Northern Water has opened a new grant cycle for its Collaborative Water-Efficient Landscape Grant Program. The program, which has awarded $145,000 in funding this year to 13 water-efficient landscape renovation projects, is looking for grantees for its fourth year of the program.

Potential applicants are required to take part in a consultation with Northern Water prior to submitting an application. Anyone wanting to schedule a pre-application consultation can do so by contacting Chad Kuhnel at 970-292-2566 or at [email protected].

Key dates in the cycle include:

• Consultations for applicants: Now through Sept. 30, 2021
• Accepting applications: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2021
• Applicants notified: Late January 2022
• Contracts signed and projects can start: Spring 2022
• Project completion deadline: Sept. 30, 2022

Additional details and updates about the grant program are available at www.northernwater.org/grants.

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