NFWF Northeast Grant Programs

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Project Description

Since 2022, Throwe has served as the Field Liaison for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Northeast Grant Programs (NEGP), including the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF), which covers the entire Long Island Sound watershed.

Since 2005, LISFF has awarded $80M in 688 projects, leveraging an additional $87M in matching contributions from grantees for a total conservation impact of $167M. The projects have reduced 130K lbs. of nitrogen, restored 887 ac. of habitat, treated 218M gal. of stormwater, and engaged 5M people.

As LISFF Field Liaisons, Throwe provides one-on-one assistance to communities as they seek to develop competitive proposals. Throwe’s work with LISFF supports potential grantees in the Upper Basin states of the Sound’s watershed (MA, NH, VT) and non-coastal CT as they develop project proposals

2026 LONG ISLAND SOUND FUTURES FUND

FUNDING WORKSHOPS

"NAVIGATING THE 2026 FUNDING LANDSCAPE: UPPER BASIN INSIGHTS"

WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2026

9:00AM–1:30PM

HOLYOKE LIBRARY

250 CHESTNUT ST.
HOLYOKE, MA
COMMUNITY ROOM

THURSDAY APRIL 2, 2026

9:00AM–1:30PM

RETREAT FARM

45 FARMHOUSE SQ.
BRATTLEBORO, VT
NORTH BARN

Project Team

Chris Cortina

Project Management

Kyle Gray

Outreach (Regional, VT, CT)

Max Settineri

Outreach (CT, NH)

Sally Sims

Outreach (MA)

Mark Belton

Outreach (NH)

Joanne Throwe

Outreach (Regional)

2026 Request for Proposals

* NOW OPEN! *

What to Know

NITROGEN, NITROGEN, NITROGEN. Projects in the Sound’s Upper Basin (i.e., VT, NH, MA) and inland CT are eligible for projects that reduce or prevent nitrogen/nutrient loading that affects water quality downstream.

2025–2035 CCMP. This year’s RFP—including goals, metrics, and cross-cutting principles—is guided by the updated Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). Learn more here.

FUNDING. Planning, design, outreach, public education, and public participation projects can range from $50K–$500K. Implementation projects can range from $50K–$2M. Additionally, approximately $1M total is available for ongoing programming projects. 50% match is required for all projects.

TIMELINE. Proposals are due on Tuesday, May 19 by 11:59 PM ET.

Get Support

NFWF PROPOSAL LABS. One-to-one, virtual sessions with NFWF Program Staff to receive feedback and guidance about individual proposal ideas:

FIELD LIAISON SUPPORT. One-to-one, virtual sessions with Field Liaisons from Throwe — either as a follow-up to a NFWF Proposal Lab or as a first step.