Deadline: 03-Feb-22
The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is now accepting applications for the Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhoods Grant Program, which aims to establish community projects on residential properties, and is intended to enhance pollinator habitat in key corridors, raise awareness for residential pollinator protection, and showcase best practices.
Demonstration Neighborhood projects must include multiple parcels (residential, educational landscapes and community spaces) to the extent possible to ensure that residential projects are included along with larger educational or communities space projects and to help build habitat corridor/pathways.
Funding Information
A maximum project cost of $1,500 per residential project is allowed. Or a maximum project cost of $5,000 per community space or educational landscapes is allowed.
Eligible Activities
- Project and plan development
- Site preparation, planting and management costs (tilling, burning, sod removal, temporary weed barriers, containerized plants, seeding, inter-seeding, weed removal, etc.)
- Tool purchases ( Hand sod kicker, hand shovels, hand rakes, hand trowels, watering tree gator.) must not exceed $600.00. All tools purchased shall be used as a shared landowner resource and remain with grantee.
- Non-herbicide methods of site preparation and management are preferred.
- Flowering trees and shrubs that are pollinated are eligible for funding, as they often provide early season floral resources and nesting resources. Native plants with few cultivar exceptions are eligible for funding.
- It is encouraged to use this program in combination with other non-state funding sources and practices.
Eligibility Criteria
- Cities
- Counties
- Watershed Districts
- Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Non-governmental Organizations
- Tribal Governments
Applicants must be able to comply with the Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood Program Policy.
For more information, visit https://bwsr.state.mn.us/apply
