Metro’s 2019 Nature in Neighborhoods restoration and community stewardship grants available
Gaylen Beatty
Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods restoration and community stewardship grants are now available. See below for details.
From: Natural Areas Grants
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2018 8:08 AM
To: Crista Gardner
Cc: Juan Carlos Ocana-Chiu; Oriana Quackenbush
Subject: Metro’s 2019 Nature in Neighborhoods restoration and community stewardship grants available
Metro’s 2019 Nature in Neighborhoods restoration and community stewardship grants available
January 29, 2019 Deadline
Want to restore and care for nature in your community? If you have a vision for improving water quality, creating fish and wildlife habitat, getting rid of weeds, or restoring nature in the Portland metropolitan area, a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods restoration grant can help get your idea off the ground.
Grant recipients have planted native species at Ross Island, improved water quality and amphibian habitat in Willow Creek, and restored habitat at the Sandy River Delta for fish, migrating birds and turtles all while engaging local residents in being stewards of their local natural areas.
Metro grants expand partnerships to inspire new approaches to restoration, including economic and environmental equity. In the Jade District, APANO, Columbia Land Trust and Audubon worked together with private landowners to increase community stewardship and improve habitat. In Hillsboro, Depave transformed the M&M Marketplace’s parking lot from gray to green by engaging community members that included pavement removal, rain garden creation, and native plant installation. Momentum Alliance and Northwest Youth Corps co-created a diverse conservation leadership program for youth interns with year-round programming and coaching.
Metro’s Nature in Neighborhood restoration and community stewardship grants supports programs like these.
This round of grants is possible thanks to support from voters, who in 2016 renewed the parks and natural areas levy, extending funding to 2023. New this round, the restoration and community stewardship grants will be offered every two years.
The restoration and community stewardship grants program will award $700,000 this year. One- or two-year grants are up to $100,000.
Groups throughout greater Portland are encouraged to apply.
Click HERE to learn more about Metro restoration and community stewardship grants and fill out a simple application by January 29, 2019.
To learn more and ask questions, contact the grants coordinator, Crista Gardner, at Crista....@oregonmetro.gov.
Best,
Crista
Crista Gardner
Grants coordinator
Nature in Neighborhood Grants
Metro | oregonmetro.gov/grants
crista....@oregonmetro.gov
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97232-2736
503-797-1627
Additional resources
The Partners in Conservation grants provide funding to support conservation projects and conservation education within the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conversation District or serve its residents (all Multnomah County east of the Willamette River). Projects must show a clear public benefit in one or more of the following: habitat restoration or watershed health, soil erosion prevention/control, soil health, water quality, water conservation, and/or environmental education. View the full list of 2018 Partners in Conservation grant projects for examples and inspiration. Applications are due on Friday, December 14, 2018 by 4 p.m.
Metro is accepting applications for its Community Placemaking grants program for 2019. Strong applications propose projects that involve community partnerships, strengthen social ties to one another and the places where we live, work and play, support leadership roles for people of color and use art as a tool for engagement and change. A total of $160,000 is available for the 2019 grant cycle for grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Get prepared by reading the grant application handbook. The online application is due February 4, 2019 at noon.
City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Community Watershed Stewardship Program provides grants of up to $10,000 to help Portlanders address challenges faced by their neighborhoods and communities, while also improving the health of our urban environment. Applying for a CWSP grant is a two-stage process: 1. Those interested in applying for a CWSP grant submit a grant pre-application. 2. A grant review committee reviews the pre-applications. CWSP will then invite selected applicants to submit a full application. Application is due February 7, 2019.
The Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District’s Tualatin Watershed Improvement grant program awards grants up to $5,000 for certain conservation-related projects and events that promote conservation within the Tualatin River Watershed community. Successful project applications are those that demonstrate a clear public benefit in one or more of the following areas: conservation-related events; pollinators or beneficial insects; native and/or water-wise landscaping; school and community gardens; and rainwater management. Applications are due on the 10th of each month.
The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District’s Small Projects and Community Events Grants program provides grants of up to $1500 to support conservation projects, conservation education, and community events that promote natural resource conservation. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, and Native American tribes. Eligible projects or events include on-the-ground restoration or conservation projects, pollution prevention projects, education of youth and/or adults, and community events focused on improving the public’s understanding of natural resource conservation. Completed application forms should be submitted at least 45 days before the date of the project or event. Applications are due on the 15th of each month.
Additional training opportunities
The Center for Diversity & the Environment’s E42 Emerging Leaders Program is focused on supporting emerging leaders age 18-25 in their personal growth and work to deepen understanding of the implications of our changing demographics, understanding systems as ways of supporting or undermining performance, developing skills in working across differences and with communities of color and developing action plans. Each cohort includes representation across various dimensions of diversity with a strong emphasis on racial and ethnic diversity. Selecting a balanced cohort is a critical and a unique element of this leadership program. Center for Diversity & the Environment’s invites you all to nominate any emerging leaders that you believe will benefit from an experience like this one by December 10, 2018. More information: www.cdeinspires.org