Native Landscape Grants

Native Landscape Grants provide technical and financial assistance to residents, non-profits, schools, businesses, and public agencies within Capitol Region Watershed District’s (CRWD) Focus Area to build native landscape projects. These projects foster the expansion of native plant communities, provide pollinator habitat, and prevent stormwater pollution from entering our lakes and the Mississippi River.

CRWD is working to increase grant projects throughout the District with an emphasis on expansion in the Saint Anthony Hill, Trout Brook, and Phalen Creek subwatersheds. Those subwatersheds are a focus area because they have fewer grant projects than other portions of the District and they overlap with communities of historically underrepresented groups, including people of color, immigrants, younger generations, and those living in poverty.

View a map of CRWD's Focus Area

Grant Overview

Qualifying Applicants

Any resident, non-profit, school, business, and public agency within CRWD’s Focus Area is encouraged to apply. Check the Focus Area Map to see if you qualify.

Project Eligibility

The project must be in CRWD’s focus area. Check the Focus Area Map to see if you qualify.

The following activities and materials are eligible for the grant award.

  • Purchase of native plants or native cultivars
  • Purchase of soil, mulch, and edging
  • Rental of equipment and tools
  • Contracted construction

Grant Awards

  • Up to $1,000
  • No funding match requirement
  • One-time grant award

Timeline

Native Landscape Grants must be completed within two years of the grant agreement signing.

Deadline

Applications are accepted year-round.

More Information

View the Native Landscape Grant Guidelines and Policies PDF below for more information on program qualifications, cost-share requirements, grantee responsibilities, an estimated project timeline, and maintenance requirements.

Native Landscape Grant Guidelines and Policies PDF

Reimbursement

CRWD grant awards are issued as a reimbursement check. Once an approved grant project is complete, the grantee submits a reimbursement form along with itemized receipts and invoices that show proof of payment, a list of installed native plants and/or cultivars, and at least two photos of the completed project

 

Questions? Contact

Alexandra Morrison
Stormwater BMP Technician
Email: amorrison@capitolregionwd.org
Phone: (651) 644-8888 Ext. 108.

 

Project Resources

Visit the Project Maintenance and Resources page to assist you in constructing and caring for your clean water projects.

CRWD’s Clean Water Projects Maintenance Tips Newsletter offers seasonal tips for maintenance, workshops, and other project resources.

Guide to Native Landscaping

The Guide to Native Planting, link below, offers tips to help you plan your native landscape project. In it, you will find information about growing conditions, gardening tips, recommended native plant species, and site preparation and installation.

Guide to Native Planting PDF

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