Urban Trees Award Program
This grant supports large-scale tree planting and maintenance in Maryland’s urban, underserved communities to improve air quality, public health, and climate resilience as part of a statewide reforestation goal.
Funder: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application, projected) | March 2027 (Full application, projected)
Funding Amounts: Awards typically range from $15,000 (neighborhood) to $1,000,000 (countywide); no maximum request; funding scales with project size.
Summary: Supports large-scale tree planting and maintenance projects in urban, underserved Maryland communities to improve health, air quality, and climate resilience.
Key Information: All dates are projected; eligibility requires projects in Maryland’s urban underserved areas.
Description
This program funds projects that plant and maintain trees in Maryland’s urban and underserved communities, aiming to improve local air quality, reduce the urban heat island effect, enhance public health, and build climate resilience. Projects must focus primarily on the implementation and maintenance of new tree plantings, with measurable outcomes in the number of trees planted. Additional components such as workforce development or community engagement are encouraged but must support the core goal of establishing new trees. The initiative is part of Maryland's broader goal to plant 5,000,000 trees by 2031.
