chesapeake bay trust

The Chesapeake Bay Trust, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Green Streets collaborative effort supports implementation of the President’s Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order. It serves as a key component of the Chesapeake Bay Green Street-Green Jobs-Green Towns Initiative, supporting local, grassroots-level greening efforts by towns and communities in urbanized watersheds that reduce stormwater run-off , through creation of “green streets.”

A street designed to be a “Green Street:”

• minimizes impact on the surroundings through a natural systems approach incorporating a variety of water quality, energy-efficiency, and other environmental best practices;

• integrates a system of stormwater management to increase infiltration and/or filtration of runoff, reduce flows, and enhance watershed health;

• reduces the amount of water that is piped directly to streams and rivers;

• makes the best use of the street tree canopy for stormwater interception as well as temperature mitigation and air quality improvement;

• encourages pedestrian and/or bicycle access; and

• provides an aesthetic advantage to a community.

The funding opportunity is currently open. Projects selected through this funding opportunity will enable sustainable watershed protection, accelerated implementation of urban green infrastructure stormwater management through environmentally sensitive design as per the Maryland Stormwater Design Manual, Volumes I & II (2000), other low-impact development practices, renewable energy use, local livability, green jobs creation, and greater connectedness and access to restoration opportunities.

Program Status

The grant program is currently CLOSED. 

Grant Application Process

NEW! In response to your feedback, the Trust is piloting a new online grants management system to improve ease of the application process, and if awarded, grant management. As a result, you will need to register with a new username and password. Whether you are a new applicant or have applied many times and already had an existing username and password, it will be necessary to register again. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve your online application and grant management experience. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact this program’s grant manager, Hieu Truong at 410-974-2941 ext. 112.

*Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply several days prior to the deadline, due to potential for high website traffic on the date of the deadline.  Technical assistance for online application cannot be guaranteed on the deadline date.*

Questions & Technical Support

Hieu Truong
htruong@cbtrust.org
(410) 974-2941 ext. 112
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency