On June 18, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announced more than $3.7 million in grants to be provided to 34 organizations through the Green Streets, Green Towns, Green Jobs Initiative (G3).
The latest announcement includes 24 recipients in Maryland, four in the District of Columbia, three in Pennsylvania, two in Virginia, and one in Delaware.
Awarded grants ranged from $10,000 smaller tree canopy efforts to large-scale impervious surface removal and green street development totaling $400,000.
The G3 grant program, which is administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, is intended to help municipalities and nonprofit organizations implement projects that add green space and reduce stormwater runoff by using green infrastructure practices that increase tree canopy, capture and filter rainwater, and remove impervious surfaces.
The latest series of grants includes close to $3 million in funding from Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources’ Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, over $600,000 contributed by the EPA, and the remainder from the Chesapeake Bay Trust.
The Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns grant program is open to local governments, non-profit organizations, and neighborhood/community associations focused on green stormwater management retrofits such as green streets and urban tree canopy projects that enhance livability in urban areas.
2014 Green Streets grants include:
1. Low Impact Development Center, Prince George’s County, MD: $46,935
2. City of Mount Rainier, Prince George’s County, MD: $242,500
3. City of College Park, Prince George’s County, MD: $150,886
4. City of College Park, Prince George’s County, MD: $80,960
5. Town of Forest Heights, Prince George’s County, MD: $202,940
6. University of Maryland College Park, Prince George’s County, MD: $45,154
7. Town of Marydel, Caroline County, MD: $47,460
8. Reservoir Hill Improvement Council, Baltimore City, MD: $58,010
9. Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association, Baltimore City, MD: $10,000
10. Parks & People Foundation, Baltimore City, MD: $250,000
11. Blue Water Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD: $114,342
12. Patterson Park Neighborhood Association, Baltimore City, MD: $250,000
13. Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD: $249,913
14. Civic Works, Inc., Baltimore City, MD: $50,000
15. Baltimore Tree Trust, Baltimore City, MD: $220,520
16. Blue Water Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD: $224,535
17. City of Cambridge Department of Public Works, Dorchester County, MD: $399,560
18. Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection & Sustainability, Baltimore County, MD: $15,000
19. Town of Easton, Talbot County, MD: $13,557
20. Izaak Walton League of America, Montgomery County, MD: $139,370
21. Town of Betterton, Kent County, MD: $91,045
22. Boy Scouts of America Venturing Crew 202, Carroll County, MD: $25,000
23. Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, Baltimore County, MD: $20,708
24. City of Hagerstown – Department of Parks & Engineering, Washington County, MD: $170,000
25. The American Society of Landscape Architects Library and Educational Advocacy Fund, Washington, DC: $47,600
26. Federal City Council, Washington, DC: $25,000
27. Low Impact Development Center, Washington, DC: $24,999
28. American Rivers, Washington, DC: $24,865
29. Wrightsville Borough, York County, PA: $47,118
30. City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA: $100,000
31. Borough of Gettysburg, Adams County, PA: $47,262
32. Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation, William & Mary Law School, James City County, VA: $25,000
33. City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA: $182,035
34. Town of Bethel, Sussex County, DE: $100,000
For more information on the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns grant program, please visit www.cbtrust.org.
source: Chesapeake Bay Trust
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