The Sustainable Communities Grant Program supports open space preservation and climate resiliency initiatives across Delaware and Maryland, an important component of Delmarva Power’s long-term commitment to helping the states achieve their clean energy and climate goals.
Donor Name: Delmarva Power.
State: Delaware, Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
In addition to empowering customers and communities to lower their carbon footprint, Delmarva Power is reducing its own operations-driven emissions in alignment with Exelon’s Path to Clean goal, which targets a 50% reduction in operational emissions by 2030 and net-zero operations by 2050.
The Environmental Stewardship Grants are intended to help municipalities and nonprofits plan for, protect, and improve public spaces such as local parks, natural areas, and recreation resources. In addition, grants can be used in combination with other funding sources to cover a portion of the expenses associated with developing and/or supporting their open space programs not otherwise covered by state or county programs. The Community Resiliency Grants will be awarded for projects that enhance the capacity of municipalities and nonprofits to prevent and respond to catastrophic events and emergencies.
Funding Information
The Sustainable Communities Grant Program will administer grants of up to $10,000 focused on Environmental Stewardship, and up to $25,000 focused on Community Resilience with a total of $55,000 to be awarded in 2026.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities can include: conservation; pollution prevention; community engagement; developing or updating open space plans; improving applicant-owned open spaces such as meadows, woodlands, and riparian buffers or capital improvements for passive recreation such as installing recreation trails, boardwalks, informational kiosks, and observation platforms; acquisition of parcels of land to be used for open space; and acquisition of conservation easements.
Project Period
The grants will have a 12-month performance period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects must be located within the Delmarva Power service territory
- Municipalities, recreational authorities and nonprofits within Delmarva Power’s service area are eligible to apply.
- Must show proof of 501(c)3 status
- Can be located outside the Delmarva Power service area so long as the project presented serves communities located in the territory
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