The 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: 12/12/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
The grant amount may not exceed $5,000.
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, rain gardens, 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.
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.
