School & Community Habitat Grant

Purpose & WCCD's Mission

Assist schools and community organizations with accessing plants, especially natives, and establishing wildlife habitat. Furnishing spaces with native plants benefits all residents—human and otherwise—by fostering connection to local ecology, enhancing biodiversity, filtering air and water, sequestering carbon, adding beauty, and providing vital ecological services.

The WCCD is a local government agency with the mission to assist residents with and provide leadership in the conservation, management, and wise use of natural resources in Washtenaw County.

Grant Award:

The WCCD staff and/or our partnering contractors, as requested by the awardees and within the award budget, may provide any combination of the following:

• Site visit for assessment & consultation
• Site design plan & maintenance plan
• Site materials, such as native plants, trees, and/or shrubs and planting aids (tree shelters, etc.)
• Site installation assistance, including use of the WCCD's tool and equipment lending library and assistance with volunteer outreach

Grant fund availability is dependent on county millage funding as well as donations made to the WCCD for this purpose. 

Applications for 2025 are now closed.

We thank you for your interest in the School & Community Habitat Grant. Check back in early 2026 for the next opportunity.

If you have any questions reach out to WCCD's Community Forester Matt DeJonge: matt@washtenawcd.org or call at 734-302-8715