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Name of Organization Amount Description Keywords Year Office
Alliance for Justice $7,000 Provide information, training and resources that will help build the advocacy capacity of the Chesapeake environmental community Advocacy 2012 Chesapeake
Virginia Conservation Network $10,000 Use peer-to-peer learning opportunities and coaching in the areas of nonprofit management, campaign development, and communications to strengthen and network smart, powerful and well run state environmental advocacy organizations. Advocacy 2012 Chesapeake
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. $105,000 Support the salaries of a staff attorney and three graduate fellows who work full time in promoting the Clinic Political Will 2012 Chesapeake
University System of Maryland Foundation Inc $25,000 Provide general support to UMCES, Maryland's premier research institution aimed at advancing scientific knowledge of the environment. Conduct a comprehensive scientific program to develop and apply predictive ecology for the improvement and preservation of Maryland's physical environment. Prepare future scientists and environmental stewards to meet the growing environmental challenges facing society today and research needs of tomorrow. N/A 2012 Chesapeake
Society of Environmental Journalists, Inc. $10,000 Educate professional journalists and provide them with resources to enhance new reporting on watershed health, water quality, marine and coastal issues. Communications 2012 Chesapeake
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc $50,000 Lead the Choose Clean Water Coalition Stormwater 2012 Chesapeake
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $150,000 Enhance communication among local groups who have formed alliances in strategic areas across the state, and strengthen their outreach to their constituencies. Work to connect these groups to Annapolis and ensure their voices are heard. Build the capacity and influence of individual groups in order to reach the strategic goals of MD LCV and the goals of the environmental community. Communications, Political Will 2012 Chesapeake
Environmental Integrity Project $70,000 Protect Maryland waters and airsheds from toxic pollution by holding state and federal regulatory agencies, as well as polluters, accountable for compliance with environmental laws. Accountability, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality 2012 Chesapeake
Environmental Integrity Project $60,000 Improve state and federal regulation of CAFO water and air pollution, and challenge EPA regulations when they do not meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act and other laws. Seek opportunities to hold CAFOs and poultry processors accountable for discharges and air emissions in the Bay watershed; and improve regulation of CAFOs and other point sources to meet TMDL goals to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loadings in the watershed. Advocacy, Agriculture, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2012 Chesapeake
Conservation Strategies, LLC $7,000 Research the issue of maintaining green infrastructure practices in the Chesapeake Bay in order to inform funders on current practice and practitioner needs. Stormwater 2012 Chesapeake
Clean Air Watch $35,000 Seek to achieve strong clean air laws and standards through a combination of media education and grassroots advocacy. CAW functions as a watchdog organization, shaping public perception of air issues by working directly with the media and allied groups. N/A 2012 Chesapeake
Chiles Consulting, LLC $42,000 Assist the Menhaden Coalition in a campaign to end overfishing of Atlantic menhaden and establish scientific precedent for ecosystem based approach to forage fish management. Fisheries 2012 Chesapeake
National Wildlife Federation $20,000 Analysis 2-year milestone commitments made by Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Release state reports to keep leadership accountable. Accountability, Advocacy, Water Quality 2012 Chesapeake
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc $10,000 The Healthy Harbor Initiative aims to make Baltimore Harbor safe for swimming and fishing by the year 2020. This will be done through a diverse partnership of stakeholders implementing a Healthy Harbor Plan, and a coordinated public awareness and campaign. Advocacy, Stormwater 2012 Chesapeake
Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. $78,000 Work in the larger DC metro area to ensure adequate funding is available to implement stormwater solutions; current stormwater regulatory requirements aren Stormwater 2012 Chesapeake
Clean Water Fund $50,000 Work to establish safe drilling standards from some of the key natural gas drilling companies, and work with municipalities to adopt low impact development designs into their stormwater remediation and prevention work. Advocacy, Stormwater 2012 Chesapeake
Alice Ferguson Foundation, Inc $10,000 With stakeholders, work through a comprehensive framework to address the trash problem in the Potomac watershed. Efforts will include adding trash reduction language in MS4 permit renewals. Stormwater 2012 Chesapeake
Conservation Pennsylvania $50,000 Choose Clean Water Coalition and the Pennsylvania WIP lead will provide the grassroots outreach to constituents on coalition issues. Jan Jarrett will work to build the state coalition and help gain access to power brokers within Pennsylvania. Hank Zygmunt and Joe Maroon will work as liaisons to EPA and as technical advisors to the coalition. Nutrients 2012 Chesapeake
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watershed $10,000 Provide technical assistance to improve Pa Accountability, Agriculture 2012 Chesapeake
Woodwrights, LLC $40,000 Work one-on-one with selected groups to build their capacity in the areas of leadership influence, fundraising and media outreach. Advocacy, Capacity 2012 Chesapeake
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation $10,000 Seagrass beds are important habitats in the Chesapeake Bay region and have been found to provide habitat, protection, nursery ares, and other functions for ecologically valuable fishery species. The VIMS SAV program involves monitoring SAV beds annually baywide, and restoring eelgrass to areas that can now support these plants. Fisheries, Water Quality 2012 Chesapeake
The Nature Conservancy $80,000 Ensure that the Bay and its watershed produce clean water and abundant fisheries through strategic policy advocacy and innovative use of private funds targeted toward increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of Chesapeake conservation efforts. Fisheries 2012 Chesapeake
Piedmont Environmental Council $20,000 Provide technical information, analysis, strategic planning and communications tools to conservation groups and local governments to protect the Valley Land Use 2012 Chesapeake
Sustainable Chesapeake $8,000 Provide technical assistance as part of the ongoing implementation of the Campaign to Reduce Application of Manure (CRAM) initiative currently funded by KCF. The CRAM project has generated a number of highly technical issues (e.g., questions about new Phosphorus site index testing measures, agricultural management practice verification standards and principles) which require analysis and recommendation from an agricultural water quality scientist. Agriculture, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality 2012 Chesapeake
River Network $25,000 Provide a variety of resources and techniques to address specific organizational development needs. When organizational development is done and done well, groups are better positioned to protect and restore their watersheds over the long-term. Capacity 2012 Chesapeake