Photo by M. Chapman, Upper Valley Land Trust (Putman Farm, Claremont, N.H.)

The New Hampshire State Conservation Committee announces the opening of the fiscal year 2023 Conservation Moose Plate Grants. Grant application information and program requirements are available on the SCC website, SCC.nh.gov.

Grant funds are available for projects that support and promote programs and partnerships that protect, restore and enhance the state’s valuable natural resources.

Grant applications are due on Sept. 9. Awards will be announced in December, and funding will be available to successful applicants in July 2023.

Eligible applicants include municipalities, county conservation districts, qualified nonprofit organizations engaged in conservation programs, public and private schools (kindergarten through 12), county cooperative extension natural resource programs and scout groups.

For SCC grant program inquires, contact Dea Brickner-Wood, Administrator, nh-conservation- committee@nh.gov

Since 1946, the New Hampshire State Conservation Committee, a State of NH Department of Agriculture Markets and Foods affiliate, distributes Conservation Moose Plate funds to support conservation activities that protect agricultural and natural resources, and provides conservation leadership, guidance, and coordination to the County Conservation Districts.

The SCC receives a percentage of funds raised through the sale Conservation License Plates, known as “Moose Plates.” All funds raised through the purchase of Moose Plates are used for the promotion, protection and investment in New Hampshire’s natural, cultural and historic resources.

For more information about the Moose Plate Program, including how to purchase a Moose Plate, visit mooseplate.com.