Category: Stewardship Fund

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March 20, 2024

MWMO Announces $2.1 Million in Grant Awards

New Green Infrastructure Projects Planned for Fridley and Minneapolis (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — A slate of new MWMO grant awards will fund a...

Workers review landscape plans.

MWMO Awards Six New Planning Grants

Grant Funding will Support Clean Water and Habitat Project Planning PDF Version MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that it has awarded six new […]
July 24, 2023
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An aerial view of Nicollet Island and the downtown Minneapolis skyline.

MWMO Awards Action Grants for Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Projects

Restoration Projects Planned for Nicollet Island, Mid-City Industrial (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that it has awarded funding for two Action […]
March 21, 2023
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Raingarden dedication ceremony at the Islamic Cultural Community Center.

Stewardship Funding Grants from Mississippi Watershed Management Organization

Listen up neighborhood organizations, block clubs, non-profits, home owner associations and more – three types of grants are available to you from MWMO for projects that range from Community Grants, Planning Grants […]
August 11, 2022

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St. Anthony East neighbors celebrate their newly planted rain garden.

More Funding Now Available for Stewardship Fund Grants!

We have exciting news to share: Up to 40 percent more funding each year is now available for MWMO Stewardship Fund Grants! The MWMO Board of Commissioners voted July 12 […]
August 9, 2022
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MWMO Awards Funding for Three Planning Grants

Projects Include Planning Work for Little Earth Pollinator Plantings, ZaRah Stormwater Management, and ‘Breakroom’ Pocket Park (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce […]
July 19, 2022
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Permeable paver parking lot installation at Children's Dental Services.

MWMO Awards Funding for Five New Action Grants

Grantees Include African Development Center, FamilyWise, First Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights, Neighborhood Development Center, and Friends of the Mississippi River (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization […]
March 22, 2022
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Planting pollinator seed mix at a solar array.

Pollinator-friendly Habitat Planted at West Bank Solar Array

[…] A community grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) made it possible for the University to receive the research equipment and additional seeds, and the University received consulting […]
December 9, 2021

It All Adds Up | UMN Sustainability

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The MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center backyard.

MWMO Awards Funding to Four New Stormwater and Habitat Projects

Grantees Include City of Minneapolis, GMCC, Juxtaposition Arts, and North Loop Neighborhood Association (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is pleased to announce that it has […]
July 23, 2021
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The Masjid An-Nur mosque in North Minneapolis.

Rain gardens help Minneapolis’ first ‘eco-mosque’ control flooding

…In 2019, one of the congregation’s members, Kenya McKnight, suggested Masjid An-Nur apply for a planning grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. This government agency, headquartered in northeast Minneapolis, […]
March 17, 2021

Sahan Journal - March 16, 2021

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