Deadline: 18-Nov-21
The Chesapeake Bay Trust and Prince George’s County are pleased to announce the Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program to improve neighborhoods, improve water quality in the County’s waterways, and engage County residents in stormwater issues.
The Stormwater Stewardship Grant Program fund on-the-ground restoration activities that improve neighborhoods, improve water quality, and engage Prince George’s County residents in the restoration and protection of the local rivers and streams of Prince George’s County.
Tracks
- Water Quality Projects: Funding partners will support the implementation of the following types of projects that provide a water quality benefit, with an emphasis on practices that treat impervious cover:
- Bioretention cells, bioswales, rain gardens, and other Environmental Site Design (ESD) stormwater techniques;
- Streamside forest buffers;
- Stormwater wetland creation and enhancement; and
- Outfall repair and retrofit.
- Tree Planting Projects on Residential Property and Support for Existing County Tree Canopy Programs: Applicants for Track 2 are required to discuss their project ideas with the Grant Program Manager prior to application submission. Track 2 projects have specific work tasks, requirements for the application, and requirements for reporting final products. If awarded, a kick-off meeting with the Trust and Prince George’s County DoE will be required prior to the project start.
- Citizen Awareness and Engagement Projects: Funding partners will consider projects that engage citizens in cleaning up and preserving the County’s natural resources. Local governments will play a significant role in watershed restoration. However, given the high percentage of private landownership, individual citizens and neighborhoods must be part of the watershed restoration solution. Projects that increase citizen awareness of watershed issues and/or engage citizens in action projects to improve water quality in the County will be considered.
Funding Information
- The funding partners anticipate funds available in FY 21 as follows:
- $600,000 for Track 1 (Water Quality) and Track 3 (Citizen Awareness and Engagement) projects and
- $150,000 for Track 2 (Tree Planting) projects.
- Projects greater than $100,000 should be completed within two years and projects less than or equal to $100,000 should be completed within one year upon receipt of the award or as determined in the award agreement. Requests to extend project completion period will be reviewed and considered on a case-by-case basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Prince George’s County and the Trust welcome applicants from the following organizations:
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- 501(c)(3) private nonprofit organizations
- Prince George’s County municipalities and/or public agencies
- Watershed organizations
- Public and independent higher educational institutions
- Community associations
- Faith-based organizations
- All applicants must have 501(c)(3) status, except County municipalities and public agencies. Applicants that are not based in Prince George’s County must have a Prince George’s-based partner, the role of whom should be clearly articulated in the proposal and in a Letter of Commitment from that partner.
- Projects must be implemented in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Currently, because the City of Bowie is managing its stormwater program independently of the County, projects in the City of Bowie are not eligible for funding in this program.
For more information, visit https://cbtrust.org/grants/prince-georges-stormwater-stewardship-2/
