TWRA Announces Availability of Grants For 2010-11 Stream Clean-Up Projects

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announces the availability of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation groups, etc., with stream clean-up projects for the fiscal year 2010-11.

 

The grant money could be used to buy supplies, such as rakes, work gloves, and garbage bags. In addition the funds could be used to pay disposal fees for solid waste and tire removal or to provide promotional items such as project advertisement or T-shirts and refreshments for volunteer support. 

 

Five grants, at $1,000 each, are available for each of TWRA’s four regional Aquatic Habitat Protection projects (a total of $5,000 per region). The funds will be obligated as grants, so the grantee must have a nonprofit tax number. The projects are to be completed, the money spent, and a report submitted by June 30, 2011. In order to meet this deadline, TWRA would need to receive the proposals as soon as possible. 

 

Grant proposals should include the applicant organization’s name, tax ID number, address, phone, and name of a contact person authorized to enter into contractual agreement on behalf of the organization. The proposal should also include the name of the stream, county or counties involved, and the project area and description.

 

Contact David McKinney, TWRA Chief, Environmental Sciences, at (615) 781-6577 or by e-mail at Dave.McKinney@tn.gov for any questions. For additional information, you may also contact a regional Aquatic Habitat Protection Biologist at the TWRA offices below:

                       

Region I         Allen Pyburn                                     Region 2    David Sims

                        200 Lowell Thomas Drive                                 P O Box 41489

                        Jackson, TN 38301                                         Nashville, TN 37204

                        (731) 423-6541                                               (615) 781-6510

                        Email: Allen.Pyburn@tn.gov           Email: David.M.Sims@tn.gov

 

Region 3        Bobby Brown                                   Region 4    Rob Lindbom

                        464 Industrial Blvd.                                          3030 Wildlife Way

                        Crossville, TN 48555                                       Morristown, TN 37814          

                        (931) 484-9751                                               (423) 587-7037

                        Email: Bobby.Brown@tn.gov     Email: Dennis.Lindbom@tn.gov