Five star restoration grant program

Program Priorities Proposals should address at least one bullet under each of the five following bolded priorities. Address key species and habitats and link directly to established watershed and conservation plans, including establishment of urban wildlife corridors, fisheries and daylighting of streams.

Address stressors through restoration techniques and green infrastructure practices that manage stormwater and rural run-off and link directly to stormwater management plans, source water protection plans and water supply planning efforts or demonstrate the linkage between restoration and stormwater management and the quality, quantity and safety of local water and waterways.

Develop public open spaces, create or enhance community parks, improve and protect community tree canopy, enhance brownfield sites beyond required remediation. Engage communities in restoration at public areas — such as schools, parks, birding trails and more — for public health and recreation.

Improve understanding of damaging trash and litter impacts in local waterways that affect community health and local economies. Community Partnerships: Projects must involve five or more partners public and private entities including the applicant Directly engage a diverse group of community partners to achieve ecological and specific educational outcomes including partnerships among upstream and downstream communities.

However, when combined with the contributions of partners, projects that make a meaningful contribution to communities become possible. At the completion of Five Star projects, each partnership will have experience and a demonstrated record of accomplishment, and will be well-positioned to take on other projects.

Aggregating over time and space, these grassroots efforts will make a significant contribution to our environmental landscape and to the understanding of the importance of healthy wetlands and streams in our communities. Steps for Implementing a Restoration Program. The Permaculture Project. Five Star Grants. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Wildlife Habitat Council. Finding Local Government Partners. National Association of Counties. Related links: Wetland Program Development Grants.

Voluntary Restoration and Protection. Please click here to see any active alerts. See a full listing of the grant winners. This program seeks to develop community capacity by providing modest assistance to diverse local partnerships for river, wetland, riparian, forest and coastal restoration, and wildlife conservation. Water monitoring, stormwater management, sourcewater protection, urban tree canopy restoration, and projects designed to prevent trash from entering waterways are just some of the types of projects that are awarded grants.