Community Grants are available for short-term or small-scale water quality projects.
Donor Name: Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/02/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $5,000
Details:
Project Examples
- Community events, such as clean-ups, festivals, and invasive plant removal/habitat restoration
- Programs for youth and community leadership development in the environment
- Educational and technical training (including workshops) for all ages
- Art or media projects depicting water and natural resource issues
- Installation of small Best Management Practices (BMPs) demonstrations (e.g., rainbarrels, raingardens, and pervious pavers)
- Engagement processes that help identify water and natural resource issues of concern to a community
- Educational signs or brochures to explain water quality improvement projects.
Funding Priorities
The MWMO is particularly interested in supporting engagement or physical projects that will reach underserved populations (neighborhoods or residents not previously involved in MWMO projects) and projects located in environmentally sensitive areas as defined by the MWMO Watershed Management Plan or the MWMO Board of Commissioners.
Funding Information
Amount of Funding Available: Up to $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
The following are eligible applicants for MWMO funding:
- Registered non-profit organizations:
- 501(c)(3) or other IRS code approved tax exempt organization that meets the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act. You can determine if your organization is registered as a non-profit with the State of Minnesota by searching the Minnesota Secretary of State’s database.
- Officially recognized neighborhood groups
- Business and professional associations
- Schools
- Local units of government
- Individuals or private business are not eligible applicants and should not submit the application to the MWMO on behalf of an eligible applicant. However, individuals, homeowner and condominium associations, and private businesses may be listed as a partner in an application submitted by an eligible entity.
For more information, visit MWMO.
