The Watershed Institute’s Small Grant Program supports local watershed, conservation, and community-based nonprofits in their work to protect our state’s environment and inspire a shared vision for the stewardship of New Jersey’s watersheds. The focus of our grants program is environmental education, policy and outreach, specifically as it relates to our grant program’s Eligible Actions: Water Quality Science and Education, Stormwater Policy, Green Infrastructure and Climate Change Resiliency.

Please review our Grant Program Description for specific program details, and check out our database of previously funded grant projects to see what sort of projects have been funded in the past.

Questions? Please contact Outreach Specialist Priscilla Oliveira at [email protected].

We also consider how environmental justice and equity relates to each of these targeted actions and aim to fund projects that benefit vulnerable communities. The Watershed Institute understands these communities have experienced disproportionate environmental impacts due to socioeconomic, racial, cultural, and historic disparities. Projects that address education and outreach that addresses injustices tied to water & stormwater pollution, contamination, flooding, and disproportionate climate impacts, will be given higher consideration. We hope by funding projects in under-resourced and under-represented communities across the state, the residents of these communities will receive vital education, outreach, and attention on these critical issues. The Watershed Institute values justice, equity, diversity, & inclusion.

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Thank you to the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for making this small grants program possible!