Past Grants

Chesapeake Climate Action Network

For support of the Clean Cars for Maryland Campaign. The campaign supports public policies designed to put cleaner cars on the road in the near future and help reduce greenhouse gases.

Chesapeake Rivers Association

To fund the Riverkeeper Program, created to document the water quality of the Severn River. The program will determine the extent of deterioration and “dead zones” in order to encourage county and state governments to enforce environmental laws, and to allocate adequate resources to reverse the loss of healthy aquatic life.

Eastern ShoreLand Conservancy

For the preparation of the “State of the Shore Report,” documenting the effectiveness of land use planning as stipulated in the six-county Eastern Shore 2010 agreement. The report will incorporate recommendations for addressing shortfalls in an effort to support improved land-use awareness and practices.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

For the 2006 Environmental Legislative Summit. The agenda will include issues of restoration of full funding for Program Open Space, preservation of agricultural lands, and reduction of pollution from agricultural run-off and coal-fired power plants.

The Chesapeake Rivers Association

For support of the Severn Riverkeeper Program’s effort to protect, preserve, and restore the Severn River. With a designated riverkeeper on staff, the association is in a stronger position to attract volunteers for monitoring and restoration, and to build scientific and outreach programming.