Project Grant CB983600010

This $1,642,106 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program (CFDA 66.466) will support the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. in providing the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership with updated land use/land cover data, enhanced river corridor data, and associated landscape metrics and communication products. The four primary activities of this 5-year project include: (1) developing a high-resolution land cover...

This $14,168,108 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation, Regulatory/Accountability and Monitoring Grants (CFDA 66.964) program supports the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) in implementing the management mechanisms established under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The key activities funded through this 3-year award (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027) include: developing...

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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program (CFDA 66.466) provides $549,997 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to conduct a 2-year nutrient limitation assessment of the Chesapeake Bay. The activities will involve obtaining water samples from 12 stations in the Chesapeake Bay each year, performing bioassays, and analyzing the results. UMCES will provide annual interpretive...

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...

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 Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $3 million Project Grant to the Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation, Inc. under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Maryland Coastal Bay Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 2021 through September 2024. Key activities supported by this funding include habitat restoration, watershed monitoring, and education/outreach efforts in Maryland. These activities are intended to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program is providing a $273,669 2-year Cooperative Agreement grant to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to build the capacity of environmental literacy programs in Maryland public schools. The key objectives are to: 1) increase access to meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs), 2) cultivate new and strengthen existing environmental education partnerships...

This $1.8 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Project Grant will support the Center for Inland Bays' implementation of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through September 2027. Funded through the National Estuary Program, the award aims to improve water quality and restore ecological integrity in the Delaware Inland Bays estuary through habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, public education, climate resiliency efforts,...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The award will fund a 5-year project to support various geospatial assistance activities for USGS in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Key deliverables include: Biodiversity mapping models to predict species distribution within the Chesapeake watershed, integrating climate and land use data. Improved land use change...