The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment welcomes proposals from small grassroots conservation and environmental justice groups.
Donor Name: Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
State: Washington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund’s goal is to mitigate past pollution runoff by supporting community-based efforts to protect or improve the water quality of Puget Sound.
The Fund was created by the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance (Soundkeeper), and it continues to be funded through enforcement actions brought by Soundkeeper and Waste Action Project, among others. These groups shared goal in bringing polluters into compliance with the CWA is to promote cleaner water bodies and healthier fisheries.
Priority Areas
- The Rose Foundation has a strong preference towards supporting locally-based, community-led projects. If your organization is statewide or national in scope, or has a large multi-million-dollar budget, Foundation encourage you to partner with a locally-based group in your proposal.
- Applications from environmental justice-oriented organizations are highly encouraged.
- Projects that involve impacted communities and are centered around principles of equity will be given preference.
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount is $40,000 (even if requesting multi-year support).
Grant Period
Most grants are for a one-year period.
Allowable Projects and Activity Focus
- Projects designed to improve (or prevent degradation of) the water quality of Puget Sound and its watershed.
- Project activities include water stewardship, conservation, outreach and education, restoration, and watershed protection.
- Project proposals with strong community involvement and participation are especially encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a 501(c)3 organization, fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3, or a governmental or tribal entity. Nonprofit colleges, universities, university clinics and graduate programs are eligible to apply, but university overhead is limited to 5% of grant award.
- The applicant must demonstrate the capacity to complete the proposed project, including experience in successfully conducting similar or otherwise related work in the past.
For more information, visit Rose Foundation.
