Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund
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Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund supports community-led groups in monitoring, restoration, and pollution reduction projects to protect water quality and foster healthier fisheries.
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 per grant, including multi-year requests; typically one year
Summary: Supports community-based projects that mitigate pollution runoff and protect or improve water quality in Puget Sound and its watershed.
Key Information: Projects must benefit eligible watersheds; education alone does not meet the fund’s selection criteria.
Description
The Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund is administered by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment. Created by Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, it receives funding through Clean Water Act enforcement actions brought by Soundkeeper, Waste Action Project, and others. The fund reinvests pollution mitigation payments in community-based efforts to protect water quality and promote cleaner waters and healthier fisheries.
Supported work includes community water monitoring, watershed restoration, green stormwater infrastructure, responses to emerging toxic threats, and community leadership development tied to identifiable water-quality actions. The foundation strongly prefers locally based, community-led projects, particularly environmental justice work involving impacted communities and centered on equity. Outreach and education can support these efforts, but projects should produce direct, near-term water-quality benefits rather than focus primarily on education.
