- What it funds
- Community-based stormwater restoration in Montgomery County (design, design-and-build, or construction of practices that cut runoff and pollutants), plus public outreach and stewardship, water quality monitoring, and litter reduction in the Anacostia watershed.
- Who can apply
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits such as watershed groups, faith-based groups, service and civic groups, community associations and private schools; groups without 501(c)(3) status can apply through a fiscal sponsor. Local governments are not listed as eligible, and projects in Gaithersburg, Rockville and Takoma Park are excluded.
- Match
- Not required, but the Trust says it gives preference to projects with match or in-kind services.
- Award
- Up to $40,000 for knowledge-building outreach or $60,000 for behavior change, $100,000 for community-based restoration (about $25,000 for design-only projects), $75,000 for water quality monitoring and $50,000 for Anacostia litter reduction; about $900,000 is available this round.
How Maryland applicants apply
Apply in the Chesapeake Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login) with the narrative questions for your track from the program page. Questions go to Senior Program Officer Megan Andreasen.
The program on cbtrust.orgDates
What has changed
- August 18, 2026FY27 request for proposals released with about $900,000 available and a November 13, 2026 deadline. (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 August 18, 2026; applications are due Friday, November 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, and awards are anticipated in March 2027.
Community-based stormwater restoration in Montgomery County (design, design-and-build, or construction of practices that cut runoff and pollutants), plus public outreach and stewardship, water quality monitoring, and litter reduction in the Anacostia watershed.
501(c)(3) nonprofits such as watershed groups, faith-based groups, service and civic groups, community associations and private schools; groups without 501(c)(3) status can apply through a fiscal sponsor. Local governments are not listed as eligible, and projects in Gaithersburg, Rockville and Takoma Park are excluded.
Not required, but the Trust says it gives preference to projects with match or in-kind services.
Apply in the Chesapeake Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login) with the narrative questions for your track from the program page. Questions go to Senior Program Officer Megan Andreasen.
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