Grants to Virginia nonprofit organizations and state and local government agencies to promote the protection of water resources in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support preservation and restoration projects as well as education projects that increase public awareness and knowledge about the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Environmental Education Priorities
The goal of environmental education is to increase public awareness and knowledge about the Bay, resulting in behavioral change. The Committee invites proposals that:
Conservation and Restoration Priorities
The Committee invites proposals for:
Each grant is awarded for one year, except in special circumstances. Project activities will occur and specific tasks will be completed for a period not to exceed one year.
Each recipient will be held accountable for the use of grant funds through the documentation and submission of a final financial and narrative report due upon the completion of the project's activities, but no later than July 1 of the year following the grant award.
Submit the application by email to Gwen Foley at gfoley@dls.virginia.gov.
For questions, contact Gwen Foley at (804) 698-1810 or at the above email.
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