Inflation reduction act maryland mid atlantic environmental justice fund urban and community forestry

Active Project Grant Awarded

Award ID
24DG11094200128
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$17,000,000

Award facts

Completion date 44% complete
Place of performance
United States

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About this award

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $17,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The grant aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns across the Mid-Atlantic region, with a focus on environmental justice.

Key products and services to be delivered through this grant include urban tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce development, and environmental education outreach. The grant emphasizes benefiting underserved communities and aligning with the Justice40 Initiative. Chesapeake Bay Trust will collaborate with sub-grantees such as Jastech Development Services (Overbrook Environmental Education Center), Howard University, Centro De Apoyo Familiar, and other community organizations to execute the various project components.

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
The Sixth Branch Inc. Maryland Climate Crew Network $286,187
National Audubon Society, Inc. Baltimore & Philadelphia Forests for Birds & Communities $250,000
City Of Gaithersburg Expanding Tree Canopy and Increasing Resilience in an Underserved Area $293,030
City Of Takoma Park Tree Takoma $81,000
Baltimore Tree Trust Inc. Pairing Workforce Development and Urban Forestry Management for Tree Canopy Resiliency and Public Health Across Baltimore City Public Schools $300,000
Subrecipient not on record Capacity to Impact–Environmental Justice in Forestry (C2I–EJF) $49,000
The Sixth Branch Inc. Closing the Canopy Gap: Growing Trees, Growing Careers in East Baltimore $300,000
Subrecipient not on record Cooler Neighborhoods 2.0 $143,408
Vietnamese American Services Inc. Vietnamese Americans Community Green Forestry Initiative $128,068
Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Inc. Trees for Sacred Places - Expanding Access to Community Forests $243,682
Let's Thrive Baltimore Inc. Trees of Hope & Remembrance $60,000
Ecolatinos Inc. Building Capacity, Growing Canopy: An Equitable Community Forestry Initiative $299,996
Defensores De La Cuenca Inc. Tree-Wise Maryland: Raíces, Comunidad y Salud $366,614
Sussex Health & Environmental Network Inc. SHEN & SESH will conduct outreach in the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and in Delaware to provide the Trust with a list of organizations ready to apply for… $153,370
Howard University The program will provide competitive passthrough funding to community-based organizations who have historically faced constraints in competing for funding to… $153,750
Movement Strategy Center Urban and Community Forestry $273,700
Pittsburgh Conservation Corps Landforce Community Forestry Workforce Development Program $198,925
Subrecipient not on record Green Futures Academy $180,124
Smithsonian Institution The Next Generation Foresters Pilot Training Program will engage with partners, including community college and municipal parks and recreation staff, to develop… $97,238
James River Association Expanding Tree Canopy in Richmond’s East End to Reduce Urban Heat and Stormwater Runoff $89,820
The Montgomery County Parks Foundation, Inc. Volunteer Tree Care Program $100,000
Rock Creek Conservancy, Inc. Rock Creek Conservancy will strengthen community forestry capacity and expand equitable workforce pathways in neighborhoods surrounding Rock Creek Park in… $280,221
Howard Ecoworks, Inc. Enhancing Capacity for Native Tree Production at Holly Hills Center for Conservation, Restoration and Green Jobs Training $69,271
Living Classrooms Foundation, Inc. Community Forestry Training at Kingman and Heritage Islands $199,309
Nueva Esperanza Housing And Economic Development Community-Rooted Canopy Care: Growing Urban Foresters in North Philadelphia $200,000
Groundwork Rva, Inc. Advancing Environmental Justice Through Canopy Restoration and Workforce Development in Richmond $300,000
Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc. Building Capacity for Forest Livelihoods in Southern West Virginia $299,992
Growing Pain Solutions Planting Pathway: Urban Forestry Entrepreneurship Incubator for Justice Impacted Individuals $199,065
Greentrust Alliance Inc. Capacity Building for Park and Informal Green Spaces Forestry Programs in Low Green Space Communities of the South Baltimore Area (Lower Patapsco, Baltimore… $30,000
Philadelphia Orchard Project Inc. Planting the Future: Expanding the reach of orchard education $100,000
Common Good City Farm Biological Orchard Care in Community: Year-Round Class and Video Project at Common Good City Farm $62,550
Friends Of The Wissahickon, Inc. Resilient Stewardship: Growing Canopy and Community Together in Wissahickon Valley Park and Watershed $124,182
Earth Conservation Corps Tree Corps: Urban Forestry Workforce Program for DC Opportunity Youth $198,076
Casey Trees Youth Conservation Corps $194,007
Resilience Authority Of Charles County Inc. Resilience Forward - RAYC Ahead: Empowering Young Adult and Youth-Led Tree Equity through Workforce Development $199,295
Delaware Riverkeeper Network Building Community in Support of Healthy Forests and Better Health Outcomes in Pottstown, PA $252,099
Appalachian Sustainable Development Building Reforestation Capacity with Nursery and Workforce Development Activities $299,092
Boxerwood Education Association Inc. Rockbridge Trees For All $240,036
Community Food Forest Collective Inc. Building Capacity for Equitable Community Food Forestry $95,680
Virginia Community Voice Rooted in Resilience: South Richmond Orchard Stewards Workforce Initiative $131,779
Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. Community-Centered Framework for Equitable Canopy Expansion $100,000
The Urban Studio Capacity Building for Forestry Integration $99,990
Subrecipient not on record The Gift Legacy Foundation proposes to establish a six-acre edible food forest within its 39-acre Cooperative Farm in Prince George's County, Maryland, an… $237,447
Subrecipient not on record Canopy Commons: design and pilot of a tree food exchange platform $83,105
Subrecipient not on record THRIVE-C (Trees for Health, Resilience & Inclusive Vitality in Easton’s Cemetery) $250,000
Howard County, Maryland Tree Plantings in the Route 1 Corridor: Addressing Historic Pollution $85,392
Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, Inc. Park Stewards Program Training Enhancement $99,484
Subrecipient not on record Restoring Riparian Forests and Creating Accessible Green Space in Virginia’s Tri-Cities $93,000
Global Health And Education Projects, Inc. Track 2: Family Tree Adoption Program – Environmental Justice (FTAP-EJ): Addressing EJ Issues in Underserved Communities in Prince George’s County, Maryland $201,286
Subrecipient not on record The Fernhill Restoration and Food Forest Initiative $300,000
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Who received award 24DG11094200128?

24DG11094200128 was awarded to Chesapeake Bay Trust by Region 9 - Eastern Region (Forest Service) on August 19, 2024.

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$17,000,000 has been obligated on 24DG11094200128.

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