2025 Spring Lawns to Legumes Grant Program

The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is accepting applications for the spring 2025 Lawns to Legumes pollinator habitat grants program. Donor Name: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources State: Minnesota County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 11/30/2024 Size of the Grant: Less than $1000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: This initiative aims to enhance habitat for at-risk pollinators in residential areas throughout Minnesota by offering reimbursement-based funding, workshops, coaching, and gardening resources. The Lawns to Legumes program offers a combination of workshops, coaching, planting guides and cost-share funding (individual support grants) for installing pollinator-friendly native plantings in residential lawns. The program also includes Pollinator Pathways grants, which are pollinator programs run by local governments and nonprofit organizations with support from BWSR, and a public education campaign to raise awareness about creating pollinator habitat. BWSR is partnering with Metro Blooms and Blue Thumb – Planting for Clean Water to administer the program. Funding Information Participants can receive reimbursement of up to $400 for expenses related to establishing new pollinator habitats. Eligibility Criteria Eligibility is open to Minnesota residents with yards, decks, or other outdoor spaces suitable for planting. Both homeowners and renters in Minnesota are eligible to apply. For more information, visit BWSR.