Fondo de Protección de las Cuencas Hidrográficas de California

• La Rose Foundation acepta propuestas de pequeños grupos de base dedicados a la conservación y la justicia medioambiental, pero si su organización es nueva y muy pequeña, le instamos a que, en su lugar, considere la posibilidad de presentar una solicitud a nuestro Fondo Grassroots para el Medio Ambiente de California.
• El solicitante debe ser una organización 501(c)3, patrocinada fiscalmente por una 501(c)3, o una entidad gubernamental o tribal. Si usted trabaja con una pequeña organización que carece de estatus no lucrativo pero tiene un proyecto convincente, la Fundación Rose puede estar dispuesta a actuar como su patrocinador fiscal para esta propuesta de subvención. Los colegios, universidades, clínicas universitarias y programas de postgrado sin ánimo de lucro pueden presentar su solicitud, pero los gastos generales de la universidad se limitan a 5% de la subvención concedida.
• El solicitante debe demostrar su capacidad para llevar a cabo el proyecto propuesto, así como un sólido historial de gestión comunitaria de la calidad del agua.
• Organizations that have been funded recently may only re-apply in the next cycle AFTER their final grant report has been submitted. Organizations with an active grant from this fund are not eligible to reapply. Organization with an active grant from a different Rose grant fund may be eligible.

The eligible geographies for this fund vary cycle to cycle due to funding fluctuations. For the Spring 2025 cycle, funding is available for the following watersheds:

• San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed 
• Bahía de Tomales y cuencas adyacentes, incluido Walker Creek 
• La cuenca del río Santa Ynez, incluido el arroyo San Miguelito 
• Los Angeles watersheds, including the Los Angeles River, Dominguez Channel, and San Pedro Bay 
• Orange County watersheds, including the San Gabriel River, Newport Bay, and the Santa Ana River Watershed 
• Southern California Bight (coastal LA County)

• Los proyectos deben beneficiar a la calidad de las aguas superficiales de la cuenca en cuestión. Entre las actividades subvencionables se incluyen la administración del agua, la conservación, la divulgación y la educación, la restauración y la protección de las cuencas hidrográficas.
• Los proyectos centrados exclusivamente en la calidad de las aguas subterráneas sólo son subvencionables si existe una interconectividad conocida con las aguas superficiales.
• We especially encourage projects that involve impacted communities, benefit vulnerable populations, and are centered around principles of equity and environmental justice.
• Please note: Any projects with an education component must have a palpable water quality benefit. Applicants should consider the inclusion of hands-on activities such as planting, restoration, or trash cleanups as part of their projects or other activities that will have a more immediate impact and should be a substantive part of the project proposal.
  
• The applicant must demonstrate the capacity to complete the proposed project, including experience in successfully conducting similar or otherwise related work in the past.

Below is a list of common project types Rose has seen in the past several years. This list is not meant to be exhaustive but to give applicants an idea of projects Rose typically funds.

Water Quality Monitoring & Testing

• Community science or monitoring programs where data will be used to update an agency’s dataset, help guide water-related policy decisions, or inform a community or neighborhood plan. There should be a clear purpose for the data collection and a plan its use.

Watershed Restoration

• Project proposals may include some element of river, stream, creek, or other surface water improvement. This can include a wide variety of projects including removal of invasive species, planting native species in riparian areas, culvert removal, etc.

Innovative Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects

• Multi-purpose projects that reduce stormwater pollution and provide community benefits like water for community gardens, workforce development, or improve public/open space.
• Becomes a springboard for community-driven programs that benefit both people and the Sound.

Emerging Toxic & Chemical Threats

• Projects related to toxic and chemical threats where the substance in question poses a clear public health danger but may not yet be well regulated, for example “forever chemicals” such as those found in flame retardants, tires, chemical cleaners, etc.

Public Outreach in Planning

• While we cannot support certain forms of advocacy such as legislative advocacy or litigation, we can support some (but not all) forms of public outreach related to public participation in administrative rulemaking related to water quality. Please contact the Rose Foundation Program Officer for more information.

Community Leadership & Capacity Building

• Develop capacity for community-led stewardship related to improving the water quality of California watersheds. This effort should lead to identifiable actions community members can take to improve water quality through your project proposal.

***A Note About Environmental Education Projects

• While we at Rose believe projects should include components to mobilize and educate community members, projects that are primarily education in nature with limited direct water quality impacts in the near term, are typically not strong candidates for this fund.
• When engaging students, projects must include identifiable actions to protect water quality.

The following activities or types of projects will not be funded:

• Endowment, land acquisition, capital improvement (unless proposed project directly improves water quality) or other similar projects.
• Grants to individuals.
• Grants to for-profit businesses.
• Grants for general operating support.
• Grants for projects in waters that are not listed in the geographic scope.

• La mayoría de las subvenciones tienen una duración de un año; sin embargo, no es obligatorio solicitar una subvención de un año. Está permitido solicitar un periodo de subvención más corto o más largo si eso es lo que necesita.
• El importe máximo de la subvención es de 140.000 PTT, y se espera que la mayoría de las subvenciones oscilen entre 10.000 y 30.000 PTT.

• Se dará prioridad a los grupos de base orientados a la comunidad, así como a las organizaciones con un sólido historial de trabajo comunitario sobre la calidad del agua.
• Alentamos especialmente los proyectos que impliquen a comunidades afectadas, beneficien a poblaciones vulnerables y se centren en principios de equidad y justicia medioambiental.
• Project proposals must protect or benefit the surface water quality of an eligible watershed.
  

• Las organizaciones que hayan recibido una subvención sólo podrán volver a solicitarla en el siguiente ciclo una vez que hayan presentado y aprobado su informe de subvención. Las organizaciones con una subvención activa de este Fondo no pueden volver a presentar una solicitud.