Chicagoland Watershed Coordinator
Pathways to Finance Nature-Based Solutions for Underserved Communities
Quantified Ventures’ Chicago-area Watershed Coordinator partners with watershed and conservation organizations to identify and access financing/funding for nature-based solution projects to deliver clean water and safe drinking water to underserved communities.
A knowledge gap often stands between watershed and conservation organizations searching for funding to develop nature-based solution projects and access to public finance—namely the nearly $44 billion available during the next 5 years through Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans.
Watershed Coordinators provide capacity and expertise to the organizations and the communities they serve to successfully evaluate and navigate the SRF application process. This ensures more public funds (including SRF dollars) make their way to nature-based solutions and smaller, more vulnerable communities.
The time is now to make a dedicated effort to increase investment of these funds and accelerate nature-based solution projects in Chicago to achieve the multiple health, community, economic, and environmental benefits. The Greater Chicago Watershed Alliance, along with many other organizations, have laid the groundwork for success.
Contact your local Chicagoland Watershed Coordinator at chicagowsc@quantifiedventures.com to learn more.
Areas of Focus
Watershed Coordinators work directly with municipalities, utilities, nonprofit, conservation, and watershed groups to:
Identify eligible natural infrastructure projects
Support organizations through the funding and financing process
Facilitate stakeholder collaborations, community engagement, and support watershed coalitions
Act as a communication bridge between stakeholders throughout the project
Engage with watershed and conservation groups across the Chicagoland area
Representative Projects
These projects highlight our experience in innovative financing with blended capital structures to drive climate and environmental outcomes. These structures are representative of the type of public-private partnerships we can develop in Chicago metro area for the betterment of people and planet.
The Multiple Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions
Watershed Coordinator Geographies
SRF Watershed Coordinators work with local partners and public agencies in these geographies:
