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Earth Force Inc $15,000 Support educators on the Delmarva, as they guide students through a process of identifying and solving local environmental challenges. Outreach, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Common Cause Education Fund $25,000 Support efforts in Maryland to maximize public access and transparency at all levels of government. Work continues across data and election access, helping to hold government accountable and functioning in an open manner. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2022 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley $3,703 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $2,000 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Lancaster Farmland Trust $2,500 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc $2,200 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Trout Unlimited $50,000 To support coldwater stream recovery and delisting in PA, MD, VA and W VA. This work is largely in headwaters areas. It will engage sportsmen/women in conservation as well as showcase coldwater streams. Advocacy, Agriculture, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservancy Inc $110,000 Chesapeake Conservancy provides technical, coordination, and facilitation support to Lancaster Clean Water Partners and other implementing institutions in Lancaster in an effort to restore local creeks and streams. Agriculture, Capacity, Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2022 Chesapeake
Preservation Maryland $90,000 Produce models of infill and redevelopment strategies that can be replicated across the state, empowering local advocates and leaders to take a different approaching to curbing sprawl. Advocacy, Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Political Will 2022 Chesapeake
Anacostia Watershed Society, Inc $45,000 Advocate for the remediation of the Anacostia River, including implementation of stormwater pollutant controls. Promote community-based efforts to manage stormwater and create habitat through the Watershed Stewards Academy. Advocacy, Diverse Partnerships, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality, WIP 2022 Chesapeake
Lancaster Conservancy $120,000 Protect and stewards the land to improve and maintain water quality while engaging the community on this work. Land Use, Outreach, Pollution, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Let's Go 1-2-3 $20,000 Use creative ideas, collaborations and community partnerships to alleviate barriers for underrepresented groups to participate in programs related to nature, the outdoors and the environment. Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Outreach 2022 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc $25,000 Provide webinars, workshops, peer-to-peer sharing and one-on-one technical assistance to community watershed organizations leaders and volunteers, so they are equipped to participate in local government decision making processes. Capacity, Land Use, Outreach, Pollution, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
The Funders Network $10,000 Support TFN's Urban Water Funders affinity group to help connect, align and collaborate with funders on this topic. Capacity, Stormwater 2022 Chesapeake
Waterkeepers Chesapeake $55,000 Provide capacity building services to the Waterkeepers throughout the Chesapeake region. Capacity, Keepers, Political Will, Water Quality, WIP 2022 Chesapeake
Shore Legal Access Inc $25,000 Build out MSPB's paid internship program for undergraduate and law students, creating opportunities for students and yielding meaningful deliverables that can enhance the mid-shore community. Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Nature Forward $3,373 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore $12,500 Support of Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center capital project. Youth 2022 Chesapeake
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore $5,000 Sponsorship of Junior Achievement’s Agriculture Day scheduled for May 3, 2023. Agriculture, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach 2022 Chesapeake
James River Association $2,000 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $5,000 Organizational DEIJ Capacity Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. $4,985 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $5,000 Investing in the professional development of three members of the Agricultural and Restoration Department. Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
West Virginia Rivers Coalition $5,000 Support of professional development opportunities for two new management positions and one field staff member. Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Lower Shore Land Trust $70,000 This is a general operating grant to the Lower Shore Land Trust to support land use policies that benefit water quality, provide resource protection, prioritize restoration, and limit fragmentation of working landscapes and natural resources. LSLT is also convening environmental, agricultural, and conservation partners and expanding participation in innovative collaboratives to leverage new funding streams to the region so that the organization is better positioned to aid in meeting crucial Chesapeake Bay Agreement goals. Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts $35,000 This is to provide leadership development and training for the full range of Conservation Districts - from board members to new field staff. The training will cover a wide variety of areas including management, NRCS and State conservation standards and operations procedures. It will result in a training handbook available throughout the service area and possibly replicable elsewhere. