Funding and Technical Assistance Program Summaries
American Forests' Global ReLeaf (GRF)
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | Global
Releaf is a grant program established through American Forests focusing
on tree planting projects on public property or public assisted
projects on private lands. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance and cost share funding. |
| Available Funding: | The funds provided are generally for the costs associated with planting seedlings (incl. site preparation, seedling purchase, contracting, shelters). Successful proposals have seedlings costing between $.25 and $.50 a piece. |
| Funding Range: | Varies |
| Terms: | 2 grant cycles per year, January and July 1, with notification in two to three months. |
| Restoration Activity: | Tree plantings |
| Eligibility: | Property owned by a government entity or public assisted private land. Project area must be on plantable land of 20 acres or more. |
| Contact Info: | American Forests Global ReLeaf, P.O. Box 2000 Washington, D.C. 20013 |
| Contact Person: | Karen Fedor (202) 955-4500 x224 kfedor@amfor.org |
| Website: | www.americanforests.org |
Federal
| Purpose: | This program adapts conservation practices commonly found on agricultural lands to urban and suburban yards. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance |
| Available Funding: | none |
| Contact Info: | MD Natural Resource Conservation Service, 339 Busch's Frontage Road, Suite 301, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 757-0861 |
| Website: | www.md.nrcs.usda.gov |
Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | The Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program is sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and encourages homeowners to "garden for wildlife". A kit with information on food, water, cover and place for raising young is available. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance. Certificates are given for NWF approved sites and are designated "NWF Backyard Wildlife Habitat". Schoolyard Habitats Program's also available. |
| Restoration Activity: | Habitat restoration |
| Contact Info: | National Wildlife Federation, Mid-Atlantic Region, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190 |
| Contact Person: | Sandy Walter (703) 438-6000 |
| Website: | www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat |
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | Sponsored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this program promotes landscaping management that uses low input lawn care: less fertilizer, less application of pesticides, use of beneficial plants. Reduces pollution and enhances wildlife habitat. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance |
| Restoration Activity: | Tree plantings |
| Contact Info: | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, 6600 York Rd., Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21212 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 377-6270 |
| Website: | www.alliancechesbay.org/bayscapes.cfm |
Buffer Incentive Program (BIP)
State
| Purpose: | Establish and maintain streamside forested buffers around the Bay and its tributaries. |
| Support Type: | One time incentive payment on acres planted with buffers. |
| Available Funding: | One time payment of $300 per acre upon verification of 65% seedling survival rate after 1 year. A reduced payment of 50% is payable for a survival rate of 50% to 65%. |
| Funding Range: | Varies per acres $300 - $15,000 |
| Terms: | Open enrollment |
| Restoration Activity: | Riparian buffers |
| Eligibility: | Private landowner must have 1 - 50 acres, which is cropland, pastureland, or open or bare ground on early successional vegetation. Property must meet one of the following three criteria: 1) be within 300' of a stream, river, pond or non-tidal wetland; or 2) be with 300' plus 4' for every 1% slope for slopes averaging greater than 6%; or 3) be within the 100 year floodplain. |
| Contact Info: | MD Department of Natural Resources - Forest Service, 580 Taylor Ave., E-1, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | Local DNR Forester: Central Region (410) 836-4551; Eastern Region (410) 543-6745; Southern Region (301) 475-4755; Western Region (301) 777-2137 or email drider@dnr.state.md.us |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/green.html |
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program
Non-Profit/Federal
| Purpose: | The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other Chesapeake Bay Program partners, provides grants to organizations working on the local level to protect and improve watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay basin, while building citizen-based resource stewardship. |
| Support Type: | Funding |
| Funding Range: | $5,000 to $50,000, in addition 5 Community Legacy Grants of up to $100,000 are awarded annually. |
| Terms: | Annual grant cycle |
| Restoration Activity: | Develop or implement a local watershed management plan OR promote locally based protection and restoration efforts that complement watershed management strategies. All projects must also directly address at least one of the goals of the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement (see website for these goals). |
| Eligibility: | Non-profits and local governments working within the Chesapeake Bay watershed |
| Contact Info: | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Attn: Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Ste 900, Washington, D.C. 20036 |
| Contact Person: | Jonathan Mawdsley, Jonathan.Mawsdley@nfwf.org,
(202) 857-0166 Laura Carrier, laura.carrier@nfwf.org, (202) 857-0166 |
| Website: | www.nfwf.org/chesapeake/ |
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | The Maryland General Assembly created the Chesapeake Bay Trust in 1985 to promote public awareness and participation in restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay. They offer grants for habitat restoration as well as riparian and wetland plantings. |
