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The DNR Chesapeake and Coastal Grants Gateway is a Maryland Department of Natural Resources program providing a single application portal for organizations seeking funding to restore local waterways, increase climate resilience, strengthen local economies, and develop the next generation of environmental stewards. The FY2028 Request for Solicitation is expected to open in July 2026.
Grants are funded through the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, the Waterway Improvement Fund, the Shoreline Erosion Control Revolving Loan Fund, and federal sources including NOAA. Eligible applicants include local governments, nonprofits, academic institutions, and other entities working on Chesapeake Bay restoration and coastal resilience in Maryland.
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Accessibility Information FY2028 Request for Solicitation will OPEN in July 2026 Maryland’s communities are faced with a future of higher intensity storms, increased populations and development, changing sea levels and flooding, and a growing demand for healthy places for tourism and recreation.
These trends make the already challenging task of restoring the Chesapeake Bay, safeguarding people and infrastructure and managing natural resources even more complex.
To assist Maryland’s communities, the department will provide a single point of entry through the Grants Gateway for organizations seeking technical and financial assistance to restore local waterways, increase their resilience to climate impacts, strengthen local economies and develop the next generation of environmental stewards.
Grants are made possible with funding through the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, the Waterway Improvement Fund, the Shoreline Erosion Control Revolving Loan Fund, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program. The Department supports comprehensive and integrated projects that achieve at least one of the below outcomes.
Application Timeline & Deadlines for FY2027 Solicitation Solicitation Issue Date July 15, 2025. Technical Assistance/Site Visits (as requested) through November 30, 2025. OUTCOME 5 Applications due September 18, 2025 by 11:59 p.
m. OUTCOMES 1 - 4 Applications due December 12, 2025 by 11:59 p. m.
Shoreline Erosion Loan Applications due through December 12, 2025* by 11:59 p. m. *will be accepted on a rolling basis Technical Review and Evaluation January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026 Project Selection April 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 Applicant Notification of Award May 2026 – July 2026 Project Funding Begins July 1, 2026 – October 1, 2026 Click on image below to review the solicitation and all submission guidelines and requirements.
All applications must be submitted through WCS’s Grants Gateway Portal: Landowner Agreement Template HOA/Community Project Authorization Fillable Communication & Engagement Strategy Method to Model Wet Pond Retrofits in CAST Co-benefit and Targeting Map Guidance Maryland Biological Stream Survey Pre-Restoration Sampling Budget Template for Outcome 1 Budget Template for Outcomes 2 and 4 Budget Template for Outcome 3 Guidance for Using Maryland's 2023 Sea Level Rise Projections Sea Level Rise Guidance Worksheet for Selecting a RSLR Estimate Common Application Questions: Outcome 1 Common Application Questions Outcome 2 Common Application Questions Outcome 3 Common Application Questions Shore Erosion Loan Common Application Questions Information Webinar Recordings 2025 Introduction to Grants Gateway Overview of Grants Gateway - 2024 How to Use FieldDoc in your Grants Gateway application We're available on the following channels.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Organizations and individuals in Maryland working on Chesapeake Bay and coastal resource projects. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Greenspace Equity Program Appraisal Funding Grants (FY2028) is sponsored by Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This grant program provides funding for independent appraisals for acquisitions that may qualify for a Fiscal Year 2028 Greenspace Equity Program Grant. The goal is to preserve, create, and improve public greenspaces in overburdened and underserved communities.
Greenspace Equity Program Appraisal Funding Grants is a Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) competitive grant providing funds to qualified land trusts and local governments to obtain independent appraisals in advance of submitting an acquisition application for the FY 2028 Greenspace Equity Program Grant round. Established through Chapter 487 of 2023, the Greenspace Equity Program enhances public health and livability in overburdened and underserved communities by preserving, creating, and improving public greenspace. Applicants may request funding for up to two independent appraisals, with individual grants up to $100,000. Eligible applicants are qualified land trusts and local governments with proposed acquisitions in communities designated as overburdened or underserved by MDEnviroScreen. The FY 2027 application deadline is May 13, 2026.
Patagonia Corporate Grant Program is sponsored by Patagonia. Patagonia supports innovative work that addresses the root causes of the environmental crisis and seeks to protect both the environment and affected communities. The program focuses on local battles to protect specific natural areas, indigenous wild species, or communities from environmental exploitation. It encourages work that brings underrepresented communities to the forefront of the environmental movement and defends communities whose health and livelihoods are threatened by environmental exploitation. The funding is for grassroots activist organizations with direct-action agendas and campaigns for environmental protection over the long term.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.