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| Name of Organization | Amount | Description | Keywords | Year | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducks Unlimited | $35,000 | Support "Farm the Best, Conserve the Rest: Wetland Conservation in the Chesapeake Bay", aiming to restore large, continuous blocks of wildlife habitat by re-enrolling landowners into conservation agreements and providing new landowners with information on land protection options. | N/A | 2006 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $75,000 | Support ESLC to expand their capacity in a strategic way to address the enormous growth issues facing the Eastern Shore of Maryland, working with local governments on land use/ development decisions. | N/A | 2006 | Chesapeake |
| EarthJustice | $30,000 | Support their Mid-Atlantic Initiative, focusing on litigation and regulatory action to reduce polluted stormwater runoff, reduce emissions from power plants and strengthen local water quality standards, such as combined sewer overflows. | N/A | 2007 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $75,000 | Increase ESLC's capacity to respond and be proactive about land use planning with 6 counties on the Eastern Shore. This will help ESLC be more available to citizens and government officials. | N/A | 2008 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $75,000 | Provide on-the-ground mentoring and coaching to local government officials on modifications of local comprehensive plans, annexations and priority funding areas. | N/A | 2008 | Chesapeake |
| Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center | $50,000 | Address next steps to implement Maryland's Watershed Implementation Plan and develop locally refined plans, with a focus on achieving the agricultural reductions that are needed. | N/A | 2011 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $75,000 | Continue a technical assistance circuit rider, assisting in the implementation of HB 1141. This requires modified comprehensive plans, including an evaluation of water resources. Develop an education and public awareness work plan to serve immediate town needs and build a framework for long-term technical assistance. | N/A | 2009 | Chesapeake |
| Environment Virginia | $15,000 | Produce a white paper that addresses the economics of the poultry and dairy industries in the Chesapeake, with emphasis on the role of environmental requirements and other factors influencing industry profitability. | N/A | 2009 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $75,000 | Monitor policy and engage in strategic advocacy at the local, state and national level towards furthering the goals of "Eastern Shore 2010". | N/A | 2009 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $40,000 | $25K to improve the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan and $15K to support implementation of the Virginia Waste Solution Forum recommendations. | N/A | 2005 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $75,000 | Further the goals of "Eastern Shore 2010" a multi-county land use agreement that sets regional goals for conservation and sound land use planning. | Nutrients | 2010 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $75,000 | Work with partners to expand efforts to reduce agricultural run-off from row crop agriculture and livestock operations; transfer lessons learned from pilot programs to targeted areas. | N/A | 2006 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $49,000 | Support a circuit rider to educate and empower local governments struggling to meet Critical Area requirements. | Political Will | 2010 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $40,000 | Educate the farm community on cost effective tools to determine optimal applications of nitrogen on corn fields. Support aerial photography of fields of participating farmers as a means to verify the effectiveness of cornstalk nitrate tests. | N/A | 2007 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $50,000 | Support a Land Use Planning Academy, providing on-the-ground education and technical assistance to eastern shore local governments. ESLC will also work with advocates on developing and supporting new state-wide land use planning elements for good growth. | Advocacy, Nutrients | 2010 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $100,000 | Provide funding for a staff person dedicated to Chesapeake Bay restoration issues. Identify policy changes and on-the-ground projects that will advance agricultural conservation. Support analyses of emerging challenges and opportunities for Chesapeake agriculture, such as biofuels production and use. | N/A | 2007 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $4,500 | Support the "Center for Towns" initiative, empowering town leaders, citizens and planners to insist on development proposals that reduce nutrients while energizing small Eastern Shore communities. | Nutrients, Political Will | 2011 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $75,000 | Educate the farming community on cost effective tools that determine optimal applications of nitrogen on corn fields. Support the use of aerial photographs of fields of participating farmers in Lancaster and Chester Counties | N/A | 2008 | Chesapeake |
| Environment America Research & Policy Center Inc | $10,000 | For general operating support. Their 2011 objectives indicated a focus on addressing stormwater runoff from development. | Stormwater | 2010 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $75,000 | Support a full time staff person dedicated entirely to the Chesapeake Bay, with emphasis on agricultural conservation and ecosystem services projects. | N/A | 2008 | Chesapeake |
| Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center | $50,000 | Advocate for strong agricultural nutrient reduction initiatives, especially pertaining to Federal opportunities with the Executive Order and Bay Program reauthorization. | Advocacy | 2010 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $175,000 | Support a new project to safeguard fisheries and marine ecosystems in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland's coastal waters through catch share management programs. EDF will work closely with MD DNR and local watermen. | N/A | 2008 | Chesapeake |
| Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center | $31,000 | Expand "Smarter Growth for Maryland" to a coalition involving fifty new groups; facilitate common priorities among members. | N/A | 2006 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $90,000 | Advocate for significant improvements in how technical assistance, education, and outreach are delivered to farmers by key agencies. Educate the farming community about cost effective tools to determine optimal levels of nitrogen applied to corn fields. Promote adaptive management through improved field-specific information, which offers both improved nutrient management and economic benefits to farmers. | N/A | 2009 | Chesapeake |
| Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center | $12,000 | Hire a part-time Program Coordinator to support the Alliance for Global Warming Solutions. The coordinator's assistance will enhance the Alliance's ability to succeed in meeting their mission: science-based reductions of global warming pollution by at least 20% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. | N/A | 2007 | Chesapeake |