Stewardship grants help homeowners, associations, businesses, schools, and other organizations install projects that prevent stormwater pollution to our lakes and Nine Mile Creek.
Donor Name: Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
State: Minnesota
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Details:
Stewardship grants are for projects that prevent stormwater pollution to our lakes and Nine Mile Creek. Examples of projects include rain gardens, shoreline buffers, and permeable pavers.
Funding Information
- In 2023, the District will allocate a maximum of $150,000 for stewardship grants.
- Grants are reimbursed for up to 75% of a project’s cost for materials, labor, engineering, and consulting fees.
- The minimum grant award is $500.
- Maximum grant award:
- $5,000 for residential projects
- $20,000 for townhome, condominium, or lake associations
- $50,000 for commercial, government, or nonprofit projects
Eligible Project
Many types of projects are eligible for stewardship grant money. A few examples include: rain gardens, shoreline buffers, permeable pavers, and chloride reduction projects. Habitat restoration projects are funded through our habitat restoration grants.
In order to be eligible for grant funds, projects must support one or more of the following goals:
- Improve water quality or increase the capacity of the watershed to store or infiltrate water
- Protect and preserve groundwater quality and quantity
- Preserve, protect, and restore native plant and wildlife habitats, with emphasis on projects adjacent to or near lakes, rivers, and wetlands
- Projects must exceed minimum regulatory requirements (projects required by District permits are not eligible for cost share grants).
Eligibility Criteria
Stewardship grant funds are available to residents, associations, nonprofits, schools, businesses, and cities for projects located within the boundaries of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District.
For more information, visit Watershed District.