Map Your Pollinator Project

Lawns to Legumes Individual Support Cost Share Grantees

For grantees who are requesting reimbursement, click here to go to the grantee reimbursement page.

Self-Installed Pollinator Habitat (not funded by Lawns to Legumes)

Fill out the form below, selecting the appropriate “No” answer to the first question, and get your planting on the map. You may receive a Lawns to Legumes yard sign depending on availability. We are trying to capture involvement of do-it-yourself pollinator habitat creation. And last but not least, thank you for helping in the effort to save the rusty patched bumble bee and other pollinators!

Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood Participants

For residents who were awarded funding under a Demonstration Neighborhood grant, please select the appropriate “No” answer to the first question, and work with your project manager for reimbursement requests or other questions. Blue Thumb is not coordinating any Demonstration Neighborhood projects.

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Basic Project Information

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Was your planting (or at least part of it) funded through a Lawns to Legumes Individual Support Cost Share?*

No.

No, but it was inspired by the Lawns to Legumes program.

No, but it was part of a Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood.

Yes, I was selected as a Lawns to Legumes Individual Support Cost Share grant recipient.

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When it's time to open up reimbursements again

Make the Yes option above dynamic, parameter name "grantee" so that the link below leads to a pre-answered field. https://bluethumb.org/lawns-to-legumes/map-your-completed-project/?grantee=yes

Was your planting (or at least part of it) funded through a Lawns to Legumes Individual Support Cost Share?*

If it was, follow the link at the top of the page to request reimbursement.

No.

No, but it was inspired by the Lawns to Legumes program.

No, but it was part of a Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood.

Name*

First Last

Email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Project Address*

Where is your planting installed?

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Planting Type(s)*

Please check each of the planting types you've installed.

Pocket Planting (learn more)

Pollinator Beneficial Tree or Shrubs (learn more)

Pollinator Lawn (learn more)

Pollinator Meadow (learn more)

How did you measure the size of your project (For pocket plantings, pollinator meadows, or pollinator lawns)

Square Feet

Acres

What is the area of your project, in the unit specified above? (For pocket plantings, pollinator meadows, or pollinator lawns)

How many trees and/or shrubs did you plant? (For tree/shrub projects)

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How is your pollinator lawn measured?*

Square Feet

Acres

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What is the area of your pollinator lawn, in the unit specified above?*

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

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How is your pollinator meadow measured?*

Square Feet

Acres

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What is the area of your pollinator meadow, in the unit specified above?*

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Did you use any of these resources as you planned or installed your project?

L2L Habitat Guide

L2L Native Tree and Shrub List

L2L Rusty Patched Bumblebee Preferred Plant List

BWSR Pollinator Planting Templates

Blue Thumb Turf Alternatives Fact Sheets

Metro Blooms Planting Templates

10x10' Pocket Garden Plant Template

Xerces Organic Site Preparation Guide

Other

What other resource(s) did you use?

How did you hear about Lawns to Legumes?

Please select all that apply.

Radio

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

BWSR

Blue Thumb

Metro Blooms

The State Fair

Friend or Family

A City, Watershed or Conservation District

MCAD

A nonprofit

Other

Please share where you heard about the L2L program.

Planting Information

For projects not funded through Lawns to Legumes Individual Support:

Do you want a Lawns to Legumes yard sign?

Thank you for mapping your project! Check the box below if you'd like a Lawns to Legumes yard sign, subject to availability. We will send it to the address you gave above.

Yes, I'd like a yard sign.

If you would like to share a photo of the pollinator habitat, please do so here.

By uploading a photo, you agree to allow the Lawns to Legumes program to potentially use it for promotional materials.

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, tif, tiff, pdf, heic, heif, img, avif, raw, Max. file size: 8 MB.

Project Information

For Lawns to Legumes Individual Supported projects. Please read through and fill it out carefully—any mistakes or missing information will delay our ability to send out reimbursement and your project sign. Your name, email, and address should match your original L2L application, and you need to have been notified that your application was selected. We will mail a sign to you after receiving and processing a complete submission to this form. To be reimbursed, you MUST upload receipts and before photos, and fill out all relevant fields, even if they are not required to submit the form.

Did you attend an L2L workshop or watch an L2L webinar, as required by the program?

Yes

Total cost of pollinator habitat project*

Please estimate the total amount of money you spent in the installation of your pollinator habitat, including all "eligible expenses" detailed below but excluding any expenses that would be ineligible. This helps us demonstrate the program's impact.

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Match & Reimbursement Description

Many grant opportunities require a match — whether financial or in-kind — from grant recipients. Lawns to Legumes cost-share recipients must provide a match equal to 25% of their total reimbursement request. You can fulfill your match by purchasing plants and materials, hiring contractors, or working in your garden. Each hour you spend working in your garden counts as a $25 match contribution – so for example, if you are a grant recipient requesting reimbursement for $350 in project costs, you’d need to work 3.5 in-kind hours on your project to fulfill the match requirement. Please note that the state of Minnesota can only provide reimbursement for eligible expenses. In-kind labor can count towards your required match, but you cannot request financial reimbursement for the time spent working on your project.

