The Chesapeake Bay Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program is funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, and the Chesapeake Bay Trust. This grant program supports design and implementation of green streets, community greening, and urban tree canopy projects that enhance livability in cities and communities, in addition to white papers that address these topics. The goal of this grant program is to help communities develop and implement plans that reduce stormwater runoff, increase the number and amount of green spaces in urban areas, improve the health of local waters and the Chesapeake Bay, and enhance quality of life and community livability. This collaborative effort supports implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order and serves as a key component of EPA’s Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Partnership. The G3 Partnership provides support for local, grassroots greening efforts to reduce stormwater runoff from towns and communities in urbanized watersheds.
What this funds: This program can support projects within the Chesapeake Bay watershed portion of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Virginia. Use the map below or use this kmz file of the Chesapeake Bay watershed boundary in Google Earth to determine if your project location is eligible, or contact us for assistance.
Applicants can request funds from the following project tracks. View the RFP for detailed information.
- Track 1: Conceptual Plans for Green Streets/Green Infrastructure Projects (up to $20,000)
- Track 2: Engineered Designs for Green Streets/Green Infrastructure Projects (up to $35,000)
- Track 3: Implementation/Construction of Green Streets/Green Infrastructure Projects (up to $175,000)
- Track 4: Community Greening (up to $50,000)
- Track 5: White Papers (up to $20,000)
- Track 6: Green Street Charrette/Technical Planning Assistance (no direct funding)
Who can apply: Local governments such as municipalities, non-profit organizations, neighborhood/community associations, and other nonprofit entities.
Is match required? Match is encouraged but not required.
Application Process: Grant applications are submitted through an online system. Click the “Get Started” button to access the online application.
Review Process: All applications go through a Technical Review Committee composed of external subject matter experts. The technical team reviews the proposals based on the evaluation criteria outlined in the RFP.
G3 Implementation Project Calculator: Applicants applying for implementation/construction projects will be asked to use the G3 Implementation Project Calculator spreadsheet to show the breakdown of Green Infrastructure costs. Click the button below to download the spreadsheet.
Download the G3 Implementation Project Calculator Spreadsheet (Excel .xlsx)Pollutant Load Reduction Calculator: The Green Stormwater Infrastructure Simple Pollutant Load Reduction Estimator (Green SIMPLE) was developed to help Chesapeake Bay communities more easily and consistently estimate the water quality benefits of proposed stormwater retrofit and community greening projects. The tool is an easy-to-use spreadsheet that is consistent with the pollutant loading rates and load reduction efficiencies used in the Chesapeake Bay Model. It allows users to estimate pollutant load reductions from individual projects as well as to compare a suite of candidate projects based on factors such as cost-effectiveness, pollutant load reduction, maintenance burden, and constructability.
Download the Pollutant Load Reduction Calculator2019 Green Streets Forum Materials: Click the button below to access a Google Drive folder that contains copies of the presentations, including tips for grant writing, examples of previous projects, and ideas for project design.
View the Google Drive FolderProgram Status: CLOSED
Deadline was March 7, 2024 at 4PM ET
Click Here to View the Previous Request for Proposals (RFP) (.pdf)Click Here to View the Previous Required Narrative Questions to Answer (.docx)
Watch Our Information Session
We held a virtual information session on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 5pm to 6:30pm ET on Zoom. During the session, we provided an overview of the program, eligible project types, the application process, resources for applicants, and answered questions. Watch a recording of the session below or at https://vimeo.com/896927268.
View Questions and Answers (.pdf)View Presentation Slides (.pdf)
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Contact
Nguyen Le
nle@cbtrust.org
410-974-2941 x110
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By the Numbers
16,000,000
Awarded Amount
28,000,000
Matching Leverage Funds
44,000,000
Total Impact
281
Projects Awarded
240,000
Square Feet of Bioretention Installed
101,000
Native Plants and Trees Planted
15,800
Volunteers Engaged
Interactive Map
Explore the interactive map below to learn about projects funded through this grant program. You may also view a full screen version of this map, here.