| Support Type: | Funding for restoration activities focusing on the Chesapeake Bay |
| Available Funding: | Grants $1.00 - $2,000 reviewed on-going 4-6 weeks in advance of needing funds. Grants $2,000 - $25,000 are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Grants $25,000 - $50,000 RFP on annual basis. |
| Restoration Activity: | Varied |
| Eligibility: | Available to nonprofit organizations, community/civic associations, schools, and public agencies which contribute to the restoration of the Bay. |
| Contact Info: | Chesapeake Bay Trust, 60 West St., Suite 200A, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 974-2941 |
| Website: | www.chesapeakebaytrust.org |
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | CWH is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to creating, restoring and protecting wildlife habitat and establishing a more sustainable agriculture through direct action, education and research in partnership with public and private landowners. |
| Support Type: | Technical Assistance and labor |
| Restoration Activity: | Wetlands, waterfowl/wildlife habitat, riparian buffers, nesting structures |
| Eligibility: | Public and private landowners |
| Contact Info: | Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, 46 Pennsylvania Ave., P.O. Box 1745, Easton, MD 21601 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 822-5100, info@cheswildlife.org |
| Website: | www.cheswildlife.org |
Clean Water Action Plan Nonpoint Source Program (319 Grant)
State
| Purpose: | Support the goals of the 1998 Clean Water Action Plan through funding on the ground implementation of nonpoint source activities to improve water quality, aquatic and habitat health. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance and funding of local participation in the development of Watershed Restoration Action Strategies (WRAS) and funding of projects implementing adopted strategies. |
| Available Funding: | Funds are pending Congressional approval. FY 2001 funding was $1.1 million with hopes of funding 15 projects. |
| Funding Range: | $5,000 - $40,000; Non-profit organizations are limited to max $25,000 unless they are partnered with state, county or local jurisdiction. |
| Terms: | Proposals due in July |
| Restoration Activity: | Stream restoration, riparian buffers, cover crops |
| Eligibility: | Projects must be located in a category I and category III watershed as outlined in the MD Unified Watershed Assessment. Non-profits, conservation districts, municipalities, local, state, universities. |
| Contact Info: | CZM Nonpoint Source Program, Tawes State Office Bldg., 580 Taylor Ave., E2, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | Katharine Dowell, (410) 260-8741, kdowell@dnr.state.md.us |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/czm/nps |
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Federal
| Purpose: | The program, administered by the Farm Service Agency, focuses on implementing conservation practices on highly erodible crop and pastureland by taking the land out of production for 10-15 years thereby improving water quality and wildlife habitat. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance and annual rental payments or cost-share payments. |
| Available Funding: | Rental payments not to exceed $50,000/yr. Encourages wetland restoration by offering 25% of incurred costs in addition to 50% cost-share provided to establish approved cover. |
| Funding Range: | Range of funding form ~$50 to $50,000 avg. $4,000 |
| Terms: | Land must be placed in a ten to fifteen year contract. Open enrollment. |
| Restoration Activity: | Streamside buffers, filter strips, grassed waterways, contour grass strips, salt tolerant vegetation, shallow water areas for wildlife. |
| Eligibility: | Land must have been in commodity crops for 2 out of the last 5 most recent years. |
| Contact Info: | MD Farm Service Agency, 8335 Guilford Rd., Ste. E, Columbia, MD 21046 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 381-4550 |
| Website: | www.fsa.usda.gov |
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
State/Federal
| Purpose: | An enhancement to the CRP program CREP hopes to enroll 100,000 acres statewide. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance, sign up bonus per acre and annual rental rates, maintenance fee. |
| Available Funding: | Eligible farmers receive one-time sign up bonus of $200 to $250 per acre depending on life of contract. Annual rental payments equal the cost per acre plus incentive payments from 75% to 100% per acre cost depending on type of buffer planted. Cost share funding available through other programs (see website) for installation of BMP's (stream fencing, water troughs, stream crossing, etc.) on land enrolled in CREP. Some BMP's are eligible for 40% bonus from USDA. Up to $10 per acre maintenance fee for life of contract. |
| Terms: | 10 - 15 year agreements, open enrollment. Option of selling land into permanent easement. |
| Restoration Activity: | Riparian buffers |
| Eligibility: | Land must have been in commodity crops for 2 out of the last 5 most recent years. |
| Contact Info: | MD Fram Service Agency, 8335 Guilford Rd., Ste. E, Columbia, MD 21046 or local Soil Conservation District |
| Contact Person: | (410) 381-4550 |
| Website: | www.mda.state.md.us/resource/crep.htm |
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
State/Federal
| Purpose: | The program focuses on implementing conservation practices and BMP's on land involved with livestock and crop production, encouraging environmental enhancement. |
| Support Type: | Cost-share and incentive payments, technical assistance. |
| Available Funding: | Cost-sharing pays up to 75% of certain conservation practices, and incentives are given to perform land management practices. 50% of the available funding will be targeted at practices relating to livestock production. |
| Funding Range: | Total payments do not exceed $10,000/yr or $50,000 for length of contract, average payment is $15,000. |
| Terms: | Open enrollment, 5 to 10 year contracts depending on the conservation practices. |
