The Veteran’s Engagement Mini Grant Program is designed to support veteran’s groups and organizations engaging veteran’s groups as they provide healing and therapeutic services, outdoor recreation, community engagement, and green jobs training.
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 Trust seeks to engage Veterans groups and organizations serving veterans groups in small-scale projects that provide healing and therapeutic services, recreation, community engagement, and green jobs training to those who have served in the military.
Among the Trust’s core values are diversity and inclusion: They feel that a broad range of communities can benefit from healthy natural resources, even if their primary focus is on other issues. Physical and mental health, the economy, jobs, community livability, and education are all connected with a healthy environment. As a result, the Trust is investing in grants to veteran’s groups who have yet to frequently engage with the Trust. Their goals are to:
- Provide funding to veterans’ groups who have a project idea that benefits those who have served in the military 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 veterans in community-based restoration and protection
- Introduce the grant lifecycle to applicants who may not be experienced in applying for grants.
Funding Information
- The Trust anticipates funds available up to $50,000
- Request Amounts: Up to $5,000
- Projects must be completed within 12 months upon receipt of the award.
Eligible Projects
- Outdoor meditation
- Therapeutic garden and green space installations
- Hunting and fishing trips
- Sailing and boating
- Therapeutic riding programs
- Adaptive camping, for veterans with mobility differences
- Invasive species removal and native tree, shrub, grass, and perennial plantings
- Classroom instruction and practicum for green jobs
- Stipends to compensate time and effort for green job workforces.
Eligibility Criteria
The Trust welcomes requests from the following organizations:
- 501(c)3 Private Nonprofits
- Faith-based
- Community Associations
- Service and Civic Groups
- Municipal, County, Regional, State, Federal Public Agencies.
For more information, visit Chesapeake Bay Trust.
