This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on June 6, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant recipient, Defensores De La Cuenca Inc., is a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned non-profit organization that specializes in connecting underserved Latino and Spanish-speaking communities to natural and cultural resources in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The funding will support Defensores De La Cuenca Inc.'s "Embajadores de los Arboles Sembrando el Futuro" project, which aims to increase participation and awareness among Spanish-speaking populations in environmental stewardship and public land access through outreach, education, and hands-on stewardship services. The project involves culturally relevant programming, workforce development initiatives, and the implementation of stormwater improvement projects in local communities, particularly in the Anacostia and Patapsco River watersheds of Maryland.
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