Keep Maryland Beautiful grants applications now being accepted

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Environmental Trust is currently accepting applications for the Keep Maryland Beautiful grant program. The program awards grants to organizations that focus on environmental education and community stewardship.

The Keep Maryland Beautiful grant program has a total budget of $327,000 for this year’s grant round and applications are accepted annually. The program is open to nonprofit organizations, land trusts, community groups, and schools. The Chesapeake Bay Trust administers the grant application and award process.

The grants are being accepted from September 6, 2024, through November 15, 2024. Award winners will be announced in March 2025.

One of the categories of grants is Community Stewardship Grants. These grants are awarded to organizations that are working with local communities to engage them in environmental education and stewardship projects. The grants range from $5,000 for small projects to up to $10,000 for larger capacity building projects aimed at increasing capacity, support programming, and innovation at land trusts.

Another category of grants is Capacity Building for Land Trusts Grants. These grants are awarded to land trusts with up to $10,000 to help them expand, strengthen, and better connect with their communities.

Keep Maryland Beautiful grants are administered by the Maryland Environmental Trust. The Maryland Environmental Trust is a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture also support the Keep Maryland Beautiful program.

For more information about the Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants program and to apply, visit the program website.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.