The Ellensburg Community Grant Program offers a water quality focused grant to encourage community-based projects that improve or protect the quality of the surface waters.
Donor Name: City of Ellensburg
State: Washington
City: Ellensburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/29/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funded by the Stormwater Utility, the water quality grant provides funding for community groups to provide outreach, education, assessments, planning, implementation, prevention and control focused on the city’s surface water. Water quality is commonly defined by its physical, chemical, biological, and aesthetic (appearance and smell) characteristics. A healthy environment is one in which the water quality supports a rich and varied community of organisms and protects public health.
Grant funds are invested in projects that include one or more of the following priorities:
- Required: Demonstrate improvements in quality of surface waters.
- Educate a large and/or varied segments of Ellensburg’s population on what water quality is, and what actions they can take to improve or protect it.
- Educate best practices to reduce/eliminate adverse impacts to water quality.
Funding Information
A total of $10,000 is available for this grant cycle.
Grant Period
January 2026 to December 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible volunteer groups such as youth, seniors, non-profit organizations, educational organizations may apply for funding. Business and governmental partners are encouraged but may not be the applicant. Projects must benefit stormwater quality within the City limits, (i.e., public outreach and education, yard care, litter pick up, etc.). Projects must be within the city limits; if the project is on publicly owned property, an agreement will need to be signed between both parties addressing use of minors as volunteers, hold harmless, etc. Grant funds may not be used for projects that involve or promote the use of alcohol.
For more information, visit City of Ellensburg.
