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| Name of Organization | Amount | Description | Keywords | Year | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $40,000 | Protect ground and surface waters and other natural resources of Virginia | Advocacy, Political Will | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Virginia Organizing, Inc | $10,000 | Expand community organizing to address societal problems while building organizational and community leadership. VO | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| YWCA Annapolis and Anne Arundel County | $5,000 | Support the organization's annual fundraiser, Disco Magic, which raises necessary funds to further the mission of the YWCA around domestic violence and sexual assault crisis response. | N/A | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| West Rhode Riverkeeper | $65,000 | Coordinate the advancement of Waterkeepers Chesapeake's advocacy priorities, while building the reach and collective organizational capacity. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Keepers, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. | $2,500 | The Taste of the Chesapeake is an annual celebration and recognition of Bay environmental leaders, programs and progress. | Advocacy, WIP | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. | $70,000 | Ensure Baltimore stormwater laws and regulations are transparent and directly affect water quality improvements; hire a community organizer to assist with grassroots organizing; and build new partnerships advocating for clean water. | Advocacy, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Stormwater Network, Inc. | $23,000 | Improve implementation of stormwater practices by expanding and training the network of 5,000+ stormwater professionals; translating the available science; understanding the regulatory landscape, and advocating for change. | Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | $75,000 | Conduct advocacy on water policy issues affecting the Bay watershed, and combine that advocacy with legal work around threats to water quality in the Susquehanna River watershed. Monitor and hold Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) accountable for implementing and achieving its TMDL requirements. | Advocacy, WIP | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Clean Water Fund | $25,000 | Educate Northern Virginia decision makers and citizens on local water issues of concern: drinking water protection; Bay tributary protection; and sustainable growth. Conduct Get Out The Vote partisan activities in this area. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Integrity Project | $76,000 | Improve Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by identifying, publicizing, and pursuing the region | Advocacy, Agriculture | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Media Services Inc | $75,000 | General support for in-depth environmental reporting and commentary that reaches approximately 4 million people each month through a suite of products and services that includes the Chesapeake Bay Journal, Chesapeake Bay Journeys, Bay Journal News Service, and the Midday on the Bay radio program with WYPR. | Communications | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Conservation Pennsylvania | $81,000 | Educate and engage under-represented and unlikely voters. Build relationships with these voters through multiple media in order to: 1) educate them about environmental issues facing Pennsylvania; 2) transform them into engaged conservation advocates, and 3) ensure that they become regular participants in state and local elections. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| $55,000 | Advocate for adoption, implementation, and enforcement of strong clean air and water protections to benefit the Chesapeake region. Expand and diversify constituencies, and educate them about the connections between a clean environment and a healthy economy. Mobilize these constituencies to advocate for positive policy decisions. | Advocacy | 2014 | Chesapeake | |
| Trout Unlimited | $30,000 | Ensure conservation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed | Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| University System of Maryland Foundation Inc | $20,000 | Provide general operating support to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies (UMCES), Maryland's premier research institution aimed at advancing scientific knowledge of the environment. | Agriculture | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Valley Conservation Council Inc | $15,000 | Promote land use that sustains the farms, forests, open spaces and cultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley, while protecting water quality. The focus will be on expanding conservation practices and land use policies that encourage a green infrastructure planning approach. | Land Use, Nutrients | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Wetlands Watch, Inc. | $50,000 | Develop educational materials and advocacy training to drive local land use decisions to protect natural resources. Use a collective impact approach to engage with nontraditional partners, particularly emergency and flood plain managers. | Accountability, Land Use, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| 1000 Friends of Maryland, Inc | $35,000 | Develop policy solutions, educate decision makers and the public, and build strong coalitions to advance a suite of proposals for cleaner water and sustainable growth. Research and message around the economic benefits of smarter growth for communities, counties and residents. Ensure that local governments implement the Sustainable Growth Act and the stormwater utility fee so real improvements in water quality are realized. | Advocacy, Political Will, Water Quality | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy, Inc. | $25,000 | Build capacity of Anne Arundel County residents to reduce pollutants entering local waterways via stormwater. Certified Master Watershed Stewards consult with Support Professionals on the design and development of restoration projects. | Advocacy, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. | $60,000 | Work to inspire new behavior in people of faith and to build advocacy and action within the faith community in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The initiative will focus on protecting the Bay through education, worship, activities on congregational grounds including the | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| American Rivers | $30,000 | Utilize a media consultant to increase existing communication efforts of the Water Working group, developing specific messaging materials on the intent of the Clean Water Rule and correcting misperceptions. | Communications, Water Quality | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Anacostia Watershed Society, Inc | $30,000 | Work locally and statewide to reduce the substantial stormwater inputs into the Anacostia River by pushing for stronger permits, innovative financing, and engagement by the diverse Anacostia communities. | Advocacy, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Environment America Research & Policy Center Inc | $45,000 | Lead a collaborative national campaign with major environmental and sportsmen groups to protect more than 50,000 miles of streams and thousands of acres of wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Work to achieve a strong | Advocacy, Political Will, Water Quality | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Center for Progressive Reform Inc | $30,000 | Collect and analyze farmer reported data on nutrient management and manure transport at Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) on Maryland | Agriculture | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. | $25,000 | Continue working locally on pollution reductions while expanding downstream advocacy efforts to raise awareness and growing a grassroots voice to ensure representational standing throughout the watershed. | Advocacy, Capacity, WIP | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | $60,000 | Expand and diversify the Conservancy | Communications | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| James River Association | $15,000 | The Healthy Rivers Initiative is a partnership between JRA, the Potomac Conservancy and Friends of the Rappahannock. With others, they advocate for adequate water quality funding to implement Virginia | Advocacy, Political Will, WIP | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Common Cause Education Fund | $25,000 | "Open Access to Data in Maryland" will push for reform to public access to public data. This enables transparency and accountability in government decisions _ and the implementation of those decisions. