CSS funds projects that further the mission of our organization.including:

1) promoting local sustainability,

2) advancing knowledge of the natural environment,

3) promoting conservation practices at CSS and partner institutions,

and, of course 4) cultivating Stewards for the future .

Grant amounts can range from $100 to $10,000 with funding duration from one week to 2 years. At the end of the funding period, or periodically for multi-year grants, grantees must provide a report of their activities to the CSS Board of Directors.

CSS GRANT APPLICATION

Name

First Name

Last Name

Subject

Describe your project

How much time do you plan to spend on the project

What benefit to CSS will your project provide

Supplies and materials needed. Include estimated cost

What human resources are needed? Is a stipend requested? If yes, for whom? Amount?

The CSS logo of three leaves represents the three pillars of our organization:

Stewardship of the Land -

We protect our watershed, pastures, soil, and forests so we may receive their many blessings.

We do unto downstream as we would have upstream do unto us.

We identify and invest in watershed rural lands to place forest and farmland in the hands of the next generation of stewards.

Stewardship of Others -

We provide safety, resources, support, and encouragement to those around us.

We contribute financial reserves, food to our food bank, or work in our community..

We provide and support education to the future stewards of our various overlapping communities.

Stewardship of Self -

We cultivate our own physical, mental, and spiritual health

We communicate with intention, to understand and uplift.

We treasure our creativity and give ourselves time and place in which to play.