Community Demonstration Garden Sponsorship Grant Up to $15,000
Burbank Water and Power (BWP) is accepting proposals from non-profit organizations and schools located in the City of Burbank to sponsor a demonstration garden.
Program Goals
Water supply sustainability is a critical issue facing Southern California and over fifty percent of drinkable water in Burbank is used outdoors primarily for landscape watering. To complement the educational information, product rebates, and water efficiency programs offered by BWP, many residents would benefit from visiting a local and easily accessible demonstration garden to see optimal irrigation products, plant material, and practices in use.
Therefore, BWP is seeking to sponsor a limited number of demonstration gardens within the City of Burbank for the purpose of showcasing sound water efficient landscape practices.
Proposals for BWP to sponsor a demonstration garden at a host site will be evaluated on first-come-first serve basis using the criteria listed below in order of importance:
- BWP will sponsor up to two Demonstration Gardens per year for the next four years starting in fiscal year(July – June) 2008/09 and not exceeding $15,000 per site.
- Host site must be a community based organization, not-for-profit organization, or local school operating within the City of Burbank.
- Host site must be accessible and visible to the public.
- Organizations willing to cost share on the project will receive preference over other proposals. In-kind labor services, donated hardscape materials, and donated plant material within the approved landscape and irrigation design will be considered in lieu of cost sharing.
- Sponsorship funds are limited to use for landscape and irrigation design, hardscape and irrigation installation, and plant material purchase and installation.
- Proposals for host sites beyond a seven-mile radius of other Demonstration Gardens will receive preference.
- Projects that apply for and receive funding from another funding source, such as Metropolitan Water District grant programs, will receive preference.
- Host organization must sign an Agreement in the form provided in this packet granting access to the public to view the demonstration garden, allowing BWP to showcase the garden in various non-intrusive ways that do not interrupt the host organization’s operations, and agreeing to maintain the Demonstration Garden as designed, including the repair or replacement of damaged or malfunctioning materials, for a period of five years.
Please provide the following information in your grant proposal:
- Please provide the organization or school’s name, address, and contact information.
- Please indicate if property to host the Demonstration Garden is owned or leased by the grant applicant. If property is leased, the grant applicant must show that it has at least five years remaining on its lease of the property and approval of land owner to install the demonstration garden and for the public to enter property.
- Please describe the location for the demonstration garden including any landscape designer plans, square footage, and digital pictures. Please describe how accessible the location is to the general public including parking, operating hours, and visibility from a public street or sidewalk.
- Please provide a budget indicating the funding sources for the demonstration garden including the grant amount being sought from BWP, funds from the proposer, in-kind contributions (labor or material), other grant funds or applications. Funds from BWP must be used for design, materials, and labor only. No administrative cost can be funded with grant funds from BWP.
- Please indicate a general schedule of when work on the Demonstration Garden would start and be completed and milestones where funds would be requested for disbursement.
- Please describe your plan for maintaining the garden for the next five years. Please include person(s) responsible.
Application Form for Community Demonstration Garden Sponsorship Grant