Conservation Resources, Inc - NJ Conservation Loan, Conservation Grant, NJ

 

The New Jersey Conservation Loan Program serves as a source of both technical assistance and low-interest bridge financing to non-profit land conservation organizations, thereby providing greater leverage of scarce resources needed to close critical land acquisition projects on a timely basis.  Loan funds have been provided by program related investments from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the William Penn Foundation.

Conservation Resources Inc is a consultant to the Open Space Institute and helps them administer the New Jersey Conservation Loan Program. CRI’s role in helping to administer this program is to:

 

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  • Maintain regular contact with land trusts across the State;

  • Help solicit, develop and assess potential loan proposals against the program’s criteria;
  • Provide technical assistance to applicants in structuring land acquisition projects;
  • Develop funding recommendations for review by NJ Conservation Loan Fund Advisory Committee and for approval by trustees of Open Space Institute;
  • Communicate with and provide assistance, as appropriate, to program consultants on financial due diligence for loans;
  • Recommend how grant funds, if available, can best be meshed with loan funds to maximize conservation outcomes, as appropriate; and
  • Help to review program goals, funding criteria and application process, as appropriate.

For more information on about the New Jersey Conservation Loan Program, as well as loan criteria and application forms, visit the Open Space Institute’s web site and contact us.

 
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