The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds and the species and habitats they support. Projects include a variety of ecological improvements along with targeted community outreach, education and stewardship. Ecological improvements may include one or more of the following: wetland, riparian, forest and coastal habitat restoration; wildlife conservation, community tree canopy enhancement, wildlife habitat, urban agriculture and community gardens, wildlife and water quality monitoring and green infrastructure best management practices for managing run-off.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation expects that applicants will represent a mixture of urban and rural communities and that more than half of projects awarded will engage underserved communities. Grants for this program are available nationwide, but additional funding is available in the Seattle area, as well as Lewis and Thurston counties in Washington. Awards range from $30,000 to $60,000.
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