Projects
Grant Number: 20251473  
to support boating and environmental programming that bring New Haven area residents in contact with New Haven's waterfront. 
Year Issued: 2025 | Amount: $20,000 
        Canal Dock Boathouse  
  
  Contact Information
Susan Lane 
susan.lane@ppsne.org 
https://www.canaldock.org/
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/
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/
Grant Number: 20190127  
To support an examination of the seasonal variation in the composition and quantity of microplastic particles from wastewater treatment facilities discharging treated wastewater into the Quinnipiac River. 
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $16,000 
        Southern Connecticut State University  
  
  Contact Information
Vincent Breslin 
Breslinv1@southernct.edu 
www.southernct.edu
Grant Number: 20190129  
To support staffing for programs including boating event rentals, club boating programs, and vendor-operated rentals of kayaks and paddle boards on the New Haven Harbor and on the Quinnipiac and Mill rivers. 
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $16,800 
        Canal Dock Boathouse  
  
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John Pescatore 
jpescatore11@gmail.com 
www.canaldock.org
Grant Number: 20180206  
To provide general operating support for recreational and educational programs related to the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor. 
Year Issued: 2018 | Amount: $20,000 
        Canal Dock Boathouse  
  
  Contact Information
John Pescatore 
jpescatore11@gmail.com 
www.canaldock.org
Grant Number: 20070054  
Funds are requested to support implementation of informational and educational efforts and activities advocating for pesticide use reduction. These efforts will focus on the 80 property owners whose properties abut the Quinnipiac River in Plainville, CT. The activities will include 2 river clean-ups, coordination of a fishing derby, Earth Day Extravaganza, promotion and advocacy of Freedom Lawn Initiative, and a Tomasso Nature Park clean-up. (see grant notes) 
Year Issued: 2007 | Amount: $2,000 
        Farmington River Watershed Association, Inc.  
  
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Grant Number: 940035  
To document the macrobenthic structure of the lower Quinnipiac River as an "ecological benchmark" against future changes. 
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $4,739 
        Southern Connecticut State University  
  
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