2015 Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Grant Slate
- Published:
- October 6, 2015
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Bay by helping local communities clean up and restore their polluted rivers and streams. NFWF advances cost-effective and creative solutions with financial and technical assistance.
This year’s Request for Proposals targeted investments in identified priority sub-watersheds to simultaneously achieve measurable water quality improvements, fish and wildlife habitat enhancements, and benefit threatened freshwater and marine fish species. The Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund includes two distinct grant programs: Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants (INSR), and Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants (SWG). The program is awarding 40 grants, which address three key strategies for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: 1) Targeted River and Watershed Restoration; 2) Green Infrastructure in Urban Landscapes; and 3) Innovation on Crosscutting Issues. The project slate represents a total award amount of $11,476,205 which will be leveraged by $22,150,571 in grantee matching contributions for a total on-the-ground impact of $33,626,775.