Outreach and Restoration Grant Program
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Outreach and Restoration Grant Program supports Maryland community organizations with outreach, behavior-change, and restoration projects to improve water quality and natural resource stewardship.
Funder: Chesapeake Bay Trust
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000–$150,000 per project, depending on track; match encouraged but not required
Summary: Supports Maryland outreach, behavior-change, and restoration projects that engage residents in improving water quality and natural resource stewardship.
Key Information: Projects must take place in Maryland.
Description
The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Outreach and Restoration Grant Program supports community engagement and on-the-ground work that increases environmental knowledge, changes behavior, and involves residents in restoring local green spaces and waterways. The Trust runs the program in partnership with local governments, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration, and Tradepoint Atlantic.
Four tracks support outreach and knowledge building, behavior change, restoration, or combined outreach and restoration. Supported work includes watershed education, planning and installation of stormwater management practices, and stream and wetland restoration. Projects may connect rain gardens, native plantings, and runoff reduction with workshops and other community activities. The program emphasizes improving water quality, protecting natural resources, and sustaining community participation and ownership.
