The District recognizes that watershed organizations are playing an increasingly important role in helping local governments and residents address flooding, erosion, and water quality concerns through innovative stormwater management practices, and stream and wetland restoration. The majority of grant dollars available to them often restricts dollars for administrative and operating costs. As a result, a significant portion of the staff time of watershed organizations is devoted to pursuing operating funds to keep the organization viable. This emphasis on operating costs limits the ability of watershed organizations to focus on projects and assistance to local governments and residents. This grant addresses the need for operational support.

The District recognizes the importance of local demonstrations of rain gardens, bioretention, and other site based stormwater management practices. We want to support the implementation of these demonstration projects by our member communities. To that end, we have developed grant opportunities to support these small-scale stormwater management projects.

The following list of projects were submitted for grant consideration this year. The top 13 projects (shaded) were awarded grants. If you would like more information on these projects or the grants program, contact Linda Mayer-Mack at (216) 881-6600.

Project title

Shaker Parklands BioSwale Demonstration

Jefferson Branch Library Bioretention Areas

Rain Garden at Art and Soul Park

Grace Lutheran Church Rain Garden Demo Project

Cuyahoga County Public Library - arrensville Heights Capital Project

Rain Garden at Parker Hannifin Administration Center

Stormwater Collection and Field Irrigation

Miles Pointe Rain Garden

Let It Rain Gardens

The Rain Gardens at Euclid Beach

Pilla Learning Center Patio Rehabilitation

Brooklyn Storm Drain Educational Markers

Neighborhood Greenspace Retrofit

Pump Tank - Cleveland Rowing Foundation

Long Tail Garden and Learning Center

Sheet Runoff Swale Filtration Project

City of University Heights, Jackson Blvd Project

Greening Gordon Square

St. Thomas Sustainable Parking Lot

Langerdale Marsh Observation Area

East Central Stormwater Demonstration Project

St. John's Square Stormwater Demonstration Project

7000 Euclid

Cleveland Greenhouse Partners, Integrated Stormwater Management Project

Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone Stormwater D P

Midtown Tech Park

A Low Maintenance Stabilization Approach to Improve Ecosystem Function of Vacant Urban Land

Residential Rain Garden Program