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Clean Up & Green Up Maryland Grant is one of four grants offered through the Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant Program, a partnership between the Maryland Environmental Trust, Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Forever Maryland Foundation.
Grants of up to $5,000 fund local groups, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations in Maryland to support volunteer-led litter removal, beautification, and greening initiatives. Additional awards include the Aileen Hughes Grant for outstanding Maryland land trust leadership. All projects must support environmental education, citizen stewardship, or natural resource protection.
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Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant Program Accessibility Information Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant Program The Maryland Environmental Trust in partnership with Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and the Forever Maryland Foundation presents four Keep Maryland Beautiful grants.
Grants through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program help volunteer-based, nonprofit groups, communities and land trusts in Maryland to support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship and to protect natural resources in urban and rural areas. 1.
Aileen Hughes Grant of up to $5,000 is awarded to an individual representing a Maryland land trust for outstanding leadership, partnership and innovation in a conservation project. The grant is awarded to the Maryland land trust in recognition of the individual’s efforts and good work. The grant is given annually to honor the late Aileen Hughes, a true leader in the conservation movement.
2. Citizen Stewardship Grant of up to $5,000 is awarded to schools, nonprofits and other community organizations whose missions are centered upon directly engaging community members (especially children and young adults) in environmental education and stewardship. These grants also support organizations that demonstrate active engagement as defenders of the environment by developing innovative solutions to local environmental problems.
The grants honor the legacy of William S. James, who drafted legislation to create MET, incorporating the activities of the Governor’s Committee to Keep Maryland Beautiful and Margaret Jones, the first executive director of the Keep Maryland Beautiful Program. 3.
Clean Up & Green Up Maryland Grants of up to $5,000 are awarded to local groups and nonprofit organizations to develop community-based leadership and volunteer-based activities to eliminate litter and implement beautification and greening initiatives.
This grant was established to encourage community groups and nonprofit organizations statewide to promote neighborhood cleanliness and beautification by increasing litter removal, greening activities, community education, and citizen stewardship. 4. Janice Hollmann Grant of up to $10,000 is awarded to Maryland land trusts to increase capacity, support community programing and innovation and foster stronger, better connected land trusts.
All grants require a 100% match from the land trust of in-kind services and privately raised funds. The grant is given in memory of Janice Hollmann, who exemplified citizen leadership of local land trusts in Maryland.
The objective of the Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant Program is to: encourage a sense of stewardship and personal responsibility for the environment; stimulate a better understanding of environmental issues; help reduce or eliminate a local environmental problem; litter removal; watershed protection; and encourage education about growth management and protection of rural and urban areas and sensitive resources while discouraging sprawl development.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Local groups, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations in Maryland. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $5,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
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Review timelines vary by funder. Federal agencies typically take 3-6 months from submission to award notification. Foundation grants may be faster, often 1-3 months. Check the program's timeline in the official solicitation for specific dates.
Many federal programs offer multi-year funding or allow competitive renewals. Check the official solicitation for continuation and renewal policies. Non-competing continuation applications are common for multi-year awards.
Community Stewardship Grants (Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant Program) is sponsored by Maryland Environmental Trust, Forever Maryland and the Maryland Department of Transportation. These grants are awarded to schools, nonprofits, and other community organizations in Maryland that directly engage community members (especially children and young adults) in environmental education and stewardship. Projects should activate citizens and encourage stewardship through education and outreach, while elevating awareness of local environmental problems and working to reduce them.
Clean Up & Green Up Maryland Grant is sponsored by Maryland Environmental Trust, in partnership with Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and the Forever Maryland Foundation. This grant assists community groups and nonprofit organizations statewide with neighborhood beautification activities, including litter removal, greening activities, community education, and citizen stewardship. While not exclusively for brownfields, assessment of brownfields often precedes or is part of broader cleanup and greening initiatives.
The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.