Watershed Assistance Grant Program: now open

The Chesapeake Bay Trust and partners present two funding opportunities for requests within the Watershed Assistance Grant Program (WAGP). This program is one element of the State of Maryland’s Watershed Assistance Collaborative. The Watershed Assistance Collaborative includes other opportunities for local governments and non-profit organizations, such as training events and programs for watershed restoration financing and planning. Please visit http://dnr.maryland.gov/ccp/healthy_waters/wac.asp for the most updated information on the Watershed Assistance Collaborative.

WAGP - Watershed Planning and Project Design

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. The funding partners invite local governments and non-profit organizations to submit requests for this assistance. The purpose of this assistance is to help grantees accomplish the earliest phases of restoration projects.

For the full Request for Proposals and detail on this program, please click here.

WAGP Special Opportunity - Chesapeake Bay Green Street-Green Jobs Initiative

The Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Department of the Environment are partnering with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for a special funding opportunity for green streets and other urban green infrastructure projects. This partnership is soliciting proposals for urban green infrastructure-driven technical planning and design assistance associated with watershed restoration projects. The highest quality projects will be part of an overall integrated community or watershed plan with the aims to improve local and Bay water quality in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays whilecreating green jobs in urban areas.

Local governments and non-profit organizations in urbanized watersheds located in the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland and the Anacostia Watershed within Washington, D.C. are invited to submit requests for consideration. Those interested in projects within the Atlantic Coastal Bays watershed should consider the regular Watershed Assistance Grant Program RFP issued separately

For the full Request for Proposals and detail for this special opportunity, please click here.

Program Status

The WAGP - Watershed Planning and Project Design opportunity is open and accepting applications.

The Chesapeake Bay Green Street-Green Jobs opportunity is currently closed. We will announce the next round of funding to support this project approximately 3 months prior to the deadline.

Grant Application Process

Applications for this program are accepted online only. Click here: www.cbtrustgrants.org to apply. New users must register to use the Online Grants System 24 hours prior to submitting an application. 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

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Carrie Decker
(410) 260-8723
cdecker@dnr.state.md.us

Jennifer Raulin
(410) 260-8745
jraulin@dnr.state.md.us

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Susan McDowell
(215) 814-2739
mcdowell.susan@epa.gov