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources | $15,000 | Conduct a 5-day learning expedition for natural resource journalists. The field-based excursion will focus on the Chesapeake Bay watershed and will introduce critical environmental issues in the region. The journalists will in turn produce well-researched stories that will help educate readers about these critical issues. | Communications | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| James River Association | $50,000 | At the local level, develop a new | Advocacy, Stormwater, WIP | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Lancaster County Conservancy | $20,000 | Through the Urban Greening program, continue to work with the City of Lancaster in developing an outreach strategy coinciding with implementation of a new stormwater fee, shaping programs that reach lower income populations. | Accountability, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Smart Growth America | $10,000 | Recruit additional members to the Maryland Chapter of Smart Growth America | Land Use, Political Will, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Virginia Conservation Network | $30,000 | Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) will continue to seek to increase the role of its network partners in fostering civic engagement among conservationists statewide. By ensuring citizens have the basic knowledge and tools needed to exercise civic rights, network partners will be able to expand impact and power within their communities | Advocacy | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $1,500 | The Maryland Director of the Choose Clean Water Coalition will participate in the 2014 Chesapeake Regional Network class of the Environmental Leadership Program, focusing on diversity and cross cultural communications. | Capacity | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Maryland Sportmens Foundation | $10,000 | Build an organization that can bring Maryland | Advocacy | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Anacostia Riverkeeper, Inc. | $20,000 | Advocate to protect and restore the Anacostia River for all who live, work and play in the watershed, and to advocate for a clean, healthy river for all its communities. | Advocacy, Keepers, Nutrients, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Assateague Coastal Trust Inc | $29,000 | Support the Assateague Coastkeeper program and their work in protecting the health, productivity and sustainability of the coastal bays watershed of Delmarva through advocacy, education and conservation. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Keepers, Nutrients | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. | $32,000 | The Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper uses community based restoration, education and advocacy to achieve clean water in the Baltimore region. | Advocacy, Keepers, Nutrients, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Chester River Association | $30,000 | The Chester Riverkeeper works with farmers, homeowners and local governments to promote watershed implementation plan efforts contributing to the health of the Chester River. | Keepers, Political Will | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Bay Commission | $5,000 | Define issues related to livestock stream exclusion and its importance for animal health, farm productivity, water quality and aquatic life. Analyze each Bay state's policies (VA, MD & PA) and document efforts related to: Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) goals; implementation effectiveness; practice tracking and reporting; and supporting laws and incentives. | Communications | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Rivers Association | $20,000 | Support the Severn Riverkeeper program whose mission is to protect and restore the Severn River, through litigation, restoration, engagement and monitoring of results. | Keepers, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| James River Association | $30,000 | The Upper James Riverkeeper is the advocate for the upper (non-tidal) James River and its tributaries. The Riverkeeper is assisted by citizen volunteers who monitor the waterways to identify and report threats to the water quality. | Keepers, Nutrients | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. | $40,000 | Support the Choptank Riverkeeper and the work to build support for policy initiatives including lawn fertilizer reduction, smart growth, septic system reduction, and widespread adoption of agricultural pollution-reducing technologies. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Keepers | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $12,000 | The Citizens Campaign for the Environment will conduct a strategic planning to address challenges and opportunities to better position the overall environmental movement in Maryland, strengthening internal procedures and external outcomes. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| University System of Maryland Foundation Inc | $10,000 | Support a forum on Environmental Justice; bring a much needed focus to the nexus between water quality, environmental impacts, and community and public health. | Non-traditional Allies | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| University System of Maryland Foundation Inc | $9,000 | As coordinator of the Chesapeake Bay Funder Network Agriculture Workgroup, strengthen the economic sustainability of the Chesapeake Bay farming community while simultaneously addressing nutrient run-off from farming, particularly related to manure, that threatens the Chesapeake Bay and its local tributaries. | Agriculture, Nutrients | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc | $25,000 | A Water Wheel trash interceptor that uses solar power and hydro-power to collect and remove trash and debris from the Jones Falls in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. | Non-traditional Allies, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Alice Ferguson Foundation, Inc | $15,000 | Trash Free Maryland Alliance is a network of organizations and businesses focused on reducing trash pollution by coordinating and informing groups around a common policy agenda. | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Alice Ferguson Foundation, Inc | $5,000 | Support Prince George’s Green in their efforts to expand the green workforce and green business development in Prince George’s County, MD. Green Career Workshops will provide necessary skills training and potential employer matches. | Advocacy, Stormwater, WIP | 2014 | Chesapeake |
| Anacostia Watershed Stewards | $20,000 | Recruit stewards from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods, thereby increasing public awareness of watershed protection issues in many communities throughout the Capital region. | Advocacy, Stormwater | 2014 | Chesapeake |