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Nutrients, Outreach, Water Quality, WIP 2022 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council $35,000 Administer a Chesapeake Bay Landscaping Professional (CBLP) certification program and related educational programming for landscape professions, and those that design, install, and maintain green infrastructure and conservation practices. Baywide, Capacity, Land Use, Outreach, Stormwater, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, Inc $85,000 Inspire watershed stewardship, restoration and activism among people of faith. Cultivate leaders and green teams within congregations, and help them lead activities, advocacy efforts, or projects at their respective place of worship. Advocacy, Baywide, Diverse Partnerships, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Stormwater, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Hourglass Foundation $1,000 Membership and general support for Hourglass Foundation. Communications 2022 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $25,000 Support a York River Steward to serve as the local advocate for clean water. Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Pollution, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Wildlife Leadership Academy $22,400 Students participate in summer field schools that focus on wildlife/ fisheries conservation along with leadership skills development. Teens serve as Conservation Ambassadors in their communities for the remainder of the year. Outreach, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
Wetlands Watch, Inc. $2,458 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Make the Road States Inc $2,400 Organizational DEIJ Capacity Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Lower Shore Land Trust $4,711 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Lancaster Conservancy $5,000 Organizational DEIJ Capacity Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Potomac Conservancy, Inc $1,625 Professional Development Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
The Mill $50,000 To provide conservation technical assistance to row crop producers to sustain yields while reducing nutrient loss. The Mill is helping producers shift from a maximum yield to a profit focus which results in reduced nutrient loss. The Mill is also advancing innovation in product utilization that improves nutrient efficiency. Agriculture, Land Use, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2023 Chesapeake
Lancaster County Community Foundation $50,000 The Lancaster County Community Foundation will run a regranting program to support broader engagement in water conservation programs. This will increase the diversity of peoples engaged in conservation as well as type of management actions taken. Advocacy, Agriculture, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality, WIP 2023 Chesapeake
River Network $50,000 Assist watershed groups in the Chesapeake region with organizational development and capacity building needs. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
PA Parks and Forests Foundation $35,000 Raise awareness around the need for continual investments in state parks and forests, and the benefits they provide in human health, water quality and outdoor tourism. Advocacy, Land Use, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $5,000 Sponsorship of the Upper Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit. Youth 2023 Chesapeake
Lancaster Conservancy $20,000 Sponsorship of 2023 Lancaster Water Week. Capacity, Civic Engagement, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Maryland Onsite Wastewater Professionals Association $7,000 Develop new online courses and conduct in person classes at Wor-Wic Community College for entry level professionals in the septic system industry. Students passing will receive a certificate and continuing education credit. Outreach, Pollution, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Dickinson College $35,000 Engage volunteers in stream monitoring and assessments through Susquehanna Stream Teams. Capacity, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Clean Water Fund $70,000 Advocate for a Maryland regulatory framework to support the septic industry - adding a structure for education, uniform information and access to dollars for maintenance and upgrades. In a parallel effort, increase efforts to reduce food waste through composting and diversion. Advocacy, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Trust $50,000 Through the Chesapeake Bay Funders' Network's Capacity Building Initiative, support and build regional cross-sector networks to improve local environmental and community conditions. Invest in individual organizational capacity building as well. Capacity, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Inc. $40,000 The Gunpowder Riverkeeper defends and protects the Gunpowder and Bush River watersheds from environmental threats, using science, advocacy and law. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Keepers, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Voice $35,000 PA Voice coordinates a partnership of more than 50 nonprofit organizations that collectively seek to build an inclusive, just and reflective democracy in Pennsylvania. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2023 Chesapeake
United Way of Lancaster County $50,000 Project Blueprint will train underrepresented, racially diverse community members to serve on nonprofit and public governance boards. It will also assess and address the diversity of local organizations and whether they reflect the communities they serve. Capacity, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies 2023 Chesapeake
