The City of Ellensburg is seeking applications for its Water Quality Grant Program to encourage community-based projects that result in cleaner, safer water for Ellensburg residents.
Donor Name: City of Ellensburg
State: Washington
City: Ellensburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
Funded by the Stormwater Utility, the water quality grant provides funding for community groups to provide outreach, education, assessments, planning, implementation, prevention and control focused on their city’s surface water. A healthy environment is one in which the water quality supports a rich and varied community of organisms and protects public health.
Grant funds are invested in projects that include one or more of the following priorities:
- Required: Demonstrate improvements in quality of surface waters.
- Educate a large and/or varied segments of Ellensburg’s population on what water quality is, and what actions they can take to improve or protect it.
- Educate best practices to reduce/eliminate adverse impacts to water quality.
Funding Information
A total of $10,000 is available for this grant cycle. Applicants can request any amount of needed funds up to that maximum.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible volunteer groups such as youth, seniors, non-profit organizations, educational organizations may apply for funding. Business and governmental partners are encouraged but may not be the applicant. Projects must benefit stormwater quality within the City limits, (i.e., public outreach and education, yard care, litter pick up, etc.). Projects must be within the city limits; if the project is on publicly owned property, an agreement will need to be signed between both parties addressing use of minors as volunteers, hold harmless, etc. Grant funds may not be used for projects that involve or promote the use of alcohol.
For more information, visit City of Ellensburg.