The Chesapeake Bay Trust awards $20-30 million in grant funding each year to hundreds of nonprofits and community organizations throughout the region for hands-on projects that are ensuring cleaner, greener, healthier Chesapeake, Coastal Bays, and Youghiogheny watersheds for years to come.
See how the Chesapeake Bay Trust empowers people to restore nature.
Impact of Our Work
Interested in learning more about the projects we’ve supported? This interactive map showcases the awards made and provides a snapshot of our portfolio. These data are approximate and derived from applicant information.
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Grants & Opportunities
The Trust’s grant-making strategies are shaped by three core objectives: environmental education, demonstration-based restoration, and community engagement. We look to these objectives as touchstones for developing our grant programs, engaging new partners, and communicating about our work.
Prince George’s County Rain Check Rebate Program
The Chesapeake Bay Trust is proud to partner with Prince George’s County on its Rain Check Rebate Program, offering incentives to homeowners, businesses, and others to install practices that will improve stormwater runoff quality, reduce runoff quantity, and improve local streams and rivers.
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Other Ways to Get Involved
Help the Chesapeake Bay Trust empower people to restore nature.
Give your car a cause – order a Bay Plate!
Proceeds from Bay Plates contribute directly to on-the-ground projects in the Chesapeake region: restoration of wildlife habitats, trees planted in urban areas, water quality monitoring in western streams, and so much more… your dollars go far and your impact is wide! For only $25, you can purchase your own Protect the Chesapeake & Coastal Bays plate and it will be mailed directly to your home.
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