)
Contact Information
Susan Lane
susan.lane@ppsne.org
www.canaldock.org
Grant Number: 20251470
to support the improvement of public access on the lower Quinnipiac River, as well as to support advocating on state and local permits affecting water quality and quantity, and carry out bacteria monitoring.
Year Issued: 2025 | Amount: $17,000
River Advocates of South Central CT
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Reports:
River Advocates 20251470.pdf
Grant Number: 20241218
to support the creation of public access on the lower Quinnipiac River, as well as to support advocating on state and local permits affecting water quality and quantity, and carry out bacteria monitoring.
Year Issued: 2024 | Amount: $17,000
River Advocates of South Central CT
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Reports:
River Advocates Report.pdf
Grant Number: 20241215
to support boating and environmental programming that bring New Haven area residents in contact with New Haven's waterfront.
Year Issued: 2024 | Amount: $20,000
Canal Dock Boathouse
Contact Information
Hollis Martens
hollis@canaldock.org
https://www.canaldock.org/
Reports:
20241215 CANAL BOATHOUSE.pdf
Grant Number: 20231332
to support assessing the status of oyster beds in the lower Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2023 | Amount: $18,500
University of Connecticut Foundation
Contact Information
Zofia Baumann
zofia.baumann@uconn.edu
www.uconn.edu
Grant Number: 20231329
to support boating and environmental programming that bring New Haven area residents in contact with New Haven's waterfront.
Year Issued: 2023 | Amount: $18,000
Canal Dock Boathouse
Contact Information
Hollis Martens
hollis@canaldock.org
https://www.canaldock.org/
Reports:
CanalDockBoathouse_20231329.pdf
Grant Number: 20231325
to support the protection and care of the Quinnipiac Meadows/Fargeorge Nature Preserve, as well as to support enhancements to the Growing Entrepreneurs program, Schooner scholarships, expansion of environmental programming and land acquisition.
Year Issued: 2023 | Amount: $18,000
Gather New Haven
Contact Information
Tyra Pendergrass Boomer
tmpendergrass@gmail.com
http://www.gathernewhaven.org
Reports:
GatherNewHaven_20231325.pdf
Grant Number: 20221223
to support coliform bacteria testing program on one tributary or river segment of the Quinnipiac Watershed, as well as continued advocacy to strengthen state NPDES and local land use permits affecting water quality in the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2022 | Amount: $16,577
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.riveradvocatesSCCT.org
Grant Number: 20211286
to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze bacteria in stream and river segments of the Quinnipiac Watershed, and to support advocacy for state and local permits affecting water quality of the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $15,000
River Advocates of South Central CT
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Reports:
RiverAdvocates_20211286.pdf
Grant Number: 20201263
to support cleaning logs and debris from a blocked access for boats in the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $3,650
Southwest Conservation District
Contact Information
Chris S. Sullivan
CSullivan@conservect.org
https://conservect.org/southwest/
CATEGORY
- Research (124)
- Pollution (105)
- Contamination (98)
- Public Education (95)
- quinnipiac river (72)
- Conservation (62)
- Public Access (48)
- (-) Environmental Advocacy (45)
- (-) Habitat (40)
- Recreation (34)
- Wildlife (33)
- Remediation (32)
- Maps (24)
- Workshop (17)
- grants (9)
- (-) Kayak (5)
- yale (4)
- Conference (3)
- Canoe (3)
- Quinnipiac River Race (1)
GRANTEE
- quinnipiac river watershed association (8)
- university of new haven, dept. of biology and environmental science (8)
- yale school of forestry/environmental studies (6)
- yale university grant and contract administration (6)
- catalyst studios, inc. (5)
- river advocates of south central ct (4)
- canal dock boathouse (3)
- elm city parks conservancy (3)
- national marine fisheries service (3)
- new haven land trust, inc (3)
- yale university - grant and contract administration (3)
- connecticut coalition for environmental justice (2)
- long island soundkeeper fund, inc. (2)
- quinnipiac university (2)
- schooner, inc (2)
- univ. of connecticut, coop. extension system (2)
- university of connecticut dept. of ecology (2)
- university of new haven, department of biology & environmental science (2)
- audubon connecticut (1)
- cold spring school (1)
- connecticut urban legal initiative, inc. (1)
- ct dept. of agriculture/aquaculture division (1)
- fair haven housing initiative/grand news (1)
- gather new haven (1)
- land use leadership alliance (lula) (1)
- mill river watershed association of south central connecticut inc. (1)
- n h urban resources init. (1)
- new haven community boating (formerly canal dock boathouse, inc.) (1)
- north haven trail association (1)
- quinnipiac river watershed partnership (1)
- rex development (formerly known as south central ct regional econ. develop. corp) (1)
- river advocates of south central connecticut (1)
- southern connecticut state university (1)
- southwest conservation district (1)
- the new haven land trust, inc. (1)
- the watershed partnership, inc. (1)
- trout unlimited: eastern water project (1)
- univ. of connectict, dept. of ecology & evol. (1)
- university of connecticut foundation (1)
- university of new haven (1)
- yale school of forestry & environmental studies (1)
- yale university (1)
