Rose Foundation is seeking applications for its grant to mitigate past pollution runoff by supporting community-based efforts to protect or improve the water quality of Puget Sound.
Donor Name: Rose Foundation
State: Washington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $40,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund was created by a record legal settlement between the Puget Sound keeper Alliance (Sound keeper) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway, and has since been supplemented by several other pollution mitigation payments involving Sound keeper and other Clean Water Act enforcers. More recently we received two large mitigation payments, one from Total Terminals International LLC and another one from Waste Action Project v. Port of Olympia.
The Fund’s goal is to mitigate past pollution runoff by supporting community-based efforts to protect or improve the water quality of Puget Sound.
Funding Information
The Fund is open to organizations of any size. Grants will be awarded up to a maximum of $40,000. If your organization has an annual budget of $150,000 or less, we recommend applying for a grant of $10,000 or less.
Grant Period
Most grants are for a one-year period; however, you do not have to ask for a one-year grant. It is permitted to request a shorter or longer grant period if that is what you need.
Eligibility Criteria
For the current grant cycle, the applicant and project must meet the following criteria:
- Types of Projects Supported:
- Projects designed to improve (or prevent degradation of) the water quality of Puget Sound and its watershed. Project activities include water stewardship, advocacy, outreach and education, restoration, and watershed protection. Project proposals with strong community involvement and participation are especially encouraged.
- Geographic Focus:
- South Sound, especially Budd Inlet, Muck Creek, Nisqually River, and Commencement Bay, including Hylebos Waterway.
- Skagit River watershed, and associated reaches of Puget Sound in the Mt. Vernon area
- Green River, Black River, plus Limited Funds: Duwamish River and Central Sound
- Applicant requirements:
- The applicant must demonstrate the capacity to complete the proposed project, including experience in successfully conducting similar or otherwise related work in the past.
- Local Community Focus:
- 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, we encourage you to partner with a locally-based group in your proposal.
- Environmental Justice:
- Supporting environmental and social justice is a core organizational value that guides the Fund and the Rose Foundation. Applications from environmental justice-oriented organizations are highly encouraged. Projects that involve impacted communities and are centered on principles of equity will be given preference.
- Frequency of Applying:
- Organizations that have been funded may re-apply in the next cycle after their grant report has been submitted. After three consecutive years of funding, groups must wait two years before reapplying.
- Non-profit Status:
- The applicant must be a 501(c) 3 organization, fiscally sponsored by a 501(c) 3, or a governmental or tribal entity. If your small neighborhood-based organization is not a 501(c) 3 or already has a fiscal sponsor, but has a compelling project, the Rose Foundation may be willing to act as your fiscal sponsor for this grant proposal. Please contact us for details. Nonprofit colleges, universities, university clinics, and graduate programs are eligible to apply, but university overhead is limited to 5% of grant award.
For more information, visit Rose Foundation.
