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PA Parks and Forests Foundation $25,000 Build awareness and investment in Pennsylvania State Parks and Forests by supporting the campaign, "Preserving Our Parks and Forests; for our health, for our future, for our economy". Advocacy, Land Use, Outreach, Political Will 2019 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc $10,000 Support Pennsylvania's Organization for Watershed Resources (POWR), and their work in empowering Community Watershed Organization's leaders and volunteers about being local advocates for water quality. Advocacy, Capacity, Outreach, Water Quality 2019 Chesapeake
Lancaster County Community Foundation $45,000 Support the new Clean Water Fund, elevating community on-the-ground projects that align with the county-based WIP strategy designed by the Lancaster Clean Water Partners. Water Quality, WIP 2019 Chesapeake
The Ward Foundation $10,000 Provide capacity building support, training and professional development, leading up to the Youth Environmental Action Summit in 2020. Capacity, Outreach, Water Quality 2019 Chesapeake
Dickinson College $30,000 Continue and expand the Susquehanna Stream Team and the enhancement of Creek Watch, focused in the Lower and Middle Susquehanna watersheds. Outreach, Pollution, Water Quality 2019 Chesapeake
Donegal Trout Unlimited $46,676 Leadership outreach, youth engagement and waterway restoration in Lancaster County PA. Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Communications, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2019 Chesapeake
The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County $10,000 Youth introduction to fishing with particular focus on reaching minority and under served communities. Advocacy, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Communications, Fisheries, Political Will, Water Quality 2019 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $690 Support for staff to attend the Chesapeake Watershed Forum. Capacity 2019 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $5,400 Technology capacity building grant for creation of a technology plan. Capacity 2019 Chesapeake
River Network $50,000 Support the Chesapeake/ Mid-Atlantic office in its role of providing organizational development and capacity building resources to watershed groups. Expand the work in 2020 to include leadership trainings for mid-career professionals, and intensified capacity building work in Pennsylvania. Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts $45,000 To provide certification and recognition of farms in compliance with conservation plans, develop incentives to go beyond regulatory requirements, place an emphasis on reducing impact to water quality and improving technical assistance for conservation delivery by farmers. Agriculture, Land Use, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Green Fin Studios $45,077 Provide support for the operation of the Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative including communications, meeting facilitation and general support. Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
The Ward Foundation $10,000 Sponsorship of the Youth Environmental Action Summit. Capacity, Outreach 2020 Chesapeake
Lancaster Conservancy $20,000 Sponsorship of Lancaster Water Week. Capacity, Outreach, Water Quality 2020 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Trust $5,000 Sponsorship of CBT's annual Treasure the Chesapeake Gala. Capacity, Outreach 2020 Chesapeake
Windward Fund $1,500 Sponsorship of PA Civic Gathering event in Philadelphia, PA. Advocacy, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Communications, Outreach 2020 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $10,000 Challenge grant to support the efforts to increase unrestricted funding. Baywide, Capacity, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach 2020 Chesapeake
Clean Water Fund $50,000 Work with partners and communities to address improvements in licensing of septic system inspectors, subsidizing programs for repairs, and development of a statewide database for Maryland. Advocacy, Land Use, Pollution 2020 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $5,400 Support for creation of organization's Technology Plan. Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County $20,000 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. Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Comprehensive Plans, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Legal Alliance Inc $45,000 Provide pro-bono legal services to individuals and organizations working to protect local waterways; provide guidance on law and policy issues that affect Chesapeake Bay health. Accountability, Advocacy, Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Inc. $35,000 Serve as the advocate for the Gunpowder River and its watershed. Work to abate pollution and champion regulatory reform through monitoring, outreach, advocacy and litigation. Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will, Pollution 2020 Chesapeake
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County $2,000 Support the Lancaster County Envirothon Program, academic competitions based on environmental knowledge. The events aim to promote a passion for conservation education among teams of students. Outreach 2020 Chesapeake
Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated $135,000 Support the 3 Riverkeeper programs - Potomac, Shenandoah and Upper Potomac. The Riverkeepers take actions to reduce pollution sources, while building a grassroots constituency in their respective watershed. Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Commons Inc $150,000 Support to advance decision support systems on which conservation practices and which places have higher impact on water quality. The grant also supports expansion of these tools to service not just the conservation community but foster use by the agricultural sector. Agriculture, Baywide, Capacity, Comprehensive Plans, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Coastal Conservation Association - MD $30,000 Operations support for outreach and hands on conservation in Maryland. In particular this grant supports policy engagement around fisheries conservation, outreach to sportsmen and youth engagement. The reef ball program will be expanded with support from this grant. Advocacy, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Communications, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. $105,000 Address stormwater through the lens of mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Work on climate issues alongside land and water conservation priorities, in the D.C. metro region. Build a network hub to connect and mobilize partners. Advocacy, Land Use, Stormwater, Water Quality 2020 Chesapeake
