Environmental Education Grant Program
Environmental Education Grant Program supports Maryland schools and partners in delivering watershed learning and building environmental literacy capacity so students can protect and improve the environment.
Funder: Chesapeake Bay Trust
Due Dates: December 10, 2026 (Application deadline, 4:00 p.m. EST)
Funding Amounts: MWEE Implementation: up to $40,000 annually for three years; Capacity Building: up to $40,000
Summary: Supports Maryland projects that embed watershed learning in school curricula and build district- or statewide environmental literacy capacity.
Key Information: Multiyear MWEE projects must become systemic, reaching all students and teachers in a district grade or course.
Description
The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Environmental Education Grant Program supports Maryland initiatives that give students the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and motivation to protect and improve the environment. It advances the goal of each student receiving at least one Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) in elementary, middle, and high school. MWEEs combine classroom and outdoor investigation of local environmental issues with problem-solving, stewardship, and civic action.
The program funds one-year MWEE pilots, multiyear efforts to embed MWEEs in school district curricula, and district- or statewide environmental literacy capacity building. Capacity-building projects address barriers through policies, plans, partnerships, educator support, and implementation infrastructure. Priorities include underserved schools, youth voice, climate change education, and sustainable programs that continue beyond the award period.
