The Maryland Departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, and Agriculture, along with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, are partnering to accept applications for this year’s Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants program. About $327,000 is available for this year’s grant round. These grants are offered annually to volunteer groups, nonprofit organizations, communities, and land trusts in Maryland to support environmental education projects, community stewardship, and the protection of natural resources in urban and rural areas. Applications for funding will be accepted from September 6 through November 15. Awards will be announced in March 2025. Keep Maryland Beautiful grants include: Community stewardship grants for volunteer groups, nonprofits, local governments, and schools; Capacity building grants for Maryland’s land trusts; and Grants for nonprofits to implement forestry projects on agricultural land. Funding for the Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants is provided by the Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Department of Natural Resources; the Department of Transportation; and the Department of Agriculture. “I look forward to yet another impactful year of grantmaking with this team of partners,” said Maryland Environmental Trust Director John Turgeon. “The Keep Maryland Beautiful program always funds truly inspiring projects, and I am excited to see what applications are submitted for this round!” Keep […]
The post Keep Maryland Beautiful 2024-25 Grant Applications Now Being Accepted appeared first on Southern Maryland News Net.
Source: https://smnewsnet.comNew feed
Be First to Comment