2025 Caring for our Coast Application ~ Restore America's Estuaries

2025 Caring For Our Coast Grant Applications

Restore America’s Estuaries is excited to partner with CITGO to facilitate the Caring for our Coast grants to organizations and groups hosting locally-based volunteer events in the Gulf of Mexico region. These grants are intended to provide coastal groups with funding to host beach clean-ups, estuary restoration, or other educational/outreach events. This form does have a "save and continue later" option, however, we encourage you to draft your answers on a separate document and transfer them to this form to ensure success. Applications are due no later than January 15 at 11:59 PM PT. Late applications will not be considered. Please review the RFP in its entirety before applying.

Applicant Contact Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone

Organization Name(Required)

Organization Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Organization Information

The full, legal name of your nonprofit and its legal status, such as 501(c)(3). The legal status of your organization will not be used as a benefit or a detriment to your application. This information is required.(Required)

Pleas list the location of your organization headquarters and other operating sites(Required)

Your mission statement, when the organization was founded, who founded it, for what purpose, and the community and/or clients it serves.(Required)

Please list a brief summary of your organization's programs.(Required)

Your organization’s position and role in the community. Mention any collaborating partners in your community.(Required)

How is your organization is unique? Explain why your services do not overlap with other similar services.(Required)

A brief statement about your board, staff, and volunteers.(Required)

Event Description

Event Name (If applicaple)

Event Date(s)(Required)

Please describe your proposed event(s), including event type (restoration, beach cleanup, etc.), event location(s), activities to be carried out, expected participants, and how your event will benefit local communities and waterways. (500 word maximum). (Required)

Please explain your contingency plan in the event that unforeseen circumstances (weather, health concerns, etc.) arise on the scheduled date(s) of your event. (200 word maximum). (Required)

What will be the impact of this funding for your event (e.g., event contingent upon funding, increased # of volunteers/hours, additional acreage cleaned/restored)? (500 word maximum). (Required)

Please describe to what extent if any this project will benefit and/or engage diverse communities that have traditionally been under-engaged in coastal conservation (500 word maximum)(Required)

Include a proposed estimated project budget (a final expense report will be required upon completion of the grant agreement. Receipts are not required for the final expense report, except in the occasion of purchasing an item over $500.):(Required)

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Max. file size: 50 MB.

For a template, please download the printable application from the previous page. This does not need to be exhaustive but will help us evaluate the effectiveness of your project. If you need assistance with this section, please email applications@estuaries.org.

We are always looking to expand our email list regarding this funding opportunity. Do you have any partner organizations who might benefit from this program? If so, please list them below, including a point of contact, if possible. Thank you!