The Clean Water Legacy Partners Grant Program provides funding for developing and implementing a water legacy grant program to expand partnerships for clean water.
Donor Name: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The primary purpose of activities funded through this program is to expand partnerships for clean water through activities that protect or restore water quality in lakes, rivers, or streams, or protect groundwater or drinking water. Examples of previously funded projects include but are not limited to clean water workshops and trainings, rain gardens, streambank and shoreline protection, and prescribed grazing.
Funding Information
Applicants must request state funds between $50,000-$250,000.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities can consist of structural and non-structural practices; project development (feasibility studies, subwatershed assessments, etc.); program and project support (e.g. education, outreach, marketing, staff time); technical and engineering assistance necessary to implement grant activities; and grant management and reporting.
- Eligible activities include public education and engagement, equipment, and other activities necessary for the implementation of water quality practices and programs consistent with the purposes of these funds. Project support expenditures must be appropriately documented.
- Eligible activities include but are not limited to development of project plans and specifications necessary to implement activities. Eligible activities include actual technical and engineering expenses to advance implementation, site investigations and assessments, design and cost estimates, construction or installation supervision, and inspections.
Eligibility Criteria
Non-governmental organizations and tribal governments are eligible for this funding.
- A non-governmental organization is defined as an organization that is a nonprofit, also known as a charitable organization, that is formed for the purpose of fulfilling a mission to improve the common good of society rather than to acquire and distribute profits. The organization meets the definition in Minn. Stat. §309.50 Subd. 4 and meets the Internal Revenue Service code definitions, with the most common type being a 501 (c) (3), (Policy 08-06 Minnesota Office of Grants Management)
- Minnesota Tribal Governments refers to the federally recognized sovereign tribal nations that share geography with Minnesota (MINN STAT. 10.65), the 1854 Treaty Authority, and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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