Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) Partner Grants fund programs and projects led by community, arts and environmental organizations, schools, faith-based groups and cities that increase clean water knowledge and actions. All proposed projects must serve residents within CRWD’s boundaries. Visit the About CRWD page and scroll down to view a map of the District. Grant awards range from $10,000 to $40,000.
Above photo credit: Caroline Yang
Note: Partner Grant Program changes have been made for this grant cycle, so please read them closely. These changes strengthen the connection between our goal of improving water quality and project proposals and address some program areas that may have been barriers for grantees in the past.
Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) Partner Grants support programs and projects led by public, private and non-profit organizations that increase clean water knowledge and actions. Project proposals must incorporate key themes outlined in CRWD’s 10-Year Watershed Management Plan and serve residents within our geographic boundaries to be considered for funding. Projects will receive full, or no funding, so please make connections between your proposal request and expected outcomes clear and feasible. CRWD will only use the information in your application during the proposal review to ensure equal consideration is given to new and returning applicants.
CRWD is committed to engaging new and historically underrepresented groups and believes we can achieve cleaner waters through engagement across all communities. Proposals that take place in or serve residents from the Trout Brook, Phalen Creek, Saint Anthony Hill, Como Lake, or Lake McCarrons watersheds will be given additional consideration. Organizations serving other areas of the District are still eligible to apply. Visit our About CRWD Page and scroll down to view a map of the District.
Review the following information regarding CRWD’s Partner Grant program.
Applicants will be notified of CRWD’s funding decision the week of March 10. A final scope of work and executed Partner Grant agreement will be required prior to beginning work.
If you need files in alternative formats or have any questions, please contact Lindsay Schwantes.
Lindsay Schwantes
Community Engagement Program Manager
lschwantes@capitolregionwd.org
651-644-8888 Ext. 105
Grants are funded on a reimbursement basis upon project completion and receipt of a report no later than the end of the calendar year.
Grant funding can be used to reimburse staff time and supplies for a program or project. A final report must be submitted by year-end, and include receipts or invoices for funded tasks, photography and a written report describing project or program outcomes prior to reimbursement.
All grantees must report general information about program outcomes and deliverables. Priority is given to applicants who propose ways to measure program impacts. These metrics may include actions taken, educational outcomes and changes in water quality protection behaviors.
In Progress presents Our Sacred Water, a digital storytelling project supported by a CRWD 2019 Partner Grant.
The project entailed mentoring, public education, and creative art-making activities that raised participant and audience understandings of environmentalism from an Indigenous perspective. Six youth and their families developed a series of photo and video works designed to raise awareness about the sacred nature of water.
Statement from In Progress Artists: Indigenous people represent the oldest nations in the world. We have learned from our elders, our parents and our mentors that we must all work together to care and maintain our water resources for the generations yet to come. As Indigenous youth, we stand together in reminding us all that water is everything.
Created by Tiana Bluebird, Azalea Erickson, Alexander Erickson, Rocky Erickson, XIcintli Quiroz, and Kimimila Wahpepah, with support and guidance from Tiana LaPointe and Wakinyan LaPointe.
Check out some of the many programs CRWD's Partner Grants support.
