Water Supply Stakeholder Grant Program

The 2021 Grant Program is now OPEN.

All 2021 applications must be received or post-marked no later than May 17, 2021 to be eligible.

Additional information and guidelines are contained in the document entitled, 2021 Water Supply Stakeholder Outreach Program. This document and the application forms are available for download below:

Grants are available to qualified organizations that undertake water supply education, water quality monitoring, or watershed protection projects. Grants may be in the form of funds, technical support, or equipment. The project must address issues within areas served by Fairfax Water or watersheds lying in Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, or Fauquier Counties.

Eligible education projects may include seminars, programs, or displays on hydrology, water treatment processes, distribution, non-point source pollution, erosion and sediment control, water quality monitoring, or any related topic.

Eligible water quality monitoring projects may include, but are not limited to, stream flow measurement, water quality constituent concentration, biological health, or erosion.

Eligible watershed protection projects may include stream restoration projects, non-point source pollution management projects or other activities aimed at improving water quality within Fairfax Water’s watershed.

Property owners may apply for a grant to support stabilization projects aimed at restoring the shoreline along the Occoquan Reservoir, in accordance with Fairfax Water’s Shoreline Easement Policy.

For a flyer containing a summary of this year’s grant program, click here.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact:

Nicki Bellezza
Watershed Protection Specialist
703.289.6303
outreach@fairfaxwater.org

Completed applications may be submitted by email to outreach@fairfaxwater.org or mailed to:

Watershed Protection Specialist
Fairfax Water Outreach Grant Program
8570 Executive Park Ave.
Fairfax, VA 22031