The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for its 2027 Greenspace Equity Program grant round.
Donor Name: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/14/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Greenspace Equity Program provides grant funding assistance to eligible applicants for enhancing the public health and livability of overburdened communities and underserved communities by implementing projects to preserve, create, and enhance community greenspace, which includes (i) community gardens; (ii) community gathering open space areas; (iii) community woodlands; (iv) green networks; (v) parks; (vi) trails; and (vii) urban farms.
Eligible Activities
Activities eligible for funding include, but are not limited to:
- acquisition of land in fee simple or the acquisition of a perpetual conservation easement to create a new community greenspace; and/or
- stewardship activities (defined as activities to develop a property for public use and improve the conservation value of a property) including development of a community greenspace.
Eligibility Criteria
- A Land Trust (as hereinafter defined) located or working in an overburdened community or an underserved community where a project is proposed to be implemented.
- A Nongovernmental Organization located or working in an overburdened community or an underserved community where a project is proposed to be implemented.
- County Government.
- Municipal Government.
For more information, visit DNR.