| Restoration Activity: | Grassed waterways, filter strips, manure management, nutrient management, integrated pest management, wildlife habitat management. |
| Eligibility: | Individual/family farmers and ranchers |
| Contact Info: | Maryland State Natural Resource Conservation Service Office, 339 Busch's Frontage Rd., Ste 301, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 757-0861 |
| Website: | www.nrcs.usda.gov |
FishAmerica Foundation (American Sportfishing Assoc.) and NOAA Fisheries
Community Based Restoration Partnership
NGO/Federal
| Purpose: | Partnership between NOAA's Community-Based Restoration Program and the FishAmerica Foundation, this program looks to foster grass-roots approach to restoring marine, estuarine, and riparian habitats. |
| Support Type: | Non-match funding but match strongly encouraged, technical assistance |
| Available Funding: | Up to $30,000 |
| Funding Range: | $5,000 to $30,000 |
| Terms: | Grant cycle usually twice per year, announced mid-winter and early-summer each year. |
| Restoration Activity: | Salt marshes, sea grass beds, mangrove forests, and freshwater habitat important to anadromous fish species. |
| Eligibility: | 501(c)3 |
| Contact Info: | FishAmerica Foundation, 255 Reinekers Lane, Ste. 420, Alexandria, VA 22314 |
| Website: | www.fishamerica.org and www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/community/index.html |
Five Star Restoration Challenge Grants
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | The Five Star Restoration Challenge Grant Program is administered through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and is an outgrowth of the Clean Water Action Plan. Its purpose is to provide financial assistance to community-based wetland and riparian restoration projects with a focus on developing diverse partnerships and foster local natural resource stewardship. The “stars” in the Five-Star program are the participants including: schools, local governments, local businesses, conservation and community orgs., state agencies, and foundations. |
| Support Type: | Funding |
| Funding Range: | $5,000 to $20,000, avg. grant $10,000 |
| Terms: | Annual grant cycle in March |
| Restoration Activity: | Wetland or riparian restoration |
| Eligibility: | Any public or private entity eligible and must include diverse partnerships and include education, outreach and community stewardship. |
| Contact Info: | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 900, Washington., D.C. 20036 |
| Contact Person: | Tom Kelsch kelsch@nfwf.org (202) 857-0166 (202) 857-0162 (fax) |
| Website: | www.nfwf.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/community/fivestar.htm or www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore/5star/ |
Non-Profit/Federal
| Purpose: | The
Freshwater Mussel Fund is administered through the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance and
protect freshwater mussel resources and restore mussel shell populations
allegedly affected by illegal acts. |
| Support Type: | Funding |
| Available Funding: | Resulted from a settlement agreement. Remaining funds are being held for state law enforcement use, especially those states involved in mussel investigations. |
| Terms: | Yearly grant cycle in November |
| Restoration Activity: | Freshwater mussel habitat |
| Eligibility: | Projects must meet at least one of a list of criteria (see website). |
| Contact Info: | USFWS
Division of Environmental Quality
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Rm. 840
Arlington, VA
22203 |
| Contact Person: | Kari Duncan kari_Duncan@fws.gov (703) 358-1718 |
| Website: | www.nfwf.org/mussel_fund.htm |
Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share Program (MACS)
Providing
Grants to Help Farmers Protect Natural Resources
State
| Purpose: | MACS Works for
Farmers Since 1984 the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share Program (MACS) has been helping farmers protect natural resources on their farms, maintain farm productivity, and comply with a growing number of federal and state environmental requirements. MACS provides farmers with grants to cover up to 87.5 percent of the cost to install best management practices (BMPs) on their farms to control soil erosion, manage nutrients and safeguard water quality in streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Cover crops planted after the fall harvest to soak up unused fertilizers, streamside buffers of grasses and trees planted to protect waterways from sedimentation and agricultural runoff, and animal waster systems designed to help farmers collect and use manure resources are among 30 BMPs currently eligible for funding. The MAC Solution Soil erosion poses the biggest threat to farm productivity and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Many of the BMPs that MACS supports are designed to reduce soil losses from farm fields, pastures, and sensitive areas. These include structural BMPs such as terrace systems, grade stabilization structures, and diversions, as well as vegetative BMPs such as grassed waterways, critical area plantings and contour farming. Environmental laws, including the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Law and the newly enacted Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998 require farmers to use certain BMPs as part of a larger, more comprehensive natural resources protection program. In response, several new BMPs designed to curb nutrient runoff and reduce the potential environmental impacts of animal operations have been added to the list of eligible practices. MACS now provides grants for heavy use protection areas, livestock crossings, nutrient management services and roof runoff systems. Farmers can also receive cost-share assistance to transport excess manure to other operations or alternative use facilities who can use the manure safely. |
| Support Type: | Installation costs for BMP's |
| Available Funding: | The cost of installing a best
management practice varies from project to project and site to site.
