Funds And Resources For Drinking Water Source Protection - Department Of Environmental Quality Page 28

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Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Eligible Projects: renewable power and acquire, maintain, preserve, restore, protect, and/or
sustain fish and wildlife habitat within the Pacific Northwest.
Interest area: Watershed Restoration Program---supports restoration of damaged watershed
ecosystems; supports communities trying to heal their local watersheds by supporting
watershed restoration projects grounded in the best available watershed science
Eligible Applicants: nonprofit organizations
Funding Available: varies
Contact:
The Bullitt Foundation
Program priorities:
Manage freshwater resources: control, use, distribution, conservation;
Conserve and restore resilient watersheds, wetlands and estuaries;
Maintain a working land base for sustainable agriculture and forestry;
Enforce laws and policies intended to assure air and water quality;
Create landowner incentives for maintaining and enhancing ecosystem services,
including the
development of market-based mechanisms.
Eligible Applicants: nonprofit organizations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana,
south-central Alaska, and British Columbia. Within that broad geographic range, work is
targeted to specific sub-regions generally associated with major population centers.
Funding Available: varies---past grants ranged from $10,000 to over $600,000
Contact:
Weyerhaeuser Foundation
Eligible Projects: forestry practices, manufacturing's effects on air, water and land; free trade,
recycling, diversity, land conservation and environmental education; land acquisitions or
conservation easement projects may fit with the Foundation’s priorities and goals
Eligible Applicants: educational institutions, non-profit organizations, research institutions in
Oregon and Washington
Funding Available: $1,000 - $50,000
Contact:
Laird Norton Foundation
Eligible Projects: projects contribute to a heightened awareness of the ecological, social and
economic significance of water sources and watersheds. Preference will be given to projects
which demonstrate innovative measures for protecting and restoring water resources and which
involve local communities and/or regional institutions.
Eligible Applicants: nonprofit organizations working in Hood Canal (WA), Upper Deschutes (OR),
and Rogue (OR) watersheds
Funding Available: varies; past grants ranged from $10k to $100k
Contact:
DEQ-DC1
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