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Stewardship Fund Program


Deadline for Summer Grants
Mini Grants are due at 3:00 PM on, June 3, 2013

Water pollution comes from many different sources, including our everyday activities. How we care for our yards and grounds, wash and maintain our cars, and even dispose of pet waste can contribute to water pollution in the Mississippi River. The hard surfaces of our driveways, sidewalks, and pathways increase the amount of stormwater entering the stormdrains. There are many choices we can make to reduce these harmful impacts on water quality.

Become a partner organization with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) by applying for a Stewardship Fund grant to work together to improve water quality in the MWMO. The MWMO includes parts of Minneapolis, Saint Paul, the City of Saint Anthony Village, Lauderdale, Columbia Heights, Fridley, and all of Hilltop. View the MWMO boundaries.

Stewardship Fund Program Goals
The intent of the Stewardship Program is to extend the MWMO's ability to protect and improve water quality and natural resources through partnerships with organizations that create and increase local capacity to manage water and natural resources, demonstrate practices and methods to improve water and natural resources, and build community understanding, knowledge and participation in the stewardship of water and natural resources.

Projects funded through the Stewardship Fund Program should achieve the following:

1) Improve water and natural resources
Projects may reduce pollution (both point and non-point source) entering surface and groundwater, prevent flooding, lessen the effects of drought, increase the capacity of the watershed to store water, and/or restore or maintain habitat and native plant communities.

2) Build community understanding, knowledge and stewardship of water and natural resources
Projects should educate and engage people in the watershed regarding watershed issues, resulting in awareness and changed behaviors. Organizations receiving grants will increase their capacity to lead and promote water quality efforts.

$250,000 is available annually through three types of grants:

Mini Grants up to $2,000

Planning Grants up to $10,000

Action Grants up to $50,000

For questions or more information, please contact the MWMO's Grant Specialist at SFgrants@mwmo.org or (612) 465-8780, ext. 206.



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Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
2522 Marshall Street NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418-3329
Phone: 612-465-8780
Fax: 612-465-8785