Chesapeake Climate Action Network
$5,000 / 2012 / Environment
Toward a study to detail improvements to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act.
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
$60,000 / 2012 / Environment
For continued staffing support and expansion of the Maryland Healthy Communities campaign in collaboration with the Environmental Integrity Project. The goals are to ensure that Maryland’s environmental laws are enforced, Maryland Department of Environment programs are meeting federal standards, and the decision-making process is transparent.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
$5,000 / 2012 / Environment
For support of the 2013 Environmental Legislative Summit, which focuses on priority issues.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$35,000 / 2012 / Environment
Two-year funding for the continued support of staffing and expenses related to the Partners for Open Space campaign. The campaign advocates holding intact funding dedicated to the state real estate transfer tax fund earmarked for conservation projects.
Year Up Baltimore
$200,000 / 2012 / Workforce Development
Toward continued support and expansion of the Year Up Baltimore Program, which provides 80 young adults in Baltimore City with a year of IT (information technology) training. Year Up students earn 25 college credits at Baltimore City Community College, and are placed in paid internships with local partner companies to gain work experience in IT.