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GRANT FORMS PAGE

To access the Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Forms Page, click here.

Pioneer Grant Program Now Open - Deadline: March 26, 2010

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is now accepting applications for our Pioneer Grant Program. The Pioneer Grant Program is designed to accelerate the rate of nutrient and sediment load reduction in the Chesapeake Bay.

Watershed Assistance Grant Program Now Open - Deadline: April 2, 2010

The Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources welcome requests for technical planning and design assistance associated with protection and restoration programs and projects that lead to improved water quality in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Maryland Coastal Bays.

Mini Grant Program Now Open

The Mini Grant Program supports the Trust’s mission of building environmental stewards through restoration, outreach, and education programs.

 NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARD FOR THE ELLEN FRAITES WAGNER AWARD!

Each year, the Chesapeake Bay Trust recognizes outstanding achievements by individuals who work creatively to build environmental stewards in communities throughout Maryland.

Chesapeake Bay Trust Releases 2009 Annual Report 

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is very proud to report on our achievements over the last year. In 2009, the Trust awarded $4 million in grants to over 400 organizations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, including every county in Maryland.

Chesapeake Bay Trust Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Help the Chesapeake Bay.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust announces $1.5 million in grant funding to support 100 organizations throughout the region implement on-the-ground restoration, community engagement, and hands-on education projects aimed at improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams.

Chesapeake Bay Trust Joins EPA Region III Administrator Shawn Garvin, MDE Secretary Shari Wilson, and Partners to Announces Recovery Act Funded "Green Infrastructure" Projects

The Chesapeake Bay Trust was awarded $3 million in federal Recovery Act funding from the Maryland Department of the Environment to install “green infrastructure” projects in 7 Maryland communities.

Chesapeake Bay Trust to Receive Federal Funds for Clean Water Jobs Training Initiative

As part of the federal spending package recently approved by Congress, the Chesapeake Bay Trust was awarded $116,000 for a new Clean Water Jobs Training Initiative.

Chesapeake Bay Trust Ranked in Top 1% of Charities Nationwide!

The Chesapeake Bay Trust ranks in the top 1% of charities nationwide according to Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest independent evaluator of charities.

Green Street: The Trust Partners with U.S. EPA to Launch Project to Reduce Water Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay

We're looking forward to an information-packed year with you! So let's start by announcing a new project that is transforming a Prince George's County neighborhood, creating jobs, AND reducing water pollution to the Anacostia River and Chesapeake Bay.

Deadline for Environmental Stewardship Award Extended!

The Chesapeake Bay Trust recognizes a Maryland resident each year with a $5,000 award for outstanding environmental stewardship.  The nomination deadline has been extended to April 1, 2010. 

Make a Charitable Contribution to the Trust at Tax-Time!

You may not be aware of this, but the Chesapeake Bay Trust is not set up like most nonprofit organizations you're familiar with. We were chartered in 1985 by the Maryland General Assembly as an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization for the purpose of engaging the public in the protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams.

New Online Tools to Help You Connect With The Trust!

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is please to announce a new suite of online outreach tools that will make it much easier for us to communicate with you - and you with us.