This program provides support for watershed restoration project designs and permitting and for watershed planning and programmatic development. By funding the earliest phases of watershed restoration projects and planning, the funding partners aim to provide local governments and non-profit organizations the ability to position themselves to quickly advance implementation work. The funding partners hope the products of grants funded under this opportunity will enable grantees to:

• Leverage resulting designs, plans, or projects to craft future proposals for implementation funding to the Maryland Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, grant programs at the Chesapeake Bay Trust, or other sources of support;
  
• Develop deliverables that will support local planning efforts such as Financial Assurance Plans (FAPs), Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plans, county-wide Green Infrastructure Plans, watershed action plans, and State of Maryland Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) strategies and associated State Two-year Milestones.

Applicants can request funds from one of the following project types.

• Type 1: Project Design
• Type 2: Watershed Planning and Program Development

For more information about eligible project types, see https://cbtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Watershed-Assistance-Grant-Program_FY23-RFP_Final.pdf#page=3. 

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)

Estimated Total Program Funding: