Notice: The application period for the Grants Program has now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied! See below for more information on the funded proposals.
The Water Foundation partnered with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to administer the first round of grants for the Safe, Clean Water Public Education and Community Engagement Grants Program. This grants program supports education and community engagement related to stormwater and urban runoff capture within the LA County Flood Control District.
Grant recipients are empowering LA residents with the knowledge and resources to understand the County’s Safe, Clean Water Program (SCWP) stormwater capture mission and help achieve its goals in varied ways, such as exploring project concepts for a new green schoolyard, educating the public about how rain flows through our urban watershed, or engaging community members about how stormwater infrastructure can add green space that will mitigate flooding risks in their neighborhoods.
We welcome your feedback at any time on how to make future iterations of the program better. Please submit feedback to SCWfeedback@waterfdn.org. For general inquiries and grantee-related questions, please email SCWquestions@waterfdn.org. The application period has now closed, but we invite you to peruse the program materials to learn more about the program and its goals.
In November 2018, Los Angeles County voters approved the Measure W parcel tax to fund projects and programs to increase stormwater capture and reduce stormwater pollution through the Safe, Clean Water Program (SCWP). This ordinance also requires that a portion of funds be set aside for Public Education and Community Engagement Programs, enabling residents to develop an increased awareness of the SCWP and participate in achieving its goals. To fulfill that directive, LA County Flood Control District is partnering with the Water Foundation to develop and administer the Grants Program.
Eligible grant activities include:
While the Safe, Clean Water Program intends to sustain a grants program, in accordance with its procurement requirements, it is currently undergoing a competitive solicitation process to procure a qualified administrator for the next phase of the program. There will be a temporary gap in program administration as this competitive bid process moves forward.
The structure, criteria, and overall details may look a little different next time around as the Safe, Clean Water Program explores ways to better accommodate workforce development and school education grants alongside public engagement grants, while also supporting more continuous program operation, but the Program is actively working through what that will look like.
At this time, a specific timeline for completion has not been established. Updates will be provided as they become available. Please visit safecleanwaterla.org for the latest program information.