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc $10,000 The Healthy Harbor Initiative invests in community projects and programs to engage Baltimore City residents in the restoration of the Harbor and its watersheds. Projects include community greenings, trash interception, and habitat creation. Equity, Outreach, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders $500 Speaker stipend for Chesapeake Bay Funders Network. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc $10,000 Sponsorship for Bands in the Sand. N/A 2023 Chesapeake
United Way of Lancaster County $4,945 Organizational DEIJ Capacity Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
National Maritime Historical Society $1,000 Sponsorship of National Maritime Awards Dinner. N/A 2023 Chesapeake
United Way of Lancaster County $5,000 Technology capacity building support - Data migration from physical servers/hard drivers to the cloud to ensure appropriate data security, retention and accessibility. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $4,610 Technology capacity building - Project management software and video conference setup for two satellite offices. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Oyster Recovery Partnership $9,258 Technology capacity building - consultant to guide in selecting a new CRM. N/A 2023 Chesapeake
West Virginia Rivers Coalition $2,500 Tech capacity building - Funding to make organization website accessible for people with a wide range of abilities. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
PennFuture $5,000 Technology capacity building - Staff training request for new donor/communications software. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, Inc. $7,000 Technology capacity building - Development and equipment funding for Waterway Health Indicator Program (WHIP) - record and upload bird calls along different waterways to an online database to monitor species trends in correlation with water quality of the streams. Capacity, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Lower Shore Land Trust $4,649 Technology capacity building - Funding for Upstream Tech LENS software license and to purchase imagery from Upstream Tech. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated $6,000 Technology capacity building - Funding for lab equipment for a new water quality monitoring lab to be located in Colonial Beach, VA. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $4,602 Technology capacity building - field and development staff iPads. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County $1,200 Technology capacity building - Cybersecurity training and assessments for conservation district staff. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council $3,820 Technology capacity building - Switch from personal to business owned laptops and printers. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Trust $10,000 Sponsorship of the Treasure the Chesapeake gala. N/A 2023 Chesapeake
Preservation Maryland $5,221 Technology capacity building - computer equipment for new staff members. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Nature Forward $10,000 Technology capacity building - support for database integration of demographic info across multiple data systems. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. $6,252 Technology capacity building - Replacement of handheld in-stream water quality monitoring instrument. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
National Wildlife Federation $3,037 Technology capacity building - video content creation equipment for Choose Clean Water Coalition. Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Lancaster County Community Foundation $50,000 The Lancaster County Community Foundation will run a regranting program to support broader engagement in water conservation programs. This will increase the diversity of peoples engaged in conservation as well as type of management actions taken. Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Water Quality, WIP 2022 Chesapeake
Lancaster County Community Foundation $55,000 The Lancaster County Community Foundation will run a regranting program to support broader engagement in water conservation programs. This will increase the diversity of peoples engaged in conservation as well as type of management actions taken. Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County $40,000 Support for John Cox for 1/2 time for 6 months to build out business plan and leverage strategic leadership in Lancaster and statewide in support of both the LCWP and its partners efforts to meet Bay objectives. In particular, funding and strategic connections are key activities. Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $75,000 The Alliance’s Pennsylvania office continues to focus on a supply chain approach to engage and support farmers in Lancaster County. The Alliance has experienced tremendous success in engaging with local businesses that source products produced by farmers in Lancaster County Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Water Quality, WIP 2023 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $10,000 Sponsorship of the annual Conservation Drainage Network Meeting in Easton, MD. N/A 2023 Chesapeake
