Regenerate Cascadia Awarded Localism Fund Grant
We’re excited to share that Regenerate Cascadia has been successfully awarded funding through Round 1 of the Localism Fund, supporting our Phase 1 Landscape Hub Cultivator (LHC) work and the landscape groups stewarding regeneration efforts across Cascadia.
We’re grateful that the vision of the BioRegen program of Regenerate Cascadia and the LHC resonated with the Localism Fund reviewers.
The Funding Pool
As part of the application, Regenerate Cascadia committed $8,000 in onchain stablecoin, raised through previous Gitcoin funding rounds, to serve as matching capital. With the award confirmed, the Localism Fund will match this contribution,significantly increasing the Landscape Hub Cultivator’s Phase 1 funding pool. These combined resources will be used to support landscape groups in holding LHC processes, deepening collaboration, and building long-term capacity.
This funding does not change anything on the front end for participating groups. Our priority remains accessibility and flexibility.. The intent is to support the work already happening, not to add technical barriers.
What is The Localism Fund?
Round 1 of this new grants program is designed to support credible local networks and place-based groups developing practical models of political, economic, cultural, and ecological localism. Round 1 focuses on locally led grant programs rather than single projects, emphasizing community governance, coordination, and transparency. Ethereum-based tools are part of the infrastructure, but always in service of local agency and trust.
Operated by Patricia Parkinson and Benjamin Life of OpenCivics, in collaboration with Monty Merlin of Regen Coordination, and Round 1 offers matching awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 per local program. Our submission was aligned with this framework and timeline, enabling our landscape groups to demonstrate transparent, community-anchored grantmaking at the watershed scale.
Strong Support Makes This Work Possible
This award is both a financial boost and a meaningful affirmation of the work landscape groups across Cascadia are already doing: convening stewards, building shared understanding, and grounding regeneration in place. We’re grateful to the Localism Fund team, the Gitcoin community whose support made our match possible, and especially to the landscape groups whose care and commitment continue to guide this work.
We look forward to sharing more as Phase 1 unfolds and as these resources are put to work in service of resilient, locally rooted futures across Cascadia.