We’re excited to announce that Regenerate Cascadia has officially submitted a Round 1 grant application to the Localism Fund on behalf of our nine Phase 1 Landscape Hub Cultivator (LHC) groups. This marks an exciting next step in our journey to resource community-led regeneration through transparent, place-based coordination.
As part of this proposal, we’ve committed $8,000 in on-chain stablecoin, previously raised through Gitcoin grant rounds, as matching funds. If accepted, the Localism Fund will match this amount with $8,000–$16,000 in additional grant funding. These pooled funds will support our landscape teams in hosting local gatherings, deepening collaboration, and implementing regenerative strategies across their watersheds.
This application was crafted to align with the Localism Fund’s core focus: supporting locally led grant programs (not just single projects) that bring Ethereum-based tools into real-world communities. Our submission reflects the work of nine unique bioregional groups who are co-creating local governance and regenerative infrastructure through the Landscape Hub Cultivator pilot. Together, they are building a replicable model of grassroots grantmaking at the watershed scale—demonstrating how bioregional coordination can be both collaborative and accountable.
What is the Localism Fund?
The Localism Fund is a new grantmaking initiative designed to support credible local networks and place-based groups who are building models of political, economic, cultural, and ecological localism. Rather than directing resources through centralized institutions, the fund seeks to empower people who are most connected to their communities and ecosystems.
Round 1 of the Localism Fund focuses on community-anchored programs, like our Landscape Hub Cultivator, that are already practicing decentralized governance and regenerative coordination. It encourages the use of Ethereum-based tools to support open-source infrastructure for transparency, decision-making, and mutual aid. We see this as a powerful opportunity to bridge global tools with local action—resourcing projects that are accountable to the land and people they serve.
The fund is being stewarded by OpenCivics and Regen Coordination, with support from partners including Gitcoin, Celo Public Goods, Ethereum Foundation, and Ethereum For The World. Together, they’re piloting new models for how public goods and shared infrastructure can be governed in alignment with local communities and bioregions.
Why It Matters
This funding opportunity helps us continue resourcing our Landscape Groups—each representing a node in Cascadia’s bioregional network. From the Skagit and Whatcom regions to the Duwamish Valley and South Willamette, these teams are engaged in on-the-ground work such as:
- Organizing local regenerative gatherings
- Mapping assets and needs across their region
- Hosting community design labs
- Holding relational and ceremonial gatherings
- Creating collaborative agreements, governance structures, and fiscal plans
- Building bridges between Indigenous leadership, land projects, and cultural networks
This model isn’t just about distributing funds—it’s about growing capacity, sharing decision-making, and decentralizing power. Through programs like the Localism Fund, we’re helping to build a regenerative financial ecosystem where resources flow through relationships, not bureaucracy.
Want to Learn More?
Explore the Localism Fund and its core principles of Ethereum Localism at: www.localism.fund