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Request for Proposals for Contractual Services
Urban Tree Maintenance Research
The Trust is seeking qualified researchers to evaluate the survival of trees planted in urban settings under two different maintenance regimes: maintenance through 2 years post-planting and maintenance through 5 years post-planting.
The Urban Trees Grant Program was called for by the Maryland General Assembly as a component of a 5,000,000-tree goal by 2031. The goal of the Urban Trees Grant Program is to green communities; enhance quality of life, human health, and community livability by improving air quality, and reducing urban heat island effect; and mitigate some of the effects of climate change by planting 500,000 trees in urban, underserved areas. Any urban tree planting or restoration program aims to result in healthy trees surviving through maturity; however, there is no consensus in the literature about how much maintenance is needed to maximize survival rates of urban trees at a cost-effective rate. This research will provide critical information about how much maintenance is adequate to achieve long-term outcomes for the Urban Trees component of the Five Million Trees for Maryland initiative.
Deadline for proposals is Friday, January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
This opportunity is currently OPEN.
To view the full Request for Proposals (RFP), click here.
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Proposals must be submitted through the Trust’s online application system linked below.
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Request for Proposals for Contractual Services
Watershed Restoration Projects
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is to select a contractor to serve as a “Connector Group” (Track 1) and a contractor to serve as “Technical Assistant” (Track 2) as part of the Community-Based Organization Capacity Building Initiative (CBO-CBI) or a contractor that can serve both roles (Track 1 & 2). This program is in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The goal of the CBO-CBI is to work with partners to identify and engage (through Connector Group contractors) community-based organizations that would benefit from gaining additional support with watershed restoration-focused grant programs, particularly those where capacity support is limited. Engaged groups will receive necessary technical assistance (through Technical Assistance Provider contractors) to strengthen their grant writing and submit robust, competitive applications to funding opportunities.
Deadline for proposals is Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
This opportunity is currently OPEN.
To view the full Request for Proposals (RFP), click here.
Proposals must be submitted through the Trust’s online application system linked below.
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Request for Qualifications for Tree-Planting Service Providers
The purpose of this Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) is to develop a list of qualified tree service providers that can support various technical aspects of a tree planting project in underserved urban areas with, e.g., (site identification, tree species selection, procurement, obtaining services, and managing contractors). Ultimately, the goal is to provide groups applying to the Chesapeake Bay Trust Urban Trees Grant Program with resources and support in a number of areas as related to their tree planting efforts.
Deadline for proposals is ROLLING.
This opportunity is currently OPEN.
To view the full Request for Qualifications (RFQ), click here.
Proposals may be submitted to Lianna Gomori-Ruben at lgomori-ruben@cbtrust.org.
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