1. Host Organizations are a nonprofit organization or government agency in Maryland or a designated partner of the U.S. National Park Service in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
2. Host Organizations have paid staff and a physical office space.

1. Offers a fulltime (approximately 40 hours a week) position for a Corps Member for a period of one year with activities in at least one of the seven categories: environmental restoration, community engagement, energy conservation, sustainable agriculture, forestry, climate change, and preK-12 environmental education.
2. Provide a desk or office space, access to a phone and computer with internet access, parking or reimbursement for parking onsite, and mileage reimbursement for program-related travel, including travel to program trainings and required site visits.
3. Cover the Corps Member under the organization’s general liability insurance for an aggregate amount of at least $500,000 and list the Chesapeake Bay Trust as an “Additional Insured.” State and federal agencies who are self-insured by law must provide confirmation that Corps Members will be covered.
4. Designates an employee to serve as the mentor to provide support and guidance to the Corps Member throughout the year.
5. Host Organizations who have been matched with a Corps Member for the past two consecutive program years (Program Years 2022-23 and 2023-24) must provide 15% of the Corps Member stipend.

The Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Application is OPEN. The deadline for the Host application for the 2024-25 Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps cohort is Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 4pm EST.

View the recording and slides from the Information Session held on November 6th, 2023 focused on the Host Organization application for the 2024-2025 Corps Program.

1. Corps Members will be age 18 to 25 at the start of the program.
2. Corps Members are a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident alien, or have documentation confirming permission to work in the U.S. during the year-long term of service.

1. Each Corps Member will work full-time (approximately 40 hours a week) at a Host Organization for a period of one year from August 2023 to August 2024.
2. Corps Members will participate in the 8-12 leadership and professional development trainings and three project days provided by the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps program within the service year.
3. Corps Members will complete a capstone project with the support of their Host Organization by the end of the service year.
4. Corps Members will complete at least four peer-to-peer site visit days visiting fellow Corps Members and participating in activities at other Host Organizations throughout the service year.

Applications are currently CLOSED. The deadline for the Corps Member application for the 2023-24 Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps cohort was Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4pm EST.

Interested in who you may be working for or what you may be doing if you apply to the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps? Check out the 2023 Host Organization applicants and short summaries of the positions offered: 2023-2024 Potential Corps Host Sites.