Factors to be considered include the scope of the problem, site
characteristics, and cost effectiveness of the proposed project.
Following are the maximum levels of financial assistance that MACS can
provide to farmers. Animal Waste Treatment & Containment Projects Up to $75,000 per farm, with a maximum of $100,000 per farm, when combined with other BMPs. Up to $75,000 per project under a pooling agreement to solve a pollution problem on two or more farms. All Other BMPs Up to $20,000 per project, with a maximum of $50,000 per farm Up to $40,000 per project under a pooling agreement to solve a pollution problem on two or more farms. |
| Terms: | Open enrollment |
| Restoration Activity: | List
of 29 BMP’s can be found on website and include cover crops, riparian
buffers, animal waste management and others. |
| Eligibility: | You
are eligible to receive a MACS grant if: You are an individual, partnership corporation, trust or other business operating a Maryland farm, and Your proposed project meets a MACS eligibility criteria and cost-effectiveness requirements. You may only qualify for MACS if: You have an existing or potentially critical condition on agricultural land which causes soil, nutrients, or other pollutants to move off the land and enter state waters, or Your proposed project will improve water quality. |
| Contact Info: | Local Soil Conservation District (see list) |
| Website: | www.mda.state.md.us/resource/mawqcs10.htm |
State
| Purpose: | The Maryland Environmental Trust is a statewide land trust that promotes growth management through donation of conservation easements protecting farmland, forestland, wildlife habitat, waterfront, significant natural areas, historic sites and scenic properties. |
| Support Type: | Provides contacts with local land trusts and puts land into conservation easements. |
| Available Funding: | 4 programs available, Conservation Easements, Local Land Trust Assistance, Rural Historic Village Protection, Keep Maryland Beautiful (see website for details). |
| Terms: | Permanent protection without loss of ownership rights; Minimum size of 25 acres; open enrollment. |
| Restoration Activity: | Conservation easements. |
| Contact Info: | Maryland Environmental Trust, 100 Community Place, 1st Floor., Crownsville, MD 21032-2023 |
| Contact Person: | http://www.dnr.state.md.us/met/contactus.html (410) 514-7900 |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/met |
Maryland Nontidal Wetlands Mitigation Program
State
| Purpose: | This program regulates impacts on nontidal wetlands by development and promotes conservation of existing wetlands. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance and funding |
| Available Funding: | Up
to 100% funding available for nontidal wetland restoration, enhancement
and creation. |
| Terms: | Conservation easement or landowner agreement; Open enrollment. |
| Restoration Activity: | Nontidal wetlands protection |
| Eligibility: | State and local governments, universities, businesses, non-profits, individuals |
| Contact Info: | Maryland Department of the Environment Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Division, Mitigation and Technical Assistance Section, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230 |
| Contact Person: | Terrance Clark (410) 631-8094 |
| Website: | www.mde.state.md.us/programs/WaterPrograms/Wetlands_Waterways/index.asp |
Maryland Waterfowl Restoration Program
State
| Purpose: | Managed through the MD DNR Wildlife and Heritage Division, this tax incentive program seeks to increase and improve wetlands and waterfowl habitat on private lands. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance, tax incentives |
| Available Funding: | Expenditures made for projects are considered a contribution to the State of Maryland and used as tax deductions. A form for tax purposes is presented each year following the inspection of the project. |
| Terms: | 10 year license agreement (renewable) |
| Restoration Activity: | Waterfowl habitat |
| Eligibility: | Project area must be on a min. of 10 contiguous acres of habitat and contain at least one acre of semi-permanent water. Hunting grounds are not permitted. |
| Contact Info: | Maryland Waterfowl Restoration Program, DNR Wildlife and Heritage Division, PO Box 68 Wye Mills, MD 21679 |
| Contact Person: | Larry Hindman lhindman@dnr.state.md.us (410) 827-8612 |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/mwrp.html |
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
Federal
| Purpose: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in support of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act, provide funding to enhance, restore and manage coastal wetlands. |
| Support Type: | Matching grants |
| Available Funding: | States provide 50% of match, if state has established and maintains special funds for coastal wetlands federal share may increase to as high as 75% |
| Funding Range: | Approximately $12 million is awarded annually |
| Terms: | Open enrollment |
| Restoration Activity: | Coastal wetlands |
| Eligibility: | State agencies |
| Contact Info: | USFWS Division of Habitat Conservation, 4401 Fairfax Drive, Rm. 400, Arlington, VA 22203 |
| Contact Person: | Sally Valdes-Cogliano sally_valdescogliano@fws.gov (703) 358-2201 |
| Website: | www.fws.gov/cep/cwgcover.html |
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Challenge Grant
