Cooperative Agreement P20AC00403

This $159,975.10 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) supports Defensores De La Cuenca Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, in connecting underserved Latino and Spanish-speaking communities to the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Key activities include identifying and interpreting natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources;...

Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. was awarded $134,711 under the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to develop bilingual environmental education programming and community engagement with Latinx communities in three urban parks near Baltimore, Maryland from May 2023 to May 2025. Through this Project Grant, Chesapeake Conservancy will hire bilingual park rangers to supplement environmental educators at Patuxent Research Refuge, Masonville...

The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) to Baltimore County, Maryland. The grant funds projects that connect people to the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed through activities such as developing water trails, public education and recreation programs, resource interpretation, and facilitating community stewardship. Specific initiatives include a bi-lingual...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) provides $124,000.00 to the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, Inc. to prepare a master plan for an education center at the new Elktonia Heritage Park in Annapolis, Maryland. The primary goal is to develop the site as an outdoor classroom with access to the Chesapeake Bay shoreline to serve as a hub for delivering educational curricula focused on the history, culture, and...

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...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $148,905.66 Project Grant on August 27, 2024 to the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network (CFDA 15.930) program. The grant funds a 2-year project with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026 to: 1) provide hands-on conservation land management experience for tribal citizens, 2) introduce tribal youth (ages 16-35) to outdoor experiences and land conservation/management through partner-led...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $273,669 Cooperative Agreement award over 2 years to the Virginia Science Leaders Education Association (VSELA) under the Chesapeake Bay Studies program (CFDA 11.457). The grant aims to build state capacity in environmental education by strengthening and expanding the network of environmental education partners and formal educators that support K-12 schools in Virginia. The key goals are to: (1) build the capacity of...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) will provide a $1,000,000 forum for stakeholders in the Chesapeake Bay to share ideas and work with fishery managers over an 18-month period. The project, led by Morgan State University, will facilitate four in-person meetings to gather input from stakeholders, which will then be...

This Project Grant award of $150,000 from the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) will support the Black In Marine Science (BIMS) nonprofit organization in advancing two key objectives: Increase environmental DNA (eDNA) literacy in Black communities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed by collecting eDNA data and incorporating it into BIMS's long-term datasets. Provide a platform to share and intertwine ecological data with storytelling from Black...