Community Action Grants
SMCWPPP is offering $15,000 in Community Action Grants for volunteer groups, teachers, environmental organizations and other local, not-for-profit associations interested in developing and/or implementing projects that improve the quality of local creeks, the Bay or the Pacific Ocean within San Mateo County. Up to $3,000 will be awarded to groups proposing projects to restore, protect, enhance, or prevent pollution of local waterways or which benefit the ecology of the San Mateo County watershed.
2009 Grant Application due November 20, 2008
Download a copy of the grant description and application in word or adobe pdf
For more information email pollutionprevention@co.sanmateo.ca.us
2008 Grant Recipients
2007-2008 requirements Requirements and Reporting Information. Final Report due December 31, 2008
2008 COMMUNITY ACTION GRANTS - SUMMARY OF GRANT AWARDS
1. Half Moon Bay Riparian Restoration Project [Year 5]. $3,000
San Mateo Coast Natural history Association, Half Moon Bay.
Restore native riparian areas at various locations within Half Moon Bay State Beach. Includes removal of non-native vegetation, planting native riparian plants, and removing trash.
2. San Francisquito Creek Stewardship Project [Year 5]. $3,000
San Francisquito Creek Watershed Council, Palo Alto.
Enlist community in reestablishing healthy native creek-side habitat at nine long-term sites in the watershed, including removal of debris and non-native species, and planting of native vegetation.
3. Notre Dame High School Creek Restoration Project [Year 5]. $3,000
Notre Dame High School, Belmont.
Restore the Notre Dame Creek native riparian ecosystem located on school campus. Includes native plant restoration, litter cleanup, water quality monitoring, public access nature trail, and pollution prevention outreach.
4. Cordilleras Creek Native Plant Project. $3,000
Redwood High School, Redwood City.
Restore a portion of Cordilleras Creek riparian habitat located on school campus. Proposes to restore vegetation, eliminate non-native species, increase natural riparian habitat. The project will be incorporated into the science curriculum.
5. "Hey! No Trash in the Bay" Campaign. $3,000
Marine Science Institute, Redwood City.
Promotes litter prevention through installation of signage for the gathering area at the Marine Science Institute facility located on the Bay across from Bair Island, and purchase of "green bags" for an Earth Day outreach event.
Other Grants Available:
If you are interested specifically in school gardens you might want to check out a grant available through Home Depot.
The California Coastal Comission is accepting applications for the 2008/2009 Whale Tail Grants for protection of marine and coastal resources. |