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | Provides challenge grant money to organizations addressing habitat protection and restoration on public and private lands. |
| Support Type: | Matching funds |
| Available Funding: | Dollar to dollar match: matches must follow the following rules: non-federal, derived from sources other than that of the grantee, dedicated specifically for the project. |
| Funding Range: | $25,000 - $50,000 with some smaller grants and some over $150,000. |
| Terms: | 2 grant cycles per year: July 15 and December 1st |
| Restoration Activity: | Fish and wildlife habitat |
| Eligibility: | Federal, state and local governments, schools and non-profits. |
| Contact Info: | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900,
Washington, DC 20036 |
| Contact Person: | (202) 857-0166 |
| Website: | www.nfwf.org/programs/guidelines.htm |
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, NRCS, NACD Challenge Grant for
Conservation on Private Lands
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is partnering with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the National Association of Conservation Districts to administer this Challenge Grant. This program provides challenge grant money to private landowners, specifically farmers and ranchers, to support wildlife habitat and conservation of natural resources. |
| Support Type: | Matching funds |
| Available Funding: | 2 to 1 match: matches must follow the following rules: non-federal, derived from sources other than that of the grantee, dedicated specifically for the project. |
| Terms: | Proposals due in May |
| Restoration Activity: | Fish and Wildlife habitat, conservation in Chesapeake Bay watershed |
| Eligibility: | Private landowner |
| Contact Info: | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste 900, Washington, DC 20036 |
| Contact Person: | Beth DeCarolis decarolis@nfwf.org (202) 857-0166 |
| Website: | www.nfwf.org/nrcsnacd.htm |
NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program (CRP)
Federal
The
NOAA Restoration Center website (www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration)
serves as a "one stop shop" for information about fish habitat
restoration funding opportunities from a variety of organizations
including the following:
|
|
| Purpose: | The Community-based Restoration Program's objective is to bring together citizen groups, public and nonprofit organizations, industry, corporations and businesses, youth conservation corps, students, landowners, and local government, state and Federal agencies to restore fishery habitat across Coastal America. |
| Support Type: | The program partners with national and regional organizations to solicit and co-fund proposals for locally driven, grass roots restoration projects that address important habitat issues within communities. |
| Contact Info: | NOAA
Restoration Center, Community-based Restoration Program (CRP) 1315 East West Hwy (F/HC3) Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
| Contact Person: | Robin J. Bruckner, Robin.bruckner@noaa.gov, (301) 713-0174 |
| Website: | www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration |
State
| Purpose: | Administered by the MD DNR this program addresses shoreline and streambank erosion through the use of a variety of protection and habitat restoration methods, including structural and non-structural components. |
| Support Type: | Technical assistance and financial assistance for project implementation. |
| Available Funding: | 100% interest-free loans for local government sponsored projects of any type on community or public lands; 75% interest-free loans, NTE $25,000, for non-structural projects on private or community property. |
| Terms: | Open enrollment |
| Restoration Activity: | Non-structural erosion control projects using sands, tidal marsh grasses, stream buffer vegetation, light stone protection, etc. Structural erosion control projects using stone groins, sills and breakwaters, stone revetments, imbricated stone, etc. |
| Eligibility: | The owner of any property abutting a body of water in Maryland. |
| Contact Info: | MD
Dept. of Natural Resources - Capital Grants and Loans Administration, Shore Erosion Control,
Tawes State Office Bldg. E-1, 580 Taylor Ave.,
Annapolis, MD
21401 |
| Contact Person: | Len
Casanova (410)
260-8522
|
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/grantsandloans/sec.html |
North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
Standard and Small Grants Programs
Federal
| Purpose: | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North American Wetlands Conservation Council as authorized by the North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 administer these programs with the intent of promoting long-term conservation of wetland ecosystems. |
| Support Type: | Matching funds |
| Available Funding: | A 1:1 cost share of non-federal match for habitat and wetland enhancement. |
| Funding Range: | $1 million for standard grants program, $50,000 for small grants program. |
| Terms: | Long term conservation agreement required; deadlines change annually |
| Restoration Activity: | Wetland and associated uplands restoration and habitat. |
| Contact Info: | Division of Bird and Habitat Restoration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Ste. 110, Arlington VA 22203 ATTN: Small Grants Coord. |
| Contact Person: | Standard: Bettina Sparrowe bettina_sparrowe@fws.gov Small: Keith Morehouse keith_morehous@fws.gov (703) 358-1784 |
