Projects
Grant Number: 20211284  
to support the initiation of a Quinnipiac River watershed plan. 
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $18,000 
        Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)  
  
  Contact Information
Jessica Bacher 
jbacher@law.pace.edu 
https://law.pace.edu/land-use-leadership-alliance-training-program
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: 20150153  
to support the Be the Solution to Pollution project which raises awareness of how pollution threatens the health of humans, animals, and the environment along the Quinnipiac River. 
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $13,000 
        Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice  
  
  Contact Information
Ms. Sharon Lewis 
sharonelewis2001@aol.com 
www.environmental-justice.org
Grant Number: 20140143  
to support a community education course to train 20 New Haven residents about ways to reduce water pollution in the Quinnipiac River and its human health impacts, who will in turn educate 1000 additional residents in the community.  
Year Issued: 2014 | Amount: $15,000 
        Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice  
  
  Contact Information
Sharon Lewis 
sharonelewis2001@aol.com 
www.environmental-justice.org
Grant Number: 20130053  
To provide general operating support for fostering awareness of environmental issues of the Quinnipiac River and promoting activities that safeguard the health of residents that use the Quinnipiac River. 
 
Year Issued: 2013 | Amount: $7,000 
        Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice  
  
  Contact Information
Sharon Lewis 
sharonelewis2001@aol.com 
www.environmental-justice.org
Grant Number: 20120102  
To support a municipal regulation review of the Quinnipiac River watershed towns in order to collect and assess provisions that are protective of water quality and to support two one-half day workshops for land use commission members and staff in which the findings will be presented and recommendations will be discussed. 
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $12,000 
        Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)  
  
  Contact Information
Grant Number: 20120096  
To support the education of fishers on safe consumption of fish from the Quinnipiac River and work with the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to ensure fish signage is posted in the area in appropriate languages as well as support an exchange program where Quinnipiac River fishers can trade their lead weights for non-lead weights. 
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $2,000 
        Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice  
  
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Grant Number: 20080162  
Funds are requested to support the implementation of a four-day training program to educate land use leaders. 
Year Issued: 2008 | Amount: $15,000 
        Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)  
  
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Grant Number: 20090105  
To support a four day training program for local land use leaders to educate them on the scope of their jurisdiction, the flexibility they have under the law, tools for natural resource and watershed protection and collaborative techniques including consensus building, facilitated decision-making, community participation and effective meeting management.   
Year Issued: 2009 | Amount: $15,000 
        Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)  
  
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Grant Number: 20100114  
To support a two-day training program for local land use leaders to educate them on the scope of their jurisdiction, the flexibility they have under the law, tools for natural resource and watershed protection and collaborative techniques including consensus building, facilitated decision-making, community participation and effective meetings management. 
Year Issued: 2010 | Amount: $7,500 
        Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA)  
  
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