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Maryland resilience funding · Chesapeake Bay

Prince George's County Community Resilience Hub Grant Program

Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Prince George's County Department of the Environment. As of October 29, 2026: closed. Closed as of October 29, 2026; FY26 deadlines were December 22, 2025 and March 19, 2026. The Trust's planned schedule expects the next request for proposals in December 2026 with applications due in March 2027, and the Trust anticipates more hub awards in 2027 (dates not confirmed).

Status
ClosedChecked October 29, 2026
Next date
DecemberNext request for proposals expected (expected)
Funder
Chesapeake BayChesapeake Bay Trust and the Prince George's County Department of the Environment
Dates ahead
2Through March 1, 2027
What it funds
Trusted community facilities that help residents before, during and after climate events such as flash flooding, microbursts and extreme heat: services and programs, communications equipment, building and landscape improvements, power systems and operations.
Who can apply
Nonprofits, community associations and HOAs, faith-based groups, municipalities, watershed groups and colleges, for projects in Prince George's County outside the City of Bowie.
Match
Not required; leveraged funds, especially for capital and construction work, can raise a proposal's score.
Award
Up to $50,000; most requests were expected at up to $20,000, with more possible with justification and Trust approval. About $217,000 was available in FY26.

How Maryland applicants apply

When the request for proposals opens, apply in the Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login) with the program's narrative questions. Contact Program Officer Delaney Samons.

The program on cbtrust.org

Dates

  • December 2026 · Next request for proposals expected (expected)month only · source
  • March 2027 · Applications expected to be due (expected)month only · source

What has changed

  1. August 13, 2026The Trust issued a separate $150,000 request for proposals for a technical assistance provider to support hubs and a countywide hub network (due October 1, 2026; award expected December 2026). It reported 15 hubs funded as of August 2026. (cbtrust.org)
  2. November 10, 2025Program launched: first request for proposals with about $217,000 and two deadlines (December 22, 2025 and March 19, 2026), funded first come, first served. (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: Closed. Closed as of October 29, 2026; FY26 deadlines were December 22, 2025 and March 19, 2026. The Trust's planned schedule expects the next request for proposals in December 2026 with applications due in March 2027, and the Trust anticipates more hub awards in 2027 (dates not confirmed).
Trusted community facilities that help residents before, during and after climate events such as flash flooding, microbursts and extreme heat: services and programs, communications equipment, building and landscape improvements, power systems and operations.
Nonprofits, community associations and HOAs, faith-based groups, municipalities, watershed groups and colleges, for projects in Prince George's County outside the City of Bowie.
Not required; leveraged funds, especially for capital and construction work, can raise a proposal's score.
When the request for proposals opens, apply in the Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login) with the program's narrative questions. Contact Program Officer Delaney Samons.
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