The Keep Maryland Beautiful Program is designed to engage diverse organizations in activities in Maryland that both improve natural resources and benefit communities.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant Program is a partnership between the Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Environmental Trust (MET), Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).
This grant program builds the capacity of land trusts and supports other community-based organizations that are increasing civic engagement and the adoption of stewardship practices and developing solutions to local environmental problems. Proposed projects activate residents and encourage stewardship through education, outreach, and planting activities while increasing awareness of and working towards addressing local environmental problems.
Project Categories
- Land Conservation: Support planning and conservation of new lands, either held solely or jointly held between land trusts.
- Monitoring and Stewardship: Projects should support stewardship programs or enhance a land trust’s capacity to monitor and/or manage its portfolio of protected lands.
- Organizational Support: Build strong, effective land trusts through organizational support and capacity building initiatives
Tracks
This grant program welcomes applications for projects in the state of Maryland. Applicants can request funds from one of the following tracks.
- Track 1: Community Stewardship (up to $5,000)
- Track 2: Land Trust Assistance (up to $10,000)
- Track 3: Tree Planting on Agricultural Lands (up to $50,000)
Project Period
Projects must be completed within 12 months upon receipt of the award.
Eligibility Criteria
Funding Partners and the Trust welcome requests from the following organizations in the state of Maryland:
- Nonprofits;
- Land Trusts;
- Community and Homeowners Associations;
- Service, Youth, and Civic Groups; and/or
- Municipal, County, Regional, State, and Federal Public Agencies
For more information, visit CBT.
