The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is now accepting applications for the Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhoods program, which aims to establish community projects on residential properties, and is intended to enhance pollinator habitat in key corridors, raise awareness for residential pollinator protection, and showcase best practices.
Donor Name: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/03/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000 – $40,000
Grant Duration: 2 year
Details:
Funding for this program is from the two ENRTF appropriations that have different grant end dates summarized below. Through the application process, applicants will be asked if they can complete their projects by May 1 2023 or if they would benefit from an extra year and final decisions about grant periods will be made by the program’s advisory team.
- There is $540,000 available for new Demonstration Neighborhood grantees and grant awards will be for a minimum of $20,000 and a maximum of $40,000. These appropriations are from Minnesota Session Laws 2021, Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 2, Subd. 8(P). Minnesota Session Laws 2021, Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 2, Subd. 8(M). The end date for projects through this appropriation is May 1st, 2024
- There is $526,000 available for new or past Demonstration Neighborhood grant recipients who are eligible for a maximum of $20,000 – $40,000 ( a maximum of $20,000 for past grantees) and will be ranked along with other applications. Minnesota Session Laws 2021, Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 2, Subd. 20(B) This end date is May 1st, 2023.
Funding Information
- There is $540,000 available for new Demonstration Neighborhood grantees and grant awards will be for a minimum of $20,000 and a maximum of $40,000. These appropriations are from Minnesota Session Laws 2021, Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 2, Subd. 8(P). Minnesota Session Laws 2021, Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 2, Subd. 8(M). The end date for projects through this appropriation is May 1st, 2024.
- There is $526,000 available for new or past Demonstration Neighborhood grant recipients who are eligible for a maximum of $20,000 – $40,000 ( a maximum of $20,000 for past grantees) and will be ranked along with other applications. Minnesota Session Laws 2021, Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 2, Subd. 20(B) This end date is May 1st, 2023.
Project Duration
- All grants must be completed by May 1st, 2023 for projects selected for this timeline.
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All grants must be completed by May 1st, 2024 for projects selected for this timeline
Who May Apply
• Cities
• Counties
• Watershed Districts
• Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• Non-governmental Organizations
• Tribal Governments
Applicants must be able to comply with the Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood Program Policy.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible landscapes must be residential yards, educational landscapes or community spaces but the scale and density of “neighborhoods” can be determined by the applicant.
- New or past Demonstration Neighborhood grant recipients are eligible for a maximum of $20,000 – $40,000 ( a maximum of $20,000 for past grantees) and will be ranked along with other applications.
- Demonstration Neighborhood projects must include multiple parcels (residential, educational landscapes, and community spaces) to the extent possible to ensure that residential projects are included along with larger educational or communities space projects and to help build habitat corridors/pathways.
- Residential is defined as land or parcels associated with residential occupancy including single-family homes, apartments, and similar types of multifamily dwellings, as well as community spaces that are a part of or adjacent to these residences. This includes rural residences. Excluded from this definition are agricultural, commercial, industrial, or natural lands not associated with a residence.
- Projects in educational landscapes (daycare; elementary, middle or high school; college) will work to provide environmental education, stewardship skills to youth and partners.
- Community spaces (parks, community living spaces, public golf courses, libraries) are somewhere for local people to build social networks and work together on shared interests or activities. Commercial landscapes are not eligible.
- A plant or animal is considered “at-risk” when:
- It is proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act
- It is a candidate species for listing; or
- It has been petitioned by a third party for listing; or
- It’s populations are rare, declining, or maybe vulnerable to decline.
- Find a list of At-Risk Pollinator Species on the Lawns to Legumes Partners webpage.
- All projects will require a landowner agreement with the property owner and a plan for maintenance
For more information, visit Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhoods.
