Funding Categories
Funding Categories
Any project or portion of a project funded by the Nebraska Environmental Trust must achieve one or more of the following Trust categories. These category areas are equally important.
Habitat
Actions to preserve or restore native habitats and areas critical to at-risk, rare or endangered species; other preservation actions for at-risk, rare or endangered species including actions to understand ecosystem relationships which inform sound management; community habitat enhancement emphasizing native and ecologically appropriate plantings which provide food and shelter for wildlife; actions to inform and educate, which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Surface and Ground Water
Actions to preserve or restore lakes, waterways, and groundwater from degradation or depletion; actions to research, design, or foster best management practices; actions to conserve water and/or efficiently and effectively manage water use; actions to inform and educate, which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Waste Management
Actions promoting and implementing source reduction, waste management, or toxicity reduction; actions promoting and implementing the development of recycling markets; actions promoting and implementing reuse and other disposal diversion actions; actions to inform and educate, which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Air Quality
Actions promoting and implementing clean air strategies, including greenhouse gas reductions; actions to research, design, or foster best management strategies; actions to inform and educate, which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Soil Management
Actions and strategies to preserve, conserve, and restore soil health; actions to research, design, or foster the implementation and management of these strategies; actions to inform and educate, which contribute to the attainment of this category.