The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, EPA and the Chesapeake Bay Program are now accepting applications for 2 grants programs: the Small Watershed Grants and Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants.

Small Watershed

The Small Watershed Grants Program supports projects within the Chesapeake Bay watershed that promote community-based efforts to protect and restore the diverse natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams.  Proposals are due May 14.

NFWF will award funding through two distinct funding opportunities--

--  Implementation (SWG-I) grants will be awarded for projects that result in direct, on-the-ground actions to protect and restore water quality, species, and habitats in the Bay watershed;

-- Planning and Technical Assistance (SWG-PTA) grants will be awarded for projects that enhance local capacity to more efficiently and effectively implement future on-the-ground actions through assessment, planning, design, and other technical assistance-oriented activities.

NFWF estimates awarding $5-7 million in grants through the combined SWG program in 2019 contingent on the availability of funding.

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Nutrient & Sediment Reduction

The Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program supports projects to accelerate the rate and geographic scale of implementation of water quality improvements specifically through the collaborative and coordinated efforts of sustainable, regional-scale partnerships and networks of practitioners with a shared focus on water quality restoration and protection.

Proposals are due May 14.  NFWF estimates awarding $5-7 million in grants through the INSR program in 2019 through a two-stage application process, contingent on the availability of funding.

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For more information on this and other grant opportunities from NFWF, visit the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund webpage.

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[Posted: March 13, 2019]

3/18/2019