Want to ensure we can all “Have a Great Bay!” for generations to come?
The Chesapeake Bay Trust provides the resources and support communities need to make a meaningful impact.
Each year, the Bay Trust awards $20–30 million in grants to hundreds of nonprofits and community organizations working on hands-on projects that create cleaner, greener, healthier Chesapeake, Coastal Bays, and Youghiogheny watersheds. Together, we’re building a future where waters are fishable and swimmable, communities thrive, and everyone plays a role in restoring and protecting our natural treasures.
Watch Our New “Have a Great Bay!” Video Series
Learn about the challenges facing the Chesapeake Bay and discover how the Bay Trust is empowering people to restore nature, together.
Bay-ter Together: Community in Action
The Chesapeake Bay’s future depends on all of us. See how the Bay Trust is bringing neighbors, students, and future environmental leaders together to turn passion into progress across the watershed. Because by empowering people to restore nature we can ensure that we all have a great bay!
Down the Drain and Into the Bay
Stormwater affects every community, carrying pollution from streets and rooftops into our rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. See how the Bay Trust is empowering neighbors, veterans, students, and local groups to manage stormwater with rain gardens, trees, and green infrastructure. Because by taking meaningful action right where they live, we restore nature together and ensure we all have a great bay!
Bay Trust Programs Making an Impact on Stormwater
Pollution Solutions
The Chesapeake Bay faces threats from pollution, runoff, and everyday litter that harm wildlife, local livelihoods, and our ability to enjoy a healthy Bay. See how the Bay Trust is empowering communities to reduce pollution and restore natural areas. Because by empowering people to be mindful of what they leave behind, we are restoring nature, ensuring that we can all have a great bay!
Breathe Easy
The air we breathe and the water of the Chesapeake Bay are connected, with air pollution harming both our health and the Bay’s ecosystem. See how the Bay Trust is empowering communities to improve air quality through tree plantings and nature-based solutions. Because by empowering people to improve air quality, we are ensuring everyone can breathe easy and have a great bay!
Bay Trust Programs Making an Impact on Air Quality
- Anne Arundel County Community Tree Planting
- Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration and Forestry
- Charles County Tree Planting
- Community Engagement and Restoration Mini Grant Program
- Community Forestry Catalyst Fund
- Clean Water Montgomery
- Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns
- Keep Maryland Beautiful
- Mid-Atlantic Community Forestry
- Mini Urban Trees
- Outreach and Restoration Grant Program
- Prince Georges County Stormwater Stewardship
- Urban Trees
Shell-tering the Bay
Wildlife is the heartbeat of the Chesapeake Bay, but habitat loss and pollution are putting native species at risk. See how the Bay Trust is empowering communities and young people to restore habitats, protect wildlife, create meaningful Watershed experiences, and build lifelong connections to nature. Because when we empower people to protect our wildlife, we can all have a great bay!
Together We Can Turn the Tide by Empowering People to Restore Nature!
Our grants are made possible through individual and corporate donations, funding partnerships, and programs including: the Chesapeake & Coastal Bays license plates, Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund, Maryland Outdoor Recreation and Clean Water Fund, Healing, Hunting, and Fishing Fund, and the Chesapeake Bay Trust Online Store.
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Have a Great Bay!
Merch for Every Shore!
Shop our “Have a Great Bay!” collection, swimming with Bay Trust merch you’ll shorely love. Every purchase supports our mission to restore nature, empower people, and protect the Chesapeake Bay for generations to come. Shop now and have a great bay!