List of Awards and Project Fact Sheets
Learn more about projects funded through this grant program by reading fact sheets about each project. Project fact sheets are uploaded when projects are completed, and this chart is not comprehensive. Fact sheets can be sorted by organization, year awarded, jurisdiction, award amount, project type, or by title.
| Year Awarded | Organization Name | Award Amount | Geographic Area Served | Project Type | Project Title | Project Fact Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Adkins Arboretum | $75,000 | Maryland | Implementation | Adkins Arboretum Parking Lot Alive! | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | American Rivers | $20,000 | Pennsylvania | Charrette | Benefitting from Green Infrastructure in York, PA: A Look at Costs, Funding, and Financing | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | American Society of Landscaper Architects | $47,6000 | Washington, D.C. | Engineered Design | Chinatown Green Street Demonstration Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. | $49,955 | Maryland | Implementation | Showcasing Green Infrastructure at an Urban Nature Sanctuary | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. | $68,067 | Maryland | Implementation | Stormwater Pavers at Woodend Sanctuary | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Baltimore Tree Trust | $50,000 | Maryland | Community Greening | Trees for Public Health | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development | $35,453 | Maryland | Community Greening | Greening Communities – Oliver Community Urban Canopy Campaign | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2010 | Belair - Edison Neighborhoods, Inc. | $31,320 | Maryland | Concept Plan | Erdman Avenue Green Street Design | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | Belair - Edison Neighborhoods, Inc. | $34,950 | Maryland | Engineering Design | Belair - Edison Main Street Green Streets Construction Drawings | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Blue Water Baltimore | $50,000 | Maryland | Implementation | Improving Tree Health and Canopy in Deep Blue Neighborhoods | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Blue Water Baltimore | $58,830 | Maryland | Community Greening | Supporting Community Development through Green Streets in the Belair-Edison Neighborhood | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Bon Secours Unity Properties | $29,885 | Maryland | Engineered Design | Engineered Design: Stormwater Management Features, Splash and Community Park in West Baltimore | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Borough of Chambersburg | $115,269 | Pennsylvania | Implementation | Rhodes Drive Reconstruction and Stormwater BMP Implementation Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | Borough of Gettysburg | $47,262 | Pennsylvania | Engineered Design | Gettysburg Inner Loop - Race Horse Alley Greenway | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Borough of Marietta | $15,000 | Pennsylvania | Concept Plan | Green Stormwater Infrastructure Strategies Concept Plan Development | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Borough of Marietta | $29,995 | Pennsylvania | Engineered Design | Marietta Borough - Front Street Green Street Design and Engineering | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2013 | Borough of Northumberland | $30,000 | Pennslyvania | Concept Plan | Liberty Hollow Stormwater Improvements | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2017 | Canton Canopy | $18,050 | Maryland | Community Greening | Canton Canopy Tree Pit Creation Fall 2017-Spring 2018 | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Canton Canopy | $19,138 | Maryland | Implementation | Canton Canopy Tree Pit Creation Fall 2018-Spring 2019 | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Capital Trees | $75,000 | Virginia | Implementation | Capital Trees' Low Line Project in Richmond, VA | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Center for Watershed Protection | $16,209 | Maryland | Engineered Design | Bioretention Design for Center for Sustainable Careers Campus | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | City of Annapolis | $15,000 | Maryland | Concept Plan | Green Infrastructure Plan for Historic Downtown Annapolis | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2013 | City of Cambridge | $75,000 | Maryland | Engineering Design | Cambridge Gateway Green Infrastructure | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | City of Cambridge | $399,560 | Maryland | Implementation | Cambridge Gateway Green Infrastructure | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2010 | City of College Park | $35,000 | Maryland | Engineering Design | Rhode Island Avenue Green Street and Hollywood Gateway Wind and Weather Park Projects | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | City of College Park | $80,960 | Maryland | Implementation | Rhode Island Avenue Green Street and Hollywood Gateway Wind and Weather Park Projects | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2010 | City of Hyattsville | $35,000 | Maryland | Concept Plan | University Hills Green Streets Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | City of Lancaster | $30,000 | Pennsylvania | Engineered Design Plan | Green Infrastructure at Culliton Park | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | City of Lancaster | $15,000 | Pennsylvania | Concept Plan | Lancaster City Housing Authority (LCHA) Green Master Plan | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | City of Martinsburg | $30,000 | West Virginia | Engineered Design | Engineered Design - ReGrowing Green City of Martinsburg | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2010 | City of Mount Rainier | $35,000 | Maryland | Engineering Design | Buchanan Street Rain Garden Design | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | City of Portsmouth | $30,000 | Virginia | Engineered Design | Court Street Green Street | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2020 | City of Portsmouth | $30,000 | Virginia | Engineered Design | Engineered Design for Water Street Green Street and Park | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | City of Salisbury | $75,000 | Maryland | Implementation | City of Salisbury Main Street Masterplan | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2020 | Civic Works | $45,000 | Maryland | Community Greening | West Baltimore Vacant Lot Greening | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2013 | Civic Works, Inc | $50,000 | Maryland | Community Greening | Real Food Farm - Perlman Place | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | College of William and Mary | $25,000 | Virginia | White Paper | Go Green, Save Money: Lowering Flood Insurance Rates with Green Infrastructure | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County | $50,000 | Pennsylvania | Watershed Report Card | Chiques Creek Watershed - Green Infrastructure Report Card | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | County of Blair | $66,825 | Pennsylvania | Implementation | Blair County Emergency Services Parking Improvement Enhancements Utilizing Green Infrastructure | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2013 | Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) | $95,000 | Washington, D.C. | Implementation | A Green "O"vation Project (Ecological Restoration and Re-opening of O Street) | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2017 | Druid Heights Community Development Corporation | $50,700 | Maryland | Community Greening | Druid Heights Urban Renewal Community | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Environmental Law Institute | $20,000 | Washington, D.C. | White Paper | Strategies for Leveraging Capital Infrastructure Projects to Programmatically Incorporate Green Streets Elements into the Public Right-of-Way | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | Federal City Council | $25,000 | Washington, D.C. | White Paper | Improving a Model for Enhanced Stormwater Management in Urban Areas | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Hanover Borough | $15,000 | Pennsylvania | Concept Plan | Borough of Hanover Streetscape Design and Beautification Plan | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Hood College | $65,136 | Maryland | Implementation | The Frederick Food Security Network Greening Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | Housing Initiative Partnership | $35,000 | Maryland | Engineering Design and Implementation | New East Crossing | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | James River Association | $29,995 | Virginia | Concept Plan | Integrating the Flow of People and Water in Bellemeade | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | James River Association | $30,000 | Virginia | Engineered Design Plan | 4833 Old Main Street | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | James River Association | $161,111 | Virginia | Implementation | Bellemeade Green Street in Richmond, Virginia | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) View Trust Blog Here |
| 2020 | Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Dept. of Planning, Baltimore Green Network | $27,768 | Maryland | Engineered Design | Creating a Ribbon of Green to Protect the Chesapeake Bay | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Mount Clare Community Council | $7,511 | Maryland | Community Greening | Vacant Lot Greening and Beautification | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | National Municipal Stormwater Alliance | $100,000 | Virginia | Charrette | Support for Innovations in MS4 Sector Regarding Community-Based Public-Private Partnerships, Smart Green Corridors, Stormwater Pond Challenges/Solutions, Public Outreach and Messaging, and a National-Level Report Card for Stormwater | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | National Municipal Stormwater Alliance | $249,700 | Virginia | Charrette | Support for Promotion and Refinement of Community-Based Public-Private Partnership (CBP3) Program Approach, Recognition of MS4s Employing High-Value Green Infrastructure Programs; Support for NextGen Redevelopment Technologies and Approaches Through Works | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | National Wildlife Federation | $66,451 | Maryland | Community Greening | A Green Street in Druid Heights - McCulloh Street | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2021 | Nature Sacred | $20,000 | Watershed-wide | White Paper | Low risk—high reward; investing in hospital green spaces to create healthier, more fiscally sound healthcare institutions | Click to view the white paper (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Neighborhood Design Center | $15,000 | Maryland | Concept Plan | Conceptual Plan for Windom Road Green Street | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Parks and People Foundation | $18,199 | Maryland | Concept Plan | A “Green Street” Concept for Reisterstown Road in Mondawmin | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Pocomoke City | $13,500 | Maryland | Concept Plan | Pocomoke City Green Street Plan | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | $100,000 | Virginia | Charrette | Shenandoah Valley Clean Water Collaboration | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2017 | Prince George's County | $50,000 | Maryland | Implementation | Morningside and University Park Green Retrofit Projects | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Redevelopment Authority of Cumberland County | $30,000 | Pennsylvania | Implementation | The Carlisle Urban Stormwater Park (CUSP) Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Restore Mass Ave | $30,000 | Washington, D.C. | Engineered Design Plan | Tree Plaza Stormwater Connections for Dupont Circle in the District of Columbia | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | River Stewards | $9,350 | Pennsylvania | White Paper | Bringing the Blueprint for One Water to Pennsylvania – a White Paper Case Study of the Spring Creek Watershed | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Rock Creek Conservancy | $18,295 | Maryland | White Paper | Green Paper: Community Engagement, Maintenance, and Workforce Development | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region | $29,760 | Pennsylvania | Implementation | Harrisburg Building Acquisition and Expansion Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Sandtown South Neighborhood Alliance | $2,742 | Maryland | Community Greening | Greening urban vacant lots- Small Street Flower Farm of Sandtown/Winchester | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2017 | ShoreRivers | $22,284 | Maryland | Community Greening | Greensboro Tree Initiative: Phase II | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | ShoreRivers | $52,928 | Maryland | Community Greening | Greening Urban Vacant Lots - Cambridge Neighborhood Revitalization | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2020 | ShoreRivers | $100,000 | Maryland | Implementation | Greening the Washington College Campus: Inaugural Stormwater Retrofits | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | Southeast Community Development Corporation | $65,972 | Maryland | Community Greening | Building Bio-Retention Areas in the Harris Creek Watershed | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Southeast Community Development Corporation | $75,000 | Maryland | Implementation | Connecting Tree Canopies in Highlandtown | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Tetra Tech | $18,939 | Virginia | Charrette | Consultant Services for a Facilitator for a Green Streets Forum | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | The 6th Branch | $37,767 | Maryland | Vacant Lot Master Plan | Master Plan for the Broadway East Greening Initiative | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | The Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) Workforce Opportunity Regional Center and Services, Inc. (WORCS) | $63,000 | West Virginia | Biochar | Mid-Atlantic Biochar Initiative | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2010 | The Low Impact Development Center, Inc. | $30,000 | Maryland | Engineered Designs | Town of Capitol Heights Green Street Master Plan | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | The Low Impact Development Center, Inc. | $46,935 | Maryland | Engineered Design | Cherrywood Lane Green and Complete Streets Design | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships | $75,000 | Washington, D.C. | Charrette | State of Stormwater Infrastructure Forum | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2017 | The Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region | $50,000 | Pennsylvania | Implementation | The Salvation Army Harrisburg Building Acquisition and Expansion Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | Town of Ashland | $25,000 | Virginia | Implementation | LID Retrofit for the Ashland Municipal Parking Lot | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2020 | Town of Barnseville | $14,960 | Maryland | Concept Plan | Barnesville Stormwater Management Concept Design | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Town of Bath | $20,000 | West Virginia | Implementation | A Bath for the Day | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Town of Bath | $42,000 | West Virginia | Implementation | A Bath for the Bay Part Two: Rinse and Repeat | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | Town of Bethel, Delaware | $100,000 | Delaware | Implementation | Bethel Gardens on Broad Creek | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2010 | Town of Bladensburg | $14,975 | Maryland | Concept Plan | Town of Bladensburg | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Town of Burkittsville | $24,942 | Maryland | Town Master Plan | Burkittsville Green Street and Stormwater Master Plan | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Town of Capitol Heights | $30,000 | Maryland | Implementation and Engineered Design | Town of Capitol Heights Master Plan | Chambers Ave Green Street Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | Town of Delmar | $18,950 | Delaware and Maryland | Engineering Design and Implementation | Walnut Street Reconstruction and Streetscape Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2017 | Town of Easton | $6,847 | Maryland | Community Greening | Town of Easton Street Tree Planting Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Town of Easton | $8,058 | Maryland | Community Greening | Town of Easton Street Tree Planting Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2016 | Town of Edmonston | $74,720 | Maryland | Implementation | Helping the Chesapeake’s Water Quality by Creating a Green Street that Will Create Green Jobs | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | Town of Forest Heights | $55,000 | Maryland | Implementation | Town of Forest Heights Green Streets, Green jobs, Green Town Demonstration Site | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2018 | Town of Laurel | $10,000 | Delaware | Concept Plan | Dunbar Building Concept Plan | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Town of Laurel | $49,625 | Delaware | Engineered Design Plan | Dunbar Building Implementation | |
| 2018 | Town of North East | $13,400 | Maryland | Concept Plan | Stormwater Management Plan for Downtown North East, MD | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2014 | University of Maryland College Park | $45,566 | Maryland | Community Greening | Branch Avenue Urban Garden Project | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2012 | Water Environment Federation | $10,000 | Chesapeake Bay Watershed Wide | White Paper | Supporting LID Competitions | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
| 2019 | Water Environment Federation | $119,304 | Virginia | Charrette | Support for Innovative Approaches and Clean Water Technologies for Resilient Redevelopment | Click to view project fact sheet (.pdf) |
