The Montgomery County Government and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announce a grant program to support watershed restoration and outreach projects throughout Montgomery County.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This program aims to promote initiatives and projects which will improve water quality in Montgomery County’s local streams and waterways through public engagement, education, and on-the-ground restoration.
The Chesapeake Bay Trust (Trust) is a nonprofit, grant-making organization dedicated to improving the bays, streams, rivers, forests, parks, and other natural resources of local systems, from the Chesapeake to the Coastal Bays to the Youghiogheny River. The Trust, supported in large part by Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay License Plate, and partnerships with other regional funders, engages and empowers diverse groups to take actions that enrich natural resources and local communities of the Chesapeake Bay region.
This funding opportunity aims to:
- Engage residents in achieving water quality improvement through increased awareness and quantifiable behavior change;
- Reduce stormwater runoff and improve local water quality on property owned by non-profit organizations such as faith-based organizations, community associations, community pools, private schools, or other types of non-profit entities;
- Expand community-based water quality monitoring capacity in the County; and
- Reduce litter in the Anacostia River Watershed through litter reduction-focused stewardship programs.
Funding Information
- The funding partners anticipate $900,000 will be available to support projects in this grant round.
- Type 1 Public Outreach and Stewardship: Up to $40,000 for Knowledge Building, and up to $60,000 for Behavior Change
- Type 2 Community Based Restoration: Up to $100,000
- Type 3 Water Quality Monitoring: Up to $75,000
- Type 4 Litter Reduction in the Anacostia River Watershed: Up to $50,000
Project Period
Projects must be completed within 18 months upon receipt of the award. Water Quality Monitoring projects may request up to 24 months, to allow sufficient time for seasonal water quality monitoring activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Montgomery County DEP and the Trust welcome requests from the following non-profit organizations:
- Watershed/environmental organizations
- Faith-based organizations
- Service, youth, and civic groups
- Community associations
- Private schools (public school sustainable efforts are supported through the School
- Energy and Recycling Team Program;
For more information, visit Chesapeake Bay Trust.
