Applications open for Good Steward Grants – Minnesota - fundsforNGOs

The County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota (“County”) is soliciting applications for the Good Steward Grant (the “Grant”).

Donor Name: County of Hennepin

State: Minnesota

County: Hennepin County (MN)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 11/14/2023

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $20,000

Details:

Hennepin County Environment and Energy works to protect water, land, and air to conserve the natural resources for future generations. Through Good Steward Grants, Hennepin County supports landowners, businesses, government agencies, and organizations with matching grants to implement conservation practices to preserve and restore critical habitats, reduce erosion, protect groundwater, and improve water quality.

Good Steward Grants support the planning and installation of conservation practices with one or more of the following primary purposes:

Reduce erosion and sedimentation;
Improve water quality;
Protect groundwater quality or reduce groundwater use; or
Preserve, restore, or establish critical habitat

These include, but are not limited to, new installations of:

Stormwater management projects such as rain gardens, stormwater ponds and benches, stormwater reuse systems, infiltration or filtration basins, permeable pavement, grass swales, or water and sediment control basins.
Habitat restoration projects such as woodland and prairie restorations or riverbank or lake shoreline restorations
Water quality improvement projects like lake alum treatments.

Funding Information

A typical grant amount is $10,000 to $20,000, with a maximum amount of $25,000.

Uses of funds

Grant funds are eligible for the following uses:

Project development costs such as environmental/engineering consulting fees;
Project installation costs such as for materials, labor, and pre- and post-construction inspection of the conservation practices; and
Costs related to the development of an operations and maintenance plan, education and outreach, or community engagement.

Eligibility Criteria

All landowners are eligible to apply, including: