Sarasota Bay Partners Grants are competitive awards for projects in the Sarasota Bay watershed that promote habitat and water quality restoration, environmental education, community involvement, and stewardship to improve the overall quality of Sarasota Bay and its tributaries.
Donor Name: Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
State: Florida
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 03/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Project Categories
- Project Ideas: Habitat Restoration and Water Quality
- Installing rain gardens and bioswales to filter runoff from impervious surfaces
- Diverting gutter downspouts from impervious surfaces to planter boxes, garden beds, or other permeable areas, or to rainwater harvesting systems like rain barrels and cisterns
- Installing native plants or trees near waterbodies.
- Project Ideas: Bay-Related Environmental Education and Community Stewardship.
- Environmental education programs that incorporate principles of best practices in environmental education, such as those developed by the North American Association for Environmental Education
- Producing educational programs, videos, or signage
- Community science monitoring and restoration programs
- School or college environmental club service or outreach projects
- Neighborhood engagement campaigns to encourage Bay-friendly behaviors.
Funding Information
A total of $80,000 is available for the 2025 grant cycle. The maximum award to one organization is $10,000. Grants are reimbursement grants.
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profit organizations, schools, civic associations, religious organizations, neighborhood and homeowners’ associations, businesses, colleges and universities, and local governments located in the Sarasota Bay watershed are eligible to receive funding for projects that will benefit Sarasota Bay.
For more information, visit Sarasota Bay Estuary Program.
