The RiverHealth Stewardship Program offers grants to support community groups, businesses, and property owners who want to improve the health of watersheds within the surface water areas served by Water Environment Services.
Donor Name: Clackamas County
State: Oregon
County: Clackamas County (OR)
City: Portland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $30,000
Details:
Objectives
The objective of the program is to improve watershed health by:
- Enhancing streamside vegetation by replacing invasive species with natives and/or increasing stream buffer width
- Reducing pollutants and volume of runoff from paved surfaces
- Using Low Impact Development Approaches (LIDA) to manage stormwater
- Educating those who work and live in the surface water districts served by WES on what they can do to improve water quality
- Providing opportunities for historically underserved and excluded communities to benefit from watershed health education and partner opportunities
Funding Information
RHSP grants can provide up to $30,000 per organization for projects that protect and enhance these watersheds.
Project Examples
WES’ Watershed Protection Group works to provide surface water protection and restoration services to residents of WES’ service areas so they can benefit from healthy and clean streams. They consider stream health to consist of four factors: physical habitat, water quality, hydrology, biological communities.
The following are examples of eligible projects:
- Stormwater Features
- Riparian Restoration
- Stewardship of existing projects
- Pavement Removal
- Rainwater interception and cooling
- Education and Outreach
- In-Stream Restoration
Eligibility Criteria
Community groups, businesses, schools, nonprofits, student groups, faith organizations, neighborhood or business associations, and service groups within the Portland Metropolitan area and Clackamas County are eligible to apply. Eligible business costs include only costs to carry out a project.
Note: Projects that take the place of permit obligations, required mitigation, or penalty payments are NOT eligible for funding. Consultants are not eligible to apply on their own, but they may be paid for services by an applicant.
For more information, visit RiverHealth Stewardship Program.
