Deadline: 12-Nov-21
The Forever Maryland is offering Citizen Stewardship Grant to encourage stewardship of the environment, and educate community members.
The Keep Maryland Beautiful Citizen Stewardship grants honor the legacy of Bill James, who drafted the legislation that founded Maryland Environmental Trust, and Margaret Rosch Jones, former executive director of the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. These grants also support organizations that are demonstrating active engagement as defenders of the environment by developing innovative solutions to local environmental problems.
Proposed projects should activate citizens and encourage stewardship through education and outreach while elevating awareness of local environmental problems and working to reduce them.
Objectives
The objectives of the grants are:
- To inspire and empower young people to become caretakers of their local environment and community through hands-on, project-based learning
- To support and encourage the ongoing work or organizations that have been active in educating fellow community members about environmental issues such as Urban Tree Planting, litter prevention, stormwater management, coastal resiliency, local stewardship and beautification, or other local and statewide environmental issues.
- To help community organizations identify and eliminate the root causes of local environmental issues, rather than just their consequences
- To encourage thoughtful consideration of local land use and development that preserves natural capital
- To preserve natural areas and create a sense of place in communities
Funding Information
Citizen Stewardship Grants of up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Schools, nonprofits and other community organizations whose missions are centered upon directly engaging community members (especially children and young adults) in environmental education and stewardship.
For more information, visit https://forevermaryland.org/grants-page