The Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works and the Chesapeake Bay Trust recently announced a new grant program, the Watershed Restoration Grant Program, to support restoration activities throughout Anne Arundel County to improve water quality in local streams and rivers. The grant program was created to engage local nonprofit organizations, landowners, and communities in […]
Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program
↧
↧
Prince George’s County Stormwater Management Grants
In December, Prince George’s County Government and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announced funding for new projects to support stormwater restoration efforts throughout Prince George’s County. In total, $1,050,000 was awarded through 13 projects. The Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program sought proposals in two specifics areas: water quality projects that achieve nutrient and/or sediment reduction (funding from […]
↧
Maryland CoastSmart Communities Grants
Local governments in Maryland are being encouraged to apply for CoastSmart Communities Grant funding in order to improve their ability to respond to coastal hazards such as sea level rise, flooding and storm surge. Applicants may choose to submit a CoastSmart grant application under one of three areas: assessment of vulnerability and risk; creation of […]
↧
Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Research RFP 2016-2018
Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant programs (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia) recently released a joint request for proposals for collaborative and integrative research across the region that supports the Sea Grant mission. Pre-proposals are due by February 4, 2015, 5:00 PM EST; full proposals in late June 2015. The participating state programs are Delaware, Maryland, New […]
↧
Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) is now accepting applications for grants through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program to help volunteer-based, nonprofit groups and communities develop environmental education projects and solve natural resource issues. 2015 Keep Maryland Beautiful grants include: The Margaret Rosch Jones Award of up to $2,000 is awarded to nonprofit groups or communities […]
↧
↧
Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grants
Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works and the Chesapeake Bay Trust recently announced seven new projects that will receive grant funding through the inaugural round of the collaborative Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program. This program was launched this year to support stormwater restoration and retrofit projects throughout Anne Arundel County. The program’s […]
↧
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund Grants
In Maryland, fourteen projects will receive grants from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund. Selected by the Bay Cabinet and administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), these projects are the most cost-effective and efficient initiatives to address polluted runoff and sediment in targeted areas of the state. The trust fund […]
↧
Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Grants
A total of 59 public water access projects in 19 Maryland counties will receive a total of $6 million in state Waterway Improvement Fund grants for fiscal year 2016. This total, the largest amount Maryland has received since 2009, includes $2.2 million for dredging projects in six counties to help keep waterways open for recreation […]
↧
Maryland Environmental Literacy Grants
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently awarded a total of $400,000 to six nonprofits to engage Maryland K-12 students in studying, monitoring and improving the health of their local streams over the next year. Selected by a review panel of state, federal and nonprofit environmental groups, these projects will educate 15,000 students on their […]
↧
↧
Chester River Natural Lands Project
A new partnership between Washington College’s Center for Environment and Society (CES), the Chester River Association (CRA), and Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy will improve the health of the Chester River and local waterways while restoring native habitat for the threatened Northern Bobwhite Quail, the only native resident quail in Maryland. The first […]
↧
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced that Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) has received approval to acquire 758 acres for $2.235 million. The funding was among nearly $6.5 million in expenditures from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to conserve 3,274 acres for five national wildlife refuges through fee title land acquisitions and easement […]
↧
Maryland Working Waterfront Grants
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking proposals from local governments designed to protect and invigorate coastal communities and waterfront economies. Municipalities and counties in the coastal zone are eligible to apply for these one-year National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association grants through DNR’s Working Waterfronts Program. The Working Waterfronts Program provides financial and […]
↧
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education Grants
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office has awarded more than $2 million in environmental education grants to institutions in five states in the Chesapeake Bay region and in Washington, DC. The grants are offered through NOAA’s Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program and promote experiential learning for K-12 students. 12 institutions […]
↧
↧
Maryland Environmental Literacy Grants
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently awarded a total of $400,000 to six nonprofits to engage Maryland K-12 students in studying, monitoring and improving the health of their local streams over the next year. Selected by a review panel of state, federal and nonprofit environmental groups, these projects will educate 15,000 students on their […]
↧
Chester River Natural Lands Project
A new partnership between Washington College’s Center for Environment and Society (CES), the Chester River Association (CRA), and Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy will improve the health of the Chester River and local waterways while restoring native habitat for the threatened Northern Bobwhite Quail, the only native resident quail in Maryland. The first […]
↧
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced that Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) has received approval to acquire 758 acres for $2.235 million. The funding was among nearly $6.5 million in expenditures from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to conserve 3,274 acres for five national wildlife refuges through fee title land acquisitions and easement […]
↧
Maryland Working Waterfront Grants
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking proposals from local governments designed to protect and invigorate coastal communities and waterfront economies. Municipalities and counties in the coastal zone are eligible to apply for these one-year National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association grants through DNR’s Working Waterfronts Program. The Working Waterfronts Program provides financial and […]
↧
↧
Virginia Oyster Trail Planning Grant
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced the award of a $35,000 planning grant from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund to the Virginia Oyster Trail project by the Northern Neck Planning District Commission (PDC) and partner communities throughout the Middle Peninsula and Eastern Shore. The AFID planning grant program encourages local governments […]
↧
Maryland Stormwater Runoff Grants
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced that the agency is seeking proposals from local governments and non-governmental organizations that will help reduce stormwater runoff in targeted areas. Funding will be awarded to the most effective projects through … Continued
↧
Maryland Community Resiliency Grants
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is providing Community Resiliency Grants to local governments to prepare for weather-related hazards, including flooding, storm events, and sea level rise. At least one proposal will be awarded in each of the two … Continued
↧
More Pages to Explore .....
