The Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration and Forestry Grant Program is designed to provide funds for projects that support the reduction of pollutants flowing into local waterways, implement cost-effective reforestation and greening efforts, and increase protected forested land.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
State: Maryland
County: Anne Arundel County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Anne Arundel County Government (the County), City of Annapolis (the City), and the Chesapeake Bay Trust (the Trust) are partnering to provide funds for projects that support the reduction of pollutants flowing into local waterways, implement cost-effective reforestation and greening efforts, and increase protected forested land. By supporting these stormwater and forestry goals, water and air quality can be improved, habitat and tree cover can be increased and protected, and flooding and erosion can be reduced.By supporting these stormwater and forestry goals, water and air quality can be improved, habitat and tree cover can be increased and protected, and flooding and erosion can be reduced.
Tracks
Applicants can request funds in the following project tracks:
- Track 1 – Watershed Planning (City of Annapolis only): requests up to $75,000
- Track 2 – Watershed Design: requests up to $150,000
- Track 3 – Watershed Restoration Implementation: requests up to $350,000
- Track 4 – Permanent Protection of Forested Lands: requests are not capped but should consider total available funding
- Track 5 – Afforestation/Reforestation on Protected or Unprotected, Uneased Land: requests are not capped but should consider total available funding
- Track 6 –Watershed Restoration and Forestry: requests are not capped but should consider total available funding
- Watershed Restoration specific-components can request up to $350,000
Funding Information
The funding partners anticipate funds available in Fiscal Year (FY) 26 as follows:
- $1,213,000 available for watershed restoration projects in Anne Arundel County
- $588,000 available for watershed restoration projects in the City of Annapolis
- $180,000 of the funding available in the City is designated for projects in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
- $472,000 available for forestry and land protection projects in Anne Arundel County
- $125,000 of the funding available in the County is designated for projects in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
- $45,000 available for forestry and land protection projects in the City of Annapolis
Eligibility Criteria
Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, and the Trust welcome requests from the following organizations:
- Local watershed groups;
- Community associations and homeowners’ associations;
- Service, Youth, and Civic groups;
- Faith-based organizations;
- Land trusts;
- Public agencies; and
- Public and independent higher educational institutions.
For more information, visit Chesapeake Bay Trust.
