A total of $156,500 will fund nine community-based stormwater projects
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – May 31, 2016 — Earlier this year, the Department of Energy and Environment launched the RiverSmart Innovation Grant program to provide start-up funding for community-oriented projects that improve stormwater management in the District. Applicants were challenged to propose innovative initiatives from green infrastructure to awareness-raising projects like art installations.
“The RiverSmart Innovation Grant program showcases the creativity and inventive thinking we need to help address stormwater management issues in the District,” said DOEE Director Tommy Wells. “I’m excited about these nine projects and the positive impacts they will have on our communities and our waterways.”
The 2016 RiverSmart Innovation grantees and projects are:
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Grantee |
Project Name |
Grant Amount |
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DC Wheel Productions, Inc./DBA: Dance Place |
8th Street Arts Park Native Gardens |
$20,000 |
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Landscape Architecture Foundation |
RiverSmart Homes Rain Garden Evaluation |
$19,990 |
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Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance |
Broad Branch & Linnean Stream Restoration and Education Project |
$19,650 |
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George Washington University |
GroW Garden Rainwater Catchment System |
$5,900 |
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Endangered Species Coalition |
Rock Creek Songbirds |
$18,500 |
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Anacostia Watershed Society |
Saving our Native Grasslands (SONG) |
$13,000 |
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Bona Terra LLC |
Sousa Middle School Rain Garden and Sculpture |
$20,000 |
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Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region |
Watershed Watchers |
$20,000 |
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University of the District of Columbia |
East Capitol Urban Farm GZEP Education and Green Roof Project |
$19,460 |
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TOTAL |
$156,500 |
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