Total Reimbursement Requested*

You cannot request more than you've spent and documented by uploading your receipts above in eligible expenses. In-kind Hours can be used as a match for the grant, but you cannot be reimbursed for them.

Please enter a number from 0 to 350.

Receipts for Eligible Expenses

Please upload receipts for eligible expenses. Eligible expenses include: native plants, seeds, wood mulch, delivery fees, Blue Thumb/Metro Blooms Workshops, and Contractor installation and/or maintenance. Renters are also eligible to be reimbursed for planters and raised bed materials (up to $100 of the total grant). See the glossary at the top right of this page for more information, including links to example documentation. We cannot reimburse you if you do not share your receipts.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, tif, tiff, pdf, docx, heif, heic, avif, raw, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 20.

For Upload Difficulties (please ignore if it doesn't apply)

A few grantees have run into issues uploading their receipts and photos on this form. If you are one of them, we apologize for the difficulty. We are working to solve the problem, but for now please check this box, continue filling out the form, and upload all your photos and receipts to the link provided (below, and also in an email sent upon form submission). When you do so, please use the same email and name as on this form. Your reimbursement request is not complete and cannot be processed without all required documentation.

I am having difficulty uploading my receipts on this form, and will instead upload them to metroblooms.egnyte.com/ul/aCc2rtzF5q

Mailing Address*

Where should we mail your reimbursement and yard sign?

Same as Project Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Before Images*

Please upload 1-4 before images of your project(s). You must share before images to be reimbursed.

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Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, tif, tiff, pdf, heif, heic, img, avif, raw, hevc, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 4.

After Images*

Please upload 1-4 after images of your project(s), from similar vantage points as the before images were taken.

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Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, tif, tiff, pdf, heif, heic, img, avif, raw, hevc, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 4.

For Upload Difficulties (please ignore if it doesn't apply)

I am having difficulty uploading my photos on this form, and will instead upload them to metroblooms.egnyte.com/ul/aCc2rtzF5q

Can we use your pictures to help promote the program and its impacts?

Yes

Documentation of Cost-Share Match Requirements

You agreed to provide at least a 25% match for any L2L funding. For every $4 you request in reimbursement, another $1 must have been provided by you in match. To request the full $350, you must document a match of at least $87.50. This match can be in the form of purchased eligible materials, hiring designers or contractors, or as in-kind time spent planting or maintaining plants (at $25/hr), or as a mix of the two. You cannot be reimbursed without a documented and eligible match.

How did you meet your match requirement?*

Please choose all that apply

I spent more on eligible project expenses than I am requesting in reimbursement.

I spent time on my project (i.e. ordering plants, planning, planting or weeding)

Total Amount of Match*

What is the amount of money you spent over your reimbursement request on eligible expenses?

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Receipts for Additional Expenses

Please upload any receipts you have for contractors or materials beyond what was covered by the Lawns to Legumes funding in order to document a 25% match to L2L funding. If your additional expenses are included on the receipts you submitted above, please check the box below. There is no need to upload every receipt you have, as long as you can document the 25% match.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, tif, tiff, pdf, docx, heif, heic, img, avif, raw, hevc, Max. file size: 8 MB, Max. files: 4.

I have additional expenses included in the submitted "Receipts for Eligible Expenses" above that demonstrate my match.

Yes

In-Kind Hours

In-kind project time includes ordering plants, planning, planting or weeding projects. One hour of time counts as $25 of match for the project. You cannot be directly reimbursed for in-kind hours. Below, please enter your total hours worked, and then select up to three dates on which you spent your in-kind match time. Note that hours spent before your notification of grant acceptance cannot be counted as in-kind match.

Total In-Kind Hours*

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

In-Kind Work Date 1*

MM slash DD slash YYYY

In-Kind Work Date 2

MM slash DD slash YYYY

In-Kind Work Date 3

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Suggestions

Thank you for being part of Lawn to Legume's pilot program! We've learned and grown quite a bit since we began, and hope you have too. If you have any words of advice for how we can make the program easier, more accessible, or simpler to complete, please share them below.

Do you have any suggestions for us as we plan for future rounds of L2L funding?

Once you’ve submitted the data above, please map your project thru the link below. After clicking the button, hit “Map It” in the bottom right corner. Then, enter your address or zoom and scroll to your residence, and click on the green square bee icon in the upper left of the map. Then, on the right side of the map, select one of the two bee options depending if our project was funded by Lawns to Legumes or if it was a DIY project. Lastly, click on the map in the area of your project to add it to the map! A bee should show up that documents your project, with space for you to add a few small details.

Map Your Project