The Chesapeake Bay Trust is seeking applications for its Community Engagement and Restoration Mini Grant Program to engage diverse organizations in activities in Maryland that both benefit communities and raise public awareness of and engagement in natural resources issues.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: Up to $5,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The Community Engagement and Restoration Mini Grant Program is designed to support activities that enhance communities, engage residents, and improve natural resources.
Goals
- Provide funding to groups that have traditionally been under-engaged with environmental issues, but who have a project idea that benefits both their communities and natural resources, such as native wildlife (birds, pollinators, and other species), greenery in local parks, rural or urban forests, streams, rivers, and other natural spaces
- Engage residents in community-based protection and restoration
- Introduce the grant lifecycle to applicants who may not be experienced in applying for grants and managing the awards.
Funding Information
- The Trust anticipates funds available up to $145,000
- Requested Amount: Up to $5,000
- Projects must be completed within 12 months upon receipt of the award.
Eligible Projects
- Projects that capture rainwater and improve wildlife habitat such as pollinator habitat plantings and rain gardens
- Community greening projects, such as tree plantings, which have been shown to beautify communities, improve health via air quality improvement, save money due to the energy reduction value of shade, and can lead to reduced crime all while improving stormwater runoff issues
- Community clean-ups that benefit both communities and local waterways and include education on litter impacts
- Community food gardens that combine a water quality practice, lessons about local food, and education about natural resources
- Community workshops that educate or train residents on individual actions they can do themselves at their home or business, such as rain barrel installations or conservation landscaping
- Projects that combine art with an increased awareness of stormwater issues, such as storm drain stenciling or rain barrel installations
- Projects that educate and get residents outdoors, which have been shown to improve human health.
Eligibility Criteria
The Trust welcomes requests from the following organizations:
- Nonprofits
- Faith-based
- Community and Homeowner Associations
- Service, Youth, and Civic Groups
- Municipal, County, Regional, State, Federal Public Agencies.
For more information, visit Chesapeake Bay Trust.