Arundel Rivers Federation $85,000 Support the newly consolidated South, West, & Rhode Riverkeeper program, providing a voice to those tributaries in Anne Arundel County. Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2020 Chesapeake
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association $65,000 Support the Riverkeeper program, working to identify sources of pollution and advocating for the enforcement of environmental laws within the Lower Susquehanna Region. Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Voice $30,000 Support the PA Voice partnership of 32 organizations, working towards a shared mission of expanding the state civic engagement infrastructure. Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Non-traditional Allies 2020 Chesapeake
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $80,000 Support the mission to preserve and protect Virginia's natural landscape for future generations, raising awareness of conservation with local and state decision makers. Empower constituents to advocate of behalf of natural resource protections. Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Political Will 2020 Chesapeake
National Wildlife Federation $275,000 Support the Choose Clean Water Coalition and the collective power of bringing the Chesapeake region's advocacy community together. Accountability, Advocacy, Baywide, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Oyster Recovery Partnership $10,000 General operations support to provide increased oyster production capacity in Maryland. Agriculture, Capacity, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality 2020 Chesapeake
Virginia Hunters Who Care, Inc. $15,000 To provide funding to process cull deer to be made immediately available to food assistance programs throughout Virginia - with particular focus in underserved areas. This is a COVID 19 human services initiative. N/A 2020 Chesapeake
Self Help for the Elderly $12,500 Community response grant during COVID-19 pandemic for senior meal deliveries in Bay Area. Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $3,375 Support for technology plan. Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $1,110 Professional Development Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $2,151 Professional Development Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. $150 Professional Development Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
YMCA of Central Maryland Inc $12,500 Community response grant for COVID-19 Emergency Care Campaign. N/A 2020 Chesapeake
Friends of Bassett, Inc $12,500 Support the Farmer’s Tribute Fund within the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health to assist those in the farming community who lack health insurance, and are seeking treatment through the Bassett Healthcare Network. Agriculture 2020 Chesapeake
United Way of Lancaster County $12,500 Partner on the bulk purchase of Netbook devices and jump drives for student households in Southern Lancaster County. In this area, 25% of students do not have access to a laptop or the internet. Capacity, Civic Engagement, Non-traditional Allies 2020 Chesapeake
Martha's Table $12,500 To support DC communities in their response to the pandemic, specifically in the distribution of resources such as money, food, diapers, wipes, and grocery gift cards. Capacity 2020 Chesapeake
Commons Inc $15,500 To develop the technical design for litter exchange. Prep for issuing an RFP for actual design of apps as well as developing plans for administration of app. Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Sustainable Chesapeake $66,400 To support key partners delivering conservation particularly in Lancaster and Delmmarva. Most specifically to provide fundraising and organizational leadership. Agriculture, Baywide, Water Quality, WIP 2020 Chesapeake
Maryland Public Television $10,000 Support for Maryland Farm and Harvest. To help tell the story of agriculture providing environmental benefits/addressing environmental challenges and to help people know more about agriculture. N/A 2020 Chesapeake
Alliance for Justice $10,000 Provide information, training and resources to build the capacity of nonprofits to engage in advocacy, holding government accountable, and ensuring multiple voices are heard in public debates. Accountability, Advocacy, Capacity, Civic Engagement 2020 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Commission $5,000 Develop a short film in celebration of CBC's 40th anniversary, documenting the multi-state effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, sharing lessons learned and success stories. Communications, Outreach 2020 Chesapeake
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $150,000 Educate and inform Marylanders so they become in engaged in the democratic process, and support efforts to further a clean environment through diverse partnerhips. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Political Will 2020 Chesapeake
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc $50,000 Continue leading the Stormwater Workgroup of the Choose Clean Water Coalition, pushing for strong MS4 permits, and ways to address unregulated areas in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Utilize recent rulings in support of Residual Designation Authority to further this work. Accountability, Stormwater, Water Quality 2020 Chesapeake