Projects

Boating and environmental programming
Grant Number: 20221218
to support boating and environmental programming that bring New Haven area residents in contact with New Haven Harbor and Quinnipiac River, highlighting the waterfront's importance to the community.
Year Issued: 2022 | Amount: $20,000
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.
Contact Information
Hollis Martens
hollis@canaldock.org
www.canaldock.org
Reports: Canal Dock Boathouse Final Report 20221218.pdf
Boating and environmental programming
Grant Number: 20211517
to support boating and environmental programming that bring New Haven area residents in contact with New Haven Harbor and Quinnipiac River, highlighting the waterfront's importance to the community.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $13,000
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.
Contact Information
Hollis Martens
hollis@canaldock.org
https://www.canaldock.org/
Reports: Canal Dock Boathouse Final Report 20211517.pdf
Boating activities on the New Haven Harbor and on the Quinnipiac and Mill rivers
Grant Number: 20201259
to support boating activities on the New Haven Harbor and on the Quinnipiac and Mill rivers including after-school boating programs for New Haven high school students, dragon boat competitions for adults and community boating events for adults.
Year Issued: 2020 | Amount: $15,000
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.
Contact Information
Hollis Martens
hollis@canaldock.org
https://www.canaldock.org/
Reports: Canal Dock Boathouse Final Report.pdf
Public access to rowing and other non-motorized watercraft
Grant Number: 20170091
To support start up staff to expand public access to rowing and other non-motorized watercraft, to grow participation in the annual dragon boat regatta, and to maintain a partnership with the University of New Haven, which will offer programs in environmental education to the general public.
Year Issued: 2017 | Amount: $15,000
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc.
Contact Information
John Pescatore
jpescatore11@gmail.com
www.canaldock.org
Reports: QRF Final report form Executed.pdf
Fill in voids in the Rip-Rap at the edge of the river in Quinnipiac Park
Grant Number: 20090112
To support the work of filling in the voids in the Rip-Rap at the edge of the river in Quinnipiac Park with crushed shells to reduce erosion.  
Year Issued: 2009 | Amount: $7,800
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Feasibility Evaluation
Grant Number: 20080171
Funds are requested to support the evaluation for feasibility of re-use of the New Haven landfill, pollution, access, energy, and sustainable.
Year Issued: 2008 | Amount: $6,200
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Water Quality Improvement
Grant Number: 20060115
To support the salaries for two part-time Student Conservation Assocation interns who will work on improvement of water quality through community outreach.
Year Issued: 2006 | Amount: $4,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Quinnipiac River Discovery
Grant Number: 20040391
To support an education and awareness program for youth and the broader community.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $10,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Kids Explore!, Kids Do!, Kids Teach!
Grant Number: 20030658
To educate New Haven's youth about the natural and social systems that affect the Quinnipiac River.  To design and execute a community service action project that addresses an issue for youth to identify and teach what they have learned and accomplished to others; thereby building a constituency of urban advocates for the Quinnipiac River.  This project is called Kids Explore!, Kids Do!, Kids Teach!
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $8,000
Solar Youth
Reports: 20030658 Solar Youth.pdf
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
Grant Number: 20030651
To educate the community about the effects of pollution, to increase access to the Quinnipiac River, to empower the residents to right environmental wrongs and to enhance appreciation for parkland and its preservation.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $8,000
Elm City Parks Conservancy