NEXT GRANT SUBMISSION DEADLINES JULY 8TH AND SEPTEMBER 9TH 2008
DC Greenworks 501c3 administrates the District Department of the Environment Wathershed Protection Division grant subsidy program. For information and assistance in designing or installing greenroofs please see the contractors list. DCG will provide training and technical assistance for interested participants and grantees. DCG will abstain from all voting on grant applications.
About Green Roofs
A green roof system is an extension of the existing roof which involves a high quality water proofing and root repellant system, a drainage system, filter cloth, a lightweight growing medium and plants.
Green roof systems may be modular, with drainage layers, filter cloth, growing media and plants already prepared in movable, interlocking grids, or, each component of the system may be installed separately. Green roof development involves the creation of "contained" green space on top of a human-made structure. This green space could be below, at or above grade, but in all cases the plants are not planted in the "ground'. Green roofs can provide a wide range of public and private benefits.
