The Fisheries Grant Program is currently closed; we will announce when the program will open. For more information on the program please read the summary below.

(Please contact the Trust at 410-974-2941 x101 with difficulties in registration and/or application.)

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

In Fiscal Year 2009, 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.  Funding partners have made $100,000 available for the program.

Types of prior projects funded:
The Trust and FishAmerica will consider the following types of habitat restoration projects for funding under the partnership:
 Riparian restoration
 Streambank stabilization
 Stream restoration
 Wetland creation and improvement, including shoreline wetland restoration
 Fish passage enhancement;
 Fish passage enhancement design 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Trust and/or FishAmerica Foundation staff early in project development.