| Website: | http://birdhabitat.fws.gov |
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Federal
| Purpose: | This habitat restoration program, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, focuses on restoring cleared, drained or degraded wetlands (fresh and saltwater), streamside areas, and fish and wildlife habitats on private lands. |
| Support Type: | Funding of restoration work, technical assistance. |
| Available Funding: | Program
does not require but encourages a dollar for dollar cost-share |
| Terms: | Landowner
agreement to preserve the land for a minimum of ten years-longer if one
prefers. Open enrollment. |
| Restoration Activity: | Upland and Wetland Habitats |
| Eligibility: | Non-federal landowners |
| Contact Info: | U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | (410)
573-4500 |
| Website: | http://partners.fws.gov/OVERVIEW/overview.html |
Reforestation Income Tax Modification Program
State
| Purpose: | Administered
by the MD DNR Forest Service the Income Tax Modification Program
provides tax incentives for forest landowners to manage their
forestland. |
| Support Type: | Income tax incentive. |
| Available Funding: | Participants are allowed to deduct double the amount of reforestation or timber stand improvement costs from state income tax returns (less any cost-share assistance recv'd from other programs). |
| Terms: | Timber
stand and reforestation practices that are eligible must be in place for
at least 15 years. Open enrollment. |
| Restoration Activity: | Reforestation |
| Eligibility: | Landowner
must own/lease 10 - 500 acres of forest land capable of growing more
than 20 cu. Ft./acre of wood per year; wood used for harvesting |
| Contact Info: | Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Tawes State Office Bldg. 580 Taylor Ave., E1 Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: |
Dan Rider 410-260-8583 E-mail: drider@dnr.state.md.us |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/tax.html |
State
| Purpose: | The
Rural Legacy Program was established by the General Assembly to protect
natural resources, farms, forests, and other sensitive environmental
areas while maintaining the viability of resource-based economies and
the proper management of tillable and wooded areas. The Program provides
funds to local governments and land trusts to conserve land in
designated Rural Legacy Areas. This is a community-up approach to land
preservation, stressing partnerships among federal, state, and local
governments and non-profit land trusts.
Rural
Legacy Areas -- conserving what is best about Maryland: |
| Support Type: | Grants to local government and land trusts to conserve land in designated Rural Legacy Areas |
| Recipients: | Local government and local land trusts |
| Terms: | Application for grants are submitted once a year in January |
| Contact Info: | Director, Rural Legacy Program, Department of Natural Resources, 580 Taylor Ave., E4, Annapolis MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | Pam
F. Bush, Director Phone: (410) 260-8428 E-mail: pbush@dnr.state.md.us |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/land/rurallegacy/ |
Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
Federal
| Purpose: | NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service administers The Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program. It is designed to increase the environmental and economic health and productivity of commercial and recreational fisheries. |
| Support Type: | Cost-share
funding |
| Available Funding: | Budget pending Congressional approval; non-federal match may be required; must not exceed 50% of total budget. Recent solicitations have included a required cost share of 10% of total costs. |
| Terms: | Annual
grant cycle |
| Restoration Activity: | Reduce/eliminate impacts of harmful fishing activity on fish habitat has been a priority in recent solicitations, although funding priorities may vary from year to year. |
| Eligibility: | Any non-federal entity |
| Contact Info: | NMFS Headquarters F/SC-2 1315 East-West Hwy. Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
| Contact Person: | Alicia L. Jarboe, S-K Program Manager Alicia.Jarboe@noaa.gov (301) 713-2358 |
| Website: | www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfweb/skhome.html |
Small Creeks and Estuary Water Quality Restoration Program
State
| Purpose: | This
program is administered through the Maryland Department of the
Environment and is designed to provide financial assistance to local
government for implementing restoration efforts that provide water quality and habitat
improvements to streams and estuaries. |
| Support Type: | funding and technical assistance |
| Available Funding: | grant funding can cover up to 50% the eligible costs of design and construction; local government must provide matching funds and/or in-kind services |
| Funding Range: | $20,000 - $500,000 |
| Terms: | pre-applications are accepted throughout the year |
| Restoration Activity: | Stream restoration, streambank stabilization, streamside buffer plantings, wetlands creation, acid-mine drainage, dredging. |
| Eligibility: | Private and public lands eligible but they must be sponsored by a local government agency (counties or incorporated municipalities) |
| Contact Info: | Maryland
Department of the Environment, Water Management Adminstration
1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21230 |
| Website: | www.op.state.md.us/clhouse/redbook/redbook.html |
State Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund
State
| Purpose: | This program is administered through the Maryland Department of the Environment to assist local government in financing water quality improvement projects for both point and nonpoint source pollution and to insure compliance with federal and State water quality requirements. |
| Support Type: | Funding and technical assistance, low-interest rate loans |
| Available Funding: | SRF loans can be provided for up to 100% of eligible project costs and cover planning, design, and construction expenses. Interest rates are at 25% (~1.5%) of market for most borrowers and 10% (~0.5%) of market for economically distressed communities. |
| Terms: | Loan repayment period for up to 20years after project completion. Pre-applications accepted throughout the year. |
| Restoration Activity: | Stream restoration, streambank stabilization, stream buffer plantings, wetlands creation, acid-mine drainage, dredging, shoreline erosion control, restoration of riparian buffers and wetlands, conservation easements. |
| Eligibility: | Public and private lands eligible but they must be sponsored by a local government agency (counties or incorporated municipalities) |
| Contact Info: | MD Dept. of the Environment, Water Management Administration, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230, (410) 537-3857 |
| Website: | www.mde.state.md.us/programs/waterprograms/water_quality_finance/index.asp |
Stormwater Pollution Cost Share Program
State
| Purpose: | This program is administered through the Maryland Department of the Environment and is designed to provide financial assistance to local government for implementing stormwater management retrofits and conversions to control the load of nutrients and pollutants entering the State's waterways. |
| Support Type: | Funding and technical assistance |
| Available Funding: | grant funding can cover up to 75% of the eligible costs of design and construction; local government must provide matching funds and/or in-kind services. |
| Funding Range: | $20,000 to $500,000 |
| Terms: | Pre-application accepted throughout the year. |
| Eligibility: | Private and public lands eligible but they must be sponsored by a local government agency (counties or incorporated municipalities) |
| Contact Info: | Maryland Department of the Environment, Water Management Administration, 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore MD 21230, (410) 537-3857 |
| Website: | www.op.state.md.us/clhouse/redbook/redbook.html |
State
| Purpose: | Through
the help of the MD DNR and other agencies and organizations the Stream
ReLeaf initiative strives to reach the statewide goal of creating 600
miles of riparian forest buffers by the year 2010.
Existing incentive programs like CREP help to achieve this goal. |
| Support Type: | Technical
assistance |
| Available Funding: | Stream
ReLeaf will help in designing a buffer, coordinating volunteers and
locating incentive programs. |
| Terms: | Open enrollment |
| Eligibility: | Public and private lands |
| Contact Info: | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, 580 Taylor Ave., E1, Annapolis MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | Central Region (410) 836-4551; Eastern Region (410) 543-6745; Southern Region (301) 464-3065; Western Region (301) 777-2137 |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/streamreleaf.html |
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | The
Town Creek Foundation was formed to preserve natural resources with an
emphasis on estuaries and coastal lands in the Mid-Atlantic and on
federal public lands, also specific focus on environmental preservation
of Talbot County, MD. |
| Support Type: | Non-match funding |
| Funding Range: | $10,000 - $100,000; average $30,000 |
| Terms: | Grant decisions made 3X a year. Proposals due January, May, and September 15th each year with decisions made 2 months later. |
| Restoration Activity: | Varied |
| Eligibility: | Non-profits |
| Contact Info: | Town Creek Foundation 121 N. West St., Easton MD 21601 |
| Contact Person: | Christine B. Shelton, Exec. Director info@towncreekfdn.org (410) 763-8172 |
| Website: | www.towncreekfdn.org |
State
| Purpose: | To help plant trees for the benefit of the natural environment, in particular the health and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. |
| Support Type: | Workshops for communities interested in the program; technical expertise, availability of native trees and shrubs at reasonable prices; recognition of community efforts through PLANT Awards (People Loving And Nurturing Trees.) |
| Available Funding: | Native trees and shrubs can be purchased through the program. The Gift of Trees allows participants to purchase the gift of a tree for $25.00. |
| Terms: | Open enrollment |
| Restoration Activity: | Containerized trees and shrubs for planting on public land and community open space. |
| Eligibility: | Community groups, schools, local governments, scouts, and service organizations may purchase stock for planting on public land. |
| Contact Info: | MD. Dept. of Natural Resources - Forest Service, Urban & Community Forestry, Tawes State Office Bldg. 580 Taylor Ave., E-1 Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | Terry Galloway tgalloway@dnr.state.md.us (410) 260-8510 |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/treemendous |
NGO
