Our Impact | Land Transaction

This cycle of the Transaction Grant Program will assist organizations in leveraging conservation projects by providing support to fund qualifying transaction costs associated with land and easement donations. The program no longer requires a match. Each property funded with these grants must be permanently protected through a Conservation Easement or Notice of Acceptance of Property for Conservation Purposes.

This cycle will be by invite only.

Transaction Grant Program

Since its inception, the Transaction Grant program has targeted supporting the donation of high-quality conservation projects. The funds have contributed to the protection of a number of donated conservation properties throughout the Triangle.

The Foundation will consider funding requests for the following:

• Survey, environmental assessment, and legal description expenses
• Legal expenses including attorney fees, title insurance, closing costs, and recording costs
• Legal defense fund for the project
• Baseline documentation report (including grantee labor and expenses to create the report)
• Stewardship endowment for the project
• Conservation staff expense, including labor costs and travel expenses, directly related to the proposed project

The Foundation will not fund deficit or debt financing, ad valorem, or rollback taxes, or landowner’s appraisals.

Grantmaking

A total of $36,000 will be available through this program. We anticipate making +/- 3 grants of $12,000 each through this grant cycle to organizations whose work is in alignment with the program’s goals.

The Transaction Grant is for a 12-month period. Applicants can apply each year for the grant program, so long as the funds requested are not for the same item, or expenses, but may be used toward the same project. The Foundation recognizes that conservation projects can take several years to complete.

Application Procedure and Materials

Triangle Community Foundation uses an online grant portal. If you have been invited to submit a proposal, please log in using the access code to complete the application. If you have any issues accessing the application or questions about completing it, please reach out to Sarah Guidi, Director of Community Engagement, (sarahg@trianglecf.org).

In addition to the online application form, proposals must include the following attachments:

• Conservation Impact Worksheet
• Map Assessment as a PDF that includes the following: (1) 8.5”x11” Regional Map representing the property (or properties) location within the Triangle region
• A PDF of up to 3 pages (8.5”x11”) of photographs that depict the property (or properties) attributes in support of the project(s)
• Transaction Grant Budget template
• Stewardship Calculation Worksheet (if needed)

Information Session

Have questions? Check out the Spring 2025 Info Session Webinar recording.

Timeline

This is the working timeline for this grant program. Dates are subject to change.