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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program is providing a 3-year, $205,767 Cooperative Agreement grant to the Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) to support the "Wild Wetlands" project. This project will provide comprehensive, meaningful watershed educational experiences for all 6th grade students in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Through this funding, students will examine the impacts of human development...

The City of Richmond, Virginia will receive $344,026 through a cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Chesapeake Bay Studies program (CFDA 11.457) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. As part of this award, the City of Richmond will implement a project titled "The Richmond Environment: Students as Teachers in Their Watershed" to provide information for the living marine resources of Chesapeake Bay. Funding will support...

Chesapeake Wild Program Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 5 awarded the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) a $7.36 million Cooperative Agreement under the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670) effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. NFWF administers the Chesapeake Wild Program, which seeks to restore and conserve a network of natural areas, corridors, and waterways across public and private lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are collaborating under a 5-year, $14,426,000 Cooperative Agreement to manage the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (WILD) Program. Authorized by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the program aims to conserve, steward, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats, build regional conservation capacity, and improve coordination among federal, state, local, and...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $10 million Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program (CFDA #66.466) to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on September 1, 2022. The grant will fund implementation of the Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program through August 31, 2027 to support efforts that accelerate sub-watershed and regional-scale nutrient and sediment reductions in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. NFWF will administer a...

This federal Project Grant award of $15 million from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 provides funding for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer the Small Watershed Grant Program under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program (CFDA #66.466). NFWF will implement an annual competitive subaward program through 2027 to fund on-the-ground watershed protection and restoration projects across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Specifically, NFWF will award subgrants...

The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on March 20, 2024. The grant will fund the "CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED TREE CANOPY CHANGE METRICS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH" project, which aims to conduct tree canopy change analysis and community engagement activities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. As a leader in applying technology to conservation challenges, the Chesapeake...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $1.65 million Project Grant to the Chesapeake Bay Trust under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation, Regulatory/Accountability and Monitoring Grants (CFDA 66.964) federal grant program. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to August 30, 2025. The purpose of the funding is to support green streets planning and implementation projects and related white papers in small to medium communities within the...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $1,650,000 project grant under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation, Regulatory/Accountability and Monitoring Grants (CFDA 66.964) federal grant program to the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The purpose of the grant is to provide funding to local governments and non-profits in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for green streets planning, design, and construction...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $14,450,351 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to manage the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (WILD) program under the FWS's Adaptive Science federal grant program (CFDA 15.670). The goal of the WILD program is to conserve, steward, and enhance fish and wildlife habitats and related conservation values in the Chesapeake Bay, build capacity of regional partners to address shared...