The Veterans Engagement Mini Grant Program is designed to support veterans’ groups and organizations engaging veterans groups as they provide healing and therapeutic services, outdoor recreation, community engagement, and green jobs training.
What this funds: Activities such as outdoor meditation, adaptive camping, therapeutic green spaces, or stipends for green jobs and training. To see a longer list of potential projects, read the full Request for Proposals (RFP). Please note the RFP is updated every year.
Who can apply: Veterans’ groups and organizations serving veterans groups. Applications are particularly encouraged from organizations who have never received a grant from the Trust. Organizations must be either a non-profit organization or a municipal, county, regional, state, or federal agency.
How much can be awarded: Up to $5,000.
Is match required? Match is encouraged, but not required.
Grant Application Process: The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s grant applications are all submitted through an online system, using the “Start a New Application” button below. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact this program’s grant manager, Jamileth Picavia, at 410-974-2941 ext. 151 or at jpicavia@cbtrust.org.
Program Status: CLOSED
Deadline: Rolling basis. Requests for this Mini Grant Program are accepted on an on-going basis until funds are fully expended for the fiscal year.
We are currently NOT accepting applications as funds for the 2025 Fiscal Year have been expended. Application will reopen in the new Fiscal Year later this summer.
Click Here to View the Previous Request for Proposals (RFP)
Click Here to View the Previous Narrative Questions
Mentorship Opportunity
Available to new applicants to provide support during project development and application submission.
Mentorship Program
Questions & Technical Support
Jamileth Picavia
jpicavia@cbtrust.org
410-974-2941 x151
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View one-pagers of past successful projects below.
Resources listed below can also be found on the Trust’s Resources page. Additional resources will be added as available.
- Maintenance Plan Template: Best Management Practice (BMP) Maintenance Template – A downloadable Word maintenance template from the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional “Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Manual for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.”
- Signage: The links below can provide direction and guidance when creating project signage. To view an abbreviated list of sign vendors that work in the Chesapeake Bay region, visit the Trust Resources page. Please note, the Trust does not endorse any signage companies.
