Deadline: April 18, 2025
Applications are open for the Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions (AVCC) Tiny Grants Program 2025. The goal of AVCC’s Tiny Grants program is to provide seed money and/or matching funds for specific projects in the broad categories of land conservation, education and outreach, stewardship and management, and planning.
The 2025 Tiny Grants are made possible with generous support from The Nature Conservancy in Vermont, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission and Vermont Natural Resources Council.
Grant
- The grant range is up to $700 USD.
Eligibility
- Groups must be conservation commissions or local committees/groups that are working towards becoming a conservation commission in Vermont, USA, and paid members of AVCC.
- Groups must be a municipality or IRS certified 501(c)(3) public charity or have fiscal sponsorship by a municipality or IRS certified 501(c)(3) public charity. Prior recipients of grants from AVCC must have completed those grants and closed them out. Grants cannot be used for general funds, dues or subscriptions.
Evaluation Criteria
- Demonstrated need
- Closely aligns with grant goals
- Project readiness
- Local support and volunteer involvement
- Evidence of matching funds and/or in-kind services
Application
Applications must include:
- Contact name and email address
- Title of proposed project (e.g. “Landowner Outreach Campaign”)
- Brief description of the project
- Projected budget (including other sources of funding or in-kind contributions)
- Amount requested from AVCC (up to $700)
- How Tiny Grant funding will make a difference
- A plan for measuring impact and success
Click here for a printable version of the 2025 application form.
Click here to download an application template in Microsoft Word.
Email all applications to the AVCC Board at [email protected]. They strongly encourage email submissions, but if it is not possible to send materials electronically, you can mail them to:
Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions
c/o Vermont Natural Resources Council
11 Baldwin Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
For more information, visit AVCC Tiny Grants Program.
