{"id":85,"date":"2018-12-14T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T03:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/get-grants-soak-it-up\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:31:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:31:56","slug":"get-grants-soak-it-up-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/get-grants-soak-it-up-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Could You Join Our Team and Adopt a Rain Garden in 2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people have heard of adopting a highway to keep it looking good. But what about adopting a garden or trees located on public land? It\u2019s not a far-fetched idea, but something that\u2019s already happening, and you may be able to take part<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Right here in Philly<\/strong>, 17 local organizations have been given hundreds of thousands of dollars in mini-grants<\/strong> since 2010 to adopt rain gardens, stormwater trees, plant-filled curb bumpouts and other green stormwater tools used in our Green City, Clean Waters<\/em><\/a> program.<\/p>\n

And, with 2019 nearly here, we are looking for more groups<\/strong> who could use funds to help us care for our growing network of infrastructure sites.<\/p>\n

These groups make a meaningful difference in their neighborhoods by connecting with residents and teaching them about local waterways and why protecting them is important.<\/p>\n

This arrangement is made possible by Soak It Up Adoption<\/strong><\/a>, a program we created to support groups who help us keep green stormwater tools in their neighborhoods looking good and working properly. The amount of money awarded depends\u00a0on the amount of work committed to, and groups can use the funds for supplies, labor, and hosting activities that educate neighbors about green tools and what they do<\/a>.<\/p>\n