Native plants and pollinator habitat · Minnesota

CRWD Native Landscape and Clean Water Project Grants

Run by Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD)

OpenPlan requiredLast checked October 17, 2026
What you get
Native Landscape Grants: one-time awards up to $1,000. Clean Water Project Grants: typically $500 to $200,000. Maintenance Grants $200 to $2,000 per year for eligible past projects.
Maximum
$1,000 per household
Who qualifies
Native Landscape Grants: property owners in CRWD Focus Areas. Clean Water Project Grants: residents, nonprofits, schools, businesses, agencies; Focus Area projects get extra consideration.
Where
Property owners in Capitol Region Watershed District, with Native Landscape Grants limited to its Focus Areas.
Status
Open. Applications accepted year-round per CRWD page.
Type of payment
Grant
Official program page

What you do

Install a native landscape (Native Landscape Grant) or a larger stormwater/clean water project such as a rain garden (Clean Water Project Grant) on your property.

Requirements

  • Every grant project must include a maintenance component
  • Review the specific grant page requirements, then work with CRWD to decide the project

The plan or design it asks for

Project scoped with CRWD staff; specific plan contents not captured.

Native plant lists for the area: St. Paul

Make the plan in Sow

Draw the layout and build the plant list

Sow places plants on a photo of your yard and keeps a list of everything you add. Check CRWD's rules for exactly what to submit.

Start a plan in Sow

How to apply

  1. 1Review the requirements for the specific grant on capitolregionwd.org
  2. 2Contact CRWD (651-644-8888 or online form) to scope the project
  3. 3Submit the grant application (accepted year-round)

Timing and deadlines

Not published

Year-round

Combining it with other programs

Not published

Sources

Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs

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