Prince George’s County
Community Resilience Hub Grant Program

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is partnered with the Prince George’s County, Department of the Environment, to administer the Prince George’s County Community Resilience Hub Grant Program. Prince George’s County, as recommended in both its  Climate Action Plan (CAP) and Climate Action Implementation Strategy Plan, aims to create “Resilience Hubs” to help communities and residents facing increased threats as the climate changes, bringing more severe rain events and more frequent and persistent excessive heat events – threatening human health, livelihoods, food security, and more.  These hubs help with everyday community needs during times of disruption and periods of recovery.

What is a Climate Resilience Hub? Resilience Hubs are trusted community-serving facilities that support residents before, during, and after local climate-related events. They complement emergency facilities such as cooling and warming centers and shelters, by serving as coordination points for communications, distributing resources, building community cohesion, and advancing climate mitigation and adaptation goals year-round.

Prince George’s County-funded Resilience Hubs will facilitate community engagement and programming on climate change, sustainability, and emergency preparedness. They may also provide targeted support in response to local climate-related events such as extreme heat, microbursts, and flash flooding to help Prince Georgians get back on their feet in the quickest and safest way possible. Examples may include short-term distribution of food and water, provision of communications, health and social services and charging stations for mobile devices and electric vehicles.

What this funds: Community resilience hubs must be tailored to specific local needs, easy to access, and provided through trusted mechanisms. We welcome applications that contribute to the following foundational Resilience Hub areas:

1. Services and Programs
2. Communication Equipment
3. Buildings and Landscape
4. Power Systems
5. Operations

For more information on these foundational areas and for examples of eligible services and projects, see the RFP.

Who can apply: Prince George’s County and the Trust welcome applicants from the following organizations:

• Nonprofit organizations
• Community associations, including homeowner associations (HOAs)
• Faith-based organizations
• Municipalities
• Watershed organizations
• Public and independent higher educational institutions

*If your organization category is not listed above, please contact the Trust to verify eligibility prior to submitting your application.*

Funding Availability: ~$217,000 available

Request Amounts: Up to $50,000

*It is anticipated that most applications will request up to $20,000 for services and programs, communications equipment, and operations with some applications for buildings and landscape or power systems requesting up to $50,000.

Eligible Locations: Projects must be implemented in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Currently, because the City of Bowie is managing its stormwater program independently of the County, projects in the City of Bowie are not eligible for funding in this program.

Deadlines: Applications will be accepted on a quarterly basis, until funds are exhausted for the fiscal year. The first deadline falls on December 22nd, 2025 promptly at 4:00 PM, and the second deadline falls on March 19th, 2026 promptly at 4:00 PM. Please see the Request for Proposals, Awards and Notifications section, for information on decision dates based on application deadlines.

Climate Resilience Resources: 

• Prince George’s County Climate Action Plan (CAP)
• Prince George’s County Climate Action Implementation Strategy Plan (CAISP)

Financial Resources:

• Prince George’s County Energy Star and Green Leasing Grant (ESGL)
• Prince George’s County Solar Energy Grant (SEG)

General Resources: 

• Prince George’s County Plan 35
• Prince George’s County Supplier Development and Diversity Division