Green Fin Studios $86,410 Provide support for the operation of the Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative including communications, meeting facilitation and general support. Advocacy, Agriculture, Air Quality, Capacity, Communications, Land Use, Manure, Nutrients, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Lancaster Farmland Trust $125,000 To assist farmers in implementing conservation practices to improve water quality. The project will identify particular sites and conservation practices that have high potential to improve water quality targeting impaired waterways in Lancaster County. Accountability, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Lancaster Farmland Trust $125,000 To assist farmers in implementing conservation practices to improve water quality. The project will identify particular sites and conservation practices that have high potential to improve water quality targeting impaired waterways in Lancaster County. Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Water Quality, WIP 2023 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $45,000 Year two support to assess the potential of microbial nitrogen fixers to reduce nutrient, nitrogen in particular, loss from row crops to waters. Multiple classes of nitrogen fixing biological techniques will be assessed. Agriculture, Land Use, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality, WIP 2023 Chesapeake
Donegal Trout Unlimited $55,000 To support local waterway restoration with particular focus on coldwater streams. Strong engagement of diverse participants and farmers. Strategic effort to delist impaired waterways. Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Voter Engagement, Water Quality, WIP, Youth 2023 Chesapeake
Commons Inc $160,000 To advance targeting conservation investment and quantifying environmental outcomes (particularly water quality) associated with implementation of conservation practices. The project also advances stronger crediting for agricultural conservation practices that may be made with or without government support. Accountability, Agriculture, Baywide, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Land Use, Manure, Nutrients, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality, WIP 2023 Chesapeake
MPT Foundation Inc $10,000 To support production of Maryland Farm and Harvest and help bridge between agricultural and urban/suburban communities. Agriculture, Communications, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders $1,000 Sponsorship of 2023 SAFSF Forum Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
Wetlands Watch, Inc. $1,329 Professional Development Capacity 2021 Chesapeake
9b Group $21,000 To assess the potential to improve the efficiency of delivery of conservation funding through NRCS sources to implement practices on farms. The assessment will consider potential policy changes, mechanisms to improve efficiency as well as expanding conservation technical assistance. Agriculture, Capacity, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
9b Group $21,000 To assess the potential to improve the efficiency of delivery of conservation funding through NRCS sources to implement practices on farms. The assessment will consider potential policy changes, mechanisms to improve efficiency as well as expanding conservation technical assistance. Agriculture, Capacity, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2022 Chesapeake
9b Group $21,000 To assess the potential to improve the efficiency of delivery of conservation funding through NRCS sources to implement practices on farms. The assessment will consider potential policy changes, mechanisms to improve efficiency as well as expanding conservation technical assistance. Agriculture, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2023 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $5,000 Sponsorship of the annual Taste of the Chesapeake. Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $5,000 Sponsorship of the annual Taste of the Chesapeake. Capacity 2021 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $5,000 Sponsorship of the annual Taste of the Chesapeake. Capacity 2022 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Commission $2,500 Event Sponsorship for Ann Swanson's Retirement celebration N/A 2022 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc $10,000 Sponsorship of annual Bands in the Sand event Capacity 2021 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservancy Inc $100,000 Chesapeake Conservancy provides technical, coordination, and facilitation support to Lancaster Clean Water Partners and other implementing institutions in Lancaster in an effort to restore local creeks and streams. Agriculture, Communications, Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservancy Inc $100,000 Chesapeake Conservancy provides technical, coordination, and facilitation support to Lancaster Clean Water Partners and other implementing institutions in Lancaster in an effort to restore local creeks and streams. Agriculture, Communications, Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2022 Chesapeake
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County $20,000 To support the Lancaster Clean Water Partners business outreach and strategic growth. This funding will build capacity at the LCWP to reach community and business leaders to support the adoption of clean water practices. Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Eleven 21, Inc $250 General Support Youth 2022 Chesapeake
Fenix Youth Project Inc $250 General Support Youth 2022 Chesapeake
HumanKind $10,000 General support for COVID-19 relief Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Lancaster Clean Water Partners - sub of CFLC $5,000 Organizational DEIJ Capacity Capacity 2023 Chesapeake
National Wildlife Federation $275,000 Support the Choose Clean Water Coalition, harnessing the collective power of the Chesapeake region's advocacy community to advance common goals around clean water. Accountability, Advocacy, Baywide, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Political Will, WIP 2022 Chesapeake