- What it funds
- Planning, design and construction of green stormwater infrastructure and community restoration projects that reduce runoff, improve water quality and build community resilience, plus white papers and charrette or technical planning help. Gray infrastructure such as sidewalks and bridges is not eligible.
- Who can apply
- Local governments including municipalities, nonprofits, and neighborhood or community associations, in urban, suburban or rural places within the Chesapeake Bay watershed parts of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, D.C., West Virginia, Virginia and New York.
- Match
- Not required; match is encouraged.
- Award
- Concept plans up to $20,000; engineered designs up to $35,000; construction up to $175,000 (more with strong justification after talking with staff); community restoration up to $50,000; white papers up to $20,000; charrettes and technical assistance with no direct funding. The last round, run under the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns name, had about $1.3 million.
How Maryland applicants apply
When the request for proposals opens, apply in the Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login). Construction applicants use the Storm Smart implementation cost calculator, and the Green SIMPLE spreadsheet estimates pollutant reductions. Contact Senior Program Officer Megan Diehl.
The program on cbtrust.orgDates
What has changed
- September 28, 2026The Trust's FY2027 planned schedule lists the program as Storm Smart Chesapeake, formerly Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns. (cbtrust.org)
- December 5, 2025Last round under the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) name released: about $1.3 million in federal funds (EPA Region III, the Chesapeake Bay Program, West Virginia DEP and the Trust), due March 13, 2026, awards in June 2026. New York's part of the Bay watershed became eligible. (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. The Trust's FY2027 planned schedule (updated September 28, 2026) expects the next request for proposals in December 2026 with applications due in March 2027; exact dates are not posted.
Planning, design and construction of green stormwater infrastructure and community restoration projects that reduce runoff, improve water quality and build community resilience, plus white papers and charrette or technical planning help. Gray infrastructure such as sidewalks and bridges is not eligible.
Local governments including municipalities, nonprofits, and neighborhood or community associations, in urban, suburban or rural places within the Chesapeake Bay watershed parts of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, D.C., West Virginia, Virginia and New York.
Not required; match is encouraged.
When the request for proposals opens, apply in the Bay Trust Awards Portal (cbtrust.org/login). Construction applicants use the Storm Smart implementation cost calculator, and the Green SIMPLE spreadsheet estimates pollutant reductions. Contact Senior Program Officer Megan Diehl.
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