Project Grant 95338501

DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT APPROVES FEDERAL FUNDS OF $13 MILLION WHILE AWARDING FEDERAL FUNDS OF $6,000,000 FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING - SMALL WATERSHED GRANTS PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON COMMUNITY AND WATERSHED HEALTH GOALS. FEDERAL FUNDS OF $7,000,000 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY. ACTIVITIES:THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP AND STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE REGIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COLLABORATIVE CAPACITY TO ACCELERATE CLEAN WATER ACTIONS THROUGH ADMINISTRATION OF A COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROGRAM, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONVENING AND STORYTELLING TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE OUTCOMES AND LESSONS LEARNED, AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER PARTNERS TO ALIGN EFFORTS. SUBRECIPIENT:THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST WILL ISSUE SUBAWARDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION AND COLLABORATIVE CAPACITY TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY GOALS. SUBAWARDS WILL SUPPORT DISCRETE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN ANY AREA THAT MAKES AN ORGANIZATION STRONGER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE, GRANT MANAGEMENT, PROGRAM EVALUATION, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY.OUTCOMES:THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE WILL IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF COMMUNITY AND FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCOMPLISH WATERSHED RESTORATION WORK AND SUPPORTS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AGREEMENT, IN PARTICULAR THE VITAL HABITATS, WATER QUALITY, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, HEALTHY WATERSHEDS, AND STEWARDSHIP GOALS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.