- What it funds
- Watershed planning (Annapolis only), design and construction of stormwater and stream restoration practices, permanent protection of forested land, and reforestation in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis, with goals that include cutting polluted runoff and reducing flooding and erosion.
- Who can apply
- Local watershed groups, community associations and HOAs, service, youth and civic groups, faith-based groups, land trusts, public agencies and colleges. The planning, design, restoration and combined restoration-forestry tracks (1, 2, 3 and 6) require 501(c) nonprofit status (community associations in Annapolis excepted) and an Anne Arundel–based partner.
- Match
- Not required; reviewers view match favorably.
- Award
- Planning up to $75,000 (Annapolis only), design up to $150,000 and restoration construction up to $315,000; forestry requests are not capped. FY27 pools: $1,336,350 for County watershed projects, $382,500 for Annapolis watershed projects, $600,000 for County forestry and $45,000 for Annapolis forestry.
How Maryland applicants apply
Schedule the required site visit, then apply in the Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login) with the narrative questions for your track. Contact Whitney Vong for County projects and Megan Andreasen for Annapolis projects.
The program on cbtrust.orgDates
What has changed
- October 28, 2026FY27 request for proposals released with a February 26, 2027 deadline and about $2.36 million across the watershed and forestry pools. (cbtrust.org)
Sources
Checked against the funder’s own pages on October 29, 2026. Rules and dates change; confirm with the funder before you apply.
Frequently Asked Questions
As of October 29, 2026: Open. Open. The FY27 request for proposals was released October 28, 2026; every applicant must hold a pre-application site visit with the Trust by February 12, 2027, and applications are due Friday, February 26, 2027 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Watershed planning (Annapolis only), design and construction of stormwater and stream restoration practices, permanent protection of forested land, and reforestation in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis, with goals that include cutting polluted runoff and reducing flooding and erosion.
Local watershed groups, community associations and HOAs, service, youth and civic groups, faith-based groups, land trusts, public agencies and colleges. The planning, design, restoration and combined restoration-forestry tracks (1, 2, 3 and 6) require 501(c) nonprofit status (community associations in Annapolis excepted) and an Anne Arundel–based partner.
Not required; reviewers view match favorably.
Schedule the required site visit, then apply in the Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login) with the narrative questions for your track. Contact Whitney Vong for County projects and Megan Andreasen for Annapolis projects.
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