The annual Fisheries Grant program is supported by a partnership between the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the FishAmerica Foundation.

In Fiscal Year 2008, grants of up to $35,000 are available to Maryland nonprofit organizations and their partners to restore fish habitat, improve water quality, and enhance fish stocks in the Chesapeake Bay  and its Maryland tributaries.  $100,000 is available in FY08, with an application deadline of December 7. 2007.

Types of prior projects funded:
In 2006, the Trust and FishAmerica considered the following types of habitat restoration projects for funding under the partnership:
  - Fish passage enhancement
  - Riparian restoration
  - Stream bank stabilization and stream restoration
  - Wetland creation and improvement
  - Submerged aquatic vegetation plantings