Sponsorship Program
Sponsorship Program supports organizations hosting events that build understanding of watershed protection or promote the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s mission and revenue programs to potential supporters.
Funder: Chesapeake Bay Trust
Due Dates: Rolling until fiscal-year funds are exhausted | Submit at least six weeks before project start
Funding Amounts: Generally $500 for programmatic support; $250–$500 for marketing support; projects completed within 12 months
Summary: Supports events that raise awareness of watershed restoration and protection or promote the Trust and its revenue programs.
Key Information: Events must serve a Maryland audience, but may take place anywhere within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Description
The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Sponsorship Program supports conferences, festivals, forums, and other events with programmatic or marketing value to its mission. Programmatic sponsorships help participants understand issues affecting the Chesapeake and Maryland’s other watersheds, or provide tools and resources for behavior changes that protect natural resources. Examples include conferences on water quality, habitat, and green space, and forums on restoration solutions.
Marketing sponsorships expand awareness of the Trust’s mission and impact among prospective donors, volunteers, and the public, or reach audiences likely to support its revenue programs. These include Chesapeake license plates, the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund Tax Check-off, the Maryland Outdoor Recreation and Clean Water Fund, and the Healing, Hunting, and Fishing Fund. The Trust encourages applications from new applicants and diverse communities, particularly groups traditionally under-engaged in environmental issues.
