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Maryland’s communities are faced with a future of higher intensity storms, increased populations and development, changing sea levels and flooding, and a growing demand for healthy places for tourism and recreation. These trends make the already challenging task of restoring the Chesapeake Bay, safeguarding people and infrastructure and managing natural resources even more complex.

To assist Maryland’s communities, the department will provide a single point of entry through the Grants Gateway for organizations seeking technical and financial assistance to restore local waterways, increase their resilience to climate impacts, strengthen local economies and develop the next generation of environmental stewards.

Grants are made possible with funding through the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund​​, the Waterway Improvement Fund, the Shoreline Erosion Control Revolving Loan Fund, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program. The Department supports comprehensive and integrated projects that achieve at least one of the below outcomes.

Deadline

All proposals must be submitted through the CCS web-based grants management portal at: https://webportalapp.com/sp/grants_gateway.​

Outcome 5 proposals will be due by 11:59 p.m. on September 18, 2024.

​All other outcome proposals and the loan program will be due by 11:59 p.m. on December 13, 2024​.

Submission Guidelines

All applications must be submitted through CCS’s Grants Gateway Portal: https://webportalapp.com/sp/grants_gateway. Applications CANNOT be m​ailed, faxed or submitted in person. If this is your first time submitting a proposal, you will first need to visit the portal website and sign up by clicking on “Sign Up.” Please store your username and password in a secure location for later reference. Your username and password will be used to submit online reports if your project is selected and to submit future proposals.