Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund
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Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund supports community-led groups with conservation, restoration, and watershed projects that protect Puget Sound water quality and advance environmental justice.
Funder: Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Spring deadline) | September 2027 (Fall deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $40,000, including multi-year requests; most grants support one year
Summary: Supports community-led projects that improve or protect water quality in eligible Puget Sound watersheds and advance environmental justice.
Key Information: Projects must benefit designated watersheds and connect education or community engagement to identifiable water-quality actions.
Description
The Rose Foundation administers this fund to mitigate past pollution runoff through community-based efforts to protect or improve Puget Sound water quality. Created by Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, the fund receives support through Clean Water Act enforcement actions brought by Soundkeeper, Waste Action Project, and others seeking cleaner water bodies and healthier fisheries.
The fund supports water stewardship, conservation, restoration, watershed protection, and outreach tied to water-quality outcomes. Examples include community science, riparian restoration, green stormwater infrastructure, emerging chemical threats, and community leadership development. Locally based, community-led projects receive strong preference, particularly those involving impacted communities and centering equity and environmental justice. Education may support project work, but education alone does not meet the fund’s selection criteria.