| Purpose: | Wal-Mart Foundation has established this grant to address local environmental concerns that will provide long-term community value. |
| Support Type: | Non-Match funding |
| Funding Range: | $500 |
| Terms: | Open enrollment |
| Restoration Activity: | Varied |
| Eligibility: | schools |
| Contact Info: | Community Involvement Coordinator, Valarie Armstrong, (410) 573-1153 |
| Website: | www.walmartfoundation.org/env_guidelines.html |
Watershed Assistance Grants (WAG)
Non-Profit/Federal
| Purpose: | The primary purpose of the Watershed Assistance Grants (WAG) program is to support the growth and sustainability (i.e., organizational capacity) of local watershed partnerships in the United States. For the purpose of this program, a "watershed partnership" is defined as an inclusive, enduring, diverse, community-based group organized to identify and resolve watershed problems and issues. |
| Support Type: | Funding |
| Funding Range: | up to $30,000 |
| Terms: | Generally proposals are accepted once a year. Visit the web page for updated deadlines and other application information. |
| Restoration Activity: | Habitat restoration |
| Eligibility: | List of criteria to be complied with, focus is on partnerships in the watershed so ideal candidates would involve a variety of stakeholders including state, local, non-profits. More information is available on the web page listed below. |
| Contact Info: | River
Network
WAG Program
520 SW 6th Ave., Ste 1130
Portland, OR
97204 |
| Contact Person: | River Network wag@rivernetwork.org |
| Website: | www.rivernetwork.org/howwecanhelp/howwag.cfm#wag |
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
State
| Purpose: | This program, administered through the Natural Resource
Conservation Service, seeks to secure conservation easements and provide
cost-share assistance to restore, protect and enhance wetlands and
eligible buffers. |
| Support Type: | Provides funds for permanent easements and cost-share assistance for wetland restoration. |
| Available Funding: | Permanent easement payment of lesser than value of land,
established cap or landowner offer and 100% of the restoration costs;
Thirty year easement payment is 75% of that for permanent easement and
75% of the restoration costs; ten-year cost share offers 75% of
restoration costs. |
| Terms: | Permanent and thirty year easements; ten-year restoration
cost-share |
| Eligibility: | Landowner must have owned the land for at least one year; landowner retains private ownership. |
| Contact Info: | Maryland State Natural Resource Conservation Service Office, 339 Busch's Frontage Rd., Ste 301, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 757-0861 |
| Website: | www.wl.fb-net.org/ |
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
State
| Purpose: | This
program, administered through the MD Natural Resource Conservation
Service, was designed to promote the development or restoration of
wildlife habitat, aquatic habitat, and adjacent streambanks and uplands
on primarily private lands. |
| Support Type: | Provides
funding and technical assistance for installing wildlife habitat, and
preparing a habitat development plan. |
| Available Funding; | Cost-share, with NRCS providing 75% of the cost for installing the habitat, can be used in conjunction with larger conservation plan. |
| Terms: | Agreement lasting five to ten years; open enrollment |
| Eligibility: | federal
land but focus is on private landowners; must dedicate at least one acre
of land to wildlife habitat improvement. |
| Contact Info: | Maryland State Natural Resource Conservation Service Office 339 Busch's Frontage Rd., Ste 301 Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Contact Person: | (410) 757-0681 |
| Website: | www.wl.fb-net.org/whip/index.htm |
Non-Profit
| Purpose: | This
partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the
United States Golf Association (USGA) strives to protect and enhance
wildlife, fish and plant resources on golf courses. |
| Support Type: | Funding and technical assistance |
| Available Funding; | $200,000 available annually for projects |
| Funding Range: | Maximum funding is $25,000/yr for three years |
| Terms: | Annual grant cycle in the summer (see website for RFP date) |
| Restoration Activity: | Wildlife habitat |
| Eligibility: | Private and public golf course |
| Contact Info: | Southeastern Partnership Office, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 1975 Century Blvd., Ste. 200 Atlanta, GA 30345 |
| Contact Person: | Peter Stangel stangel@nfwf.org (202) 857-0166 |
| Website: | www.nfwf.org/nfwfusga.htm or USGA www.usga.org |
Woodland Incentive Program (WIP)
State
| Purpose: | Provide cost sharing assistance for tree planting, site preparation and timber stand improvement practices. |
| Support Type: | State Cost-share funding |
| Available Funding; | Cost share funding for 50% for tree planting, site preparation and timber stand improvement. |
| Terms: | Funded practices must remain in effect for fifteen years. |
| Eligibility: | Open to individual private forestland owners and corporations owning 10 to 500 contiguous forested acres that are capable of producing marketable timber products. |
| Contact Info: | MD Dept. of Natural Resources Forest Service Central Region (410) 836-4551; Eastern Region (410) 543-6745; Southern Region (301) 475-4755; Western Region (301) 777-2137 |
| Website: | www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/wood.html |
Last Updated on May 6, 2003