• New Hampshire government grants help protect the environment.Franconia Notch, New Hampshire image by Chee-Onn Leong from Fotolia.com
  
  New Hampshire's motto may be "Live Free or Die," but that doesn't keep projects in the state from costing money. New Hampshire provides a number of grants designed to enhance the general quality of life in the state. For those wishing to receive state monies, it is worthwhile to know what options exist for New Hampshire government grants.
  
  

Math/Science Partnership Grant

• The Math/Science Partnership Grant receives funding from the federal government under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. However, the program is administered by the State of New Hampshire Department of Education. The program funds professional development activities for teachers of math and science throughout the Granite State. These activities are designed to increase teacher knowledge and education skills in the subjects. The activities funded by the grant must be classroom-focused and designed with state and local standards regarding math and science.
  
  New Hampshire Department of Education
  
  101 Pleasant St.
  
  Concord, NH 03301-3860
  
  603-271-3494
  
  education.nh.gov
  
  

Watershed Assistance Grants

• The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services offers a wide array of grants. Among these grants are eight for watershed assistance. Grants include $80,000 for water quality planning, $25,000 for regional environmental planning, and $15,000 for protecting drinking water sources. Grants go to projects such as nonpoint source pollution education. Organizations receiving grants vary from regional planning commissions and other state government organizations to private groups such as scout troops and conservation organizations. Deadlines vary according to the grant.
  
  NH Department of Environmental Services
  
  29 Hazen Drive
  
  PO Box 95
  
  Concord, NH 03302-0095
  
  603-271-3503
  
  des.nh.gov
  
  

Individual Artist Grants

• The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts offers several grants to individual artists. Grants include money for master artists of traditional crafts, music and dance to teach their art, and fellowships for artists in the state awarded through an annual competition. Artist Entrepreneurial Grants offer matching funds to artists in the state who wish to advance their artistic careers by attending artist retreats, conferences and workshops for the purpose of increasing business skills.
  
  New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
  
  2½ Beacon St., Suite 225
  
  Concord, NH 03301-4447
  
  603-271-2789
  
  nh.gov
  
  

Artist Organization Grants

• In addition to grants for individual artists in the state, the New Hampshire Council on the Arts offers grants to artistic organizations. Applying organizations must be nonprofits, a branch of state or local government, schools providing artistic education to the general public and local or regional arts agencies and commissions. Cultural conservation grants provide funds to preserve artworks and architecture throughout the state and are funded by the sale of license plates. Other grants include grants for expanding artistic curriculum throughout the state and the presentation of traditional arts in public community spaces. Organizations may also apply for general grants and emergency grants designed to help cash-strapped organizations pay for contracts that they otherwise may have had to cancel.
  
  New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
  
  2½ Beacon St., Suite 225
  
  Concord, NH 03301-4447
  
  603-271-2789
  
  nh.gov