Community Stewardship Grant Program
As MDC looks ahead to the next generation, the importance of supporting conservation in Missouri communities emerges as a central agency goal. One of the St. Louis metropolitan area's greatest assets is the presence of various community organizations dedicated to the management and improvement of open space.
In light of this new and exciting challenge, MDC is initiating a Community Stewardship Grant Program in the St. Louis area. The objectives of the Community Stewardship Grant Program are to provide support for open space management, wildlife habitat improvement, and community land stewardship, and to engage urban residents in community conservation through volunteer efforts to improve open space.
Funding is available to non-profit organizations, parks departments and other land management entities, and volunteer groups within the St. Louis metropolitan area (St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and northern Jefferson County). Potential projects might include native plant restorations on open spaces which were previously mowed or unmanaged, volunteer based trail building or tree planting projects, or exotic species control. Grant requests should not exceed $15,000 and preference will be given to projects that involve cost share or in-kind contributions.
MDC will be accepting grant applications through October 10, 2008 for projects that fit program criteria. For more information about the Community Stewardship Grant Program, contact Erin Shank at (314) 301-1500.
