The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Trust seek proposals for nontidal wetland projects in Maryland.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/10/2023
Grant Size: up to $760,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Nontidal Wetlands Awards Program is designed to support no net loss of nontidal wetland acreage and functions in the state of Maryland. This program seeks to implement cost-effective wetland projects to provide valuable wetland functions, including habitat for a wide range of species and improved water quality, flood attenuation, recharge of groundwater, and aesthetics in the State’s local watersheds and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay, Youghiogheny River, and Atlantic Coastal Bays.
The following project types will be considered in order of priority:
- Nontidal wetland restoration: defined as a project to recreate a wetland in an area where a wetland historically existed.
- Nontidal wetland creation: defined as a project to create a wetland in an area where no wetlands previously existed. Creation projects that require extensive grading may not be ranked highly.
- Nontidal wetland enhancement: defined as improving the wetland function of an existing wetland. The highest ranked wetland enhancements will be to farmed wetlands, partially drained wetlands, and wetlands with threatened or endangered species. Most other wetland enhancement projects will not be ranked highly.
- Wetland preservation: defined as protecting existing wetlands. Preservation will only be funded if it is a relatively small part of a project package that includes wetland restoration or creation.
Funding Information
- Requests up to $760,000.
- Project Timeline: Projects must be constructed within 2 years upon receipt of the award.
Eligible Project Locations
This program funds projects throughout the state of Maryland.
Eligibility Criteria
MDE and the Trust welcome requests from not-for profit organizations, for-profit entities, and government agencies.
For more information, visit Chesapeake Bay Trust.
