The William Penn Foundation seeks to support efforts that will advance stormwater management solutions that feature vegetation, infiltration, and decentralized landscape treatments in recognition of their additional social, environmental, and economic benefits.
Donor Name: William Penn Foundation
State: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
City: Camden, Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/25/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) addresses community greening and cooling, reduces flood risk, and improves water quality through the installation of trees, rain gardens, green roofs, and a variety of basins, wetlands, and other distributed landscape features that capture and manage rainfall and runoff on site. It is a proven stormwater management solution for communities vulnerable to climate-related stresses tied to rising temperatures and severe flood risks. By emphasizing vegetation and natural processes, these highly engineered solutions also create new greenspaces that provide habitat, sustain wildlife, and support natural ecosystems.
Funding Information
- WPF has up to $8 million available
- WPF expects to award $1 million of the total available under this RFP to organizations with budgets under $500,000 per year.
Grant Period
The Foundation is requesting proposals for one- to three-year projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)3 public charities or operate under a public charity fiduciary. Public charities include community-based organizations, schools and educational institutions, and other types of public-serving groups. Government entities are also eligible to apply.
- Proposed projects must occur in the cities of Philadelphia or Camden.
For more information, visit WPF.
