Back www.chesapeakebay.net rv Chesapeake Bay Program A Watershed Partnership * CV C o % A- % a- ' w / 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109 • Annapolis, Maryland 21403 • 410-267-5700 • toll free 800-YOUR-BAY 2003 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants The Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program provides grants to organizations working on a local level to protect and improve watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay basin, while building citizen-based resource stewardship. Under the 2003 program, 75 projects from across the Bay watershed have been selected to receive $2.75 million in funding. Primary support for these projects is provided by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency; additional support for this year's program has been provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USDA Forest Service, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining and Chesapeake bay Program 1983-2003 Organization Project Name Total Location District of Columbia District of Columbia Office of Planning - Anacostia Watershed Initiative Low Impact Development Planning for Urban Watersheds $100,000 Washington, DC DC Greenworks Low Impact Development Implementation Project $35,000 Washington, DC University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc Bioretention Design Certification $15,000 Watershedwide Maryland Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Delmarva Coastal Wetland Restoration Project $100,000 Cambridge, Md. Parks & People Foundation Middle Branch Urban Watershed Management Plan $100,000 Baltimore, Md. Allegany Soil Conservation District Evitts Creek Stream Restoration and Buffer Project $10,000 Cumberland, Md. Alliance for Community Education (ACE) Use of Compost to Control Fine Particles $40,000 Annapolis, Md. Anne Arundel County Magothy River Watershed Survey $35,000 Anne Arundel County, Md. Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation Chesapeake Bay Ecology Demonstration Center $25,000 Annapolis, Md. Center for Watershed Protection Building Capacity for Watershed Organizations $40,000 Baltimore, Md, Takoma Park, Md. Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage Chester River Wetlands Restoration $40,000 Centreville & Chester, Md. City of Annapolis Annapolis Rain Garden $30,000 Annapolis, Md. City of Bowie City of Bowie Low Impact Development Project $25,000 Bowie, Md. City of Rockville Urban Storm Water Alternatives $30,800 Rockville, Md. The Chesapeake Bay Program is restoring the Bay through a partnership among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representing the federal government, the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and participating citizen advisory groups. ------- Community Commons, Inc. Monocacy River Education $46,000 Frederick County, Md. George's Creek Watershed Association Potential Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Projects $10,000 Allegany County, Md. Homebuilders Association of Maryland/Building Industries Foundation Builders for the Bay Program $40,000 Maryland Izaak Walton League of America Susquehanna Watershed Leadership Initiative $40,000 Susquehanna River Watershed Jones Falls Watershed Association Stoney Run Stream Restoration $35,000 Baltimore, Md. Living Classrooms Foundation Turner Station Restoration & Education $34,700 Baltimore, Md. National Aquarium in Baltimore Barren Island Restoration $40,600 Barren Island, Md. Potomac Conservancy Urban and Suburban Restoration and Outreach Initiative $10,000 Potomac Watershed Queen Anne's County Beautification Committee Kent Island Elementary School Raingarden $5,000 Kent Island, Md. River Network Watershed Restoration Institute $25,000 Maryland, Pennsylvania & Virginia South County Exchange Natural Greenways in South County $25,000 Anne Arundel County, Md. South River Federation South River Restoration Assessment and Training $35,000 Annapolis & Edgewater, Md. University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc Bioretention Design Certification $15,000 Watershedwide University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc. Mesohaline SAV Restoration $50,000 Eastern Shore, Md. New York Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District West Branch Owego Creek Stream Project $100,000 Speedsville, NY Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Citizen Engagement and Monitoring Program $35,000 Upper Susquehanna Watershed Izaak Walton League of America Susquehanna Watershed Leadership Initiative $40,000 Susquehanna River Watershed Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District Documenting Best Management Practices $38,600 Susquehanna River Watershed University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc Bioretention Design Certification $15,000 Watershedwide Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited and Kettle Creek Watershed Association Kettle Creek Watershed Program $100,000 Loch Haven, Pa. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Citizen Engagement and Monitoring Program $35,000 Upper Susquehanna Watershed Center for Watershed Protection Building Capacity for Watershed Organizations $40,000 Harrisburg, Pa. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Stream Stewardship Program $35,000 Susquehanna River Basin, Pa. Graham Township Upper Alder Run Watershed Assessment $35,000 Clearfield County, Pa. Izaak Walton League of America Susquehanna Watershed Leadership Initiative $40,000 Susquehanna River Watershed 2003 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Summary Page 2 ------- Muncy Creek Watershed Association, Inc. Muncy Creek Watershed Outreach $5,000 Sullivan & Lycoming Counties, Pa. Octoraro Watershed Association Pennsylvania Amish Farmland Conservation and Education $25,000 Lancaster & Chester Counties, Pa. Pennsylvania Environmental Council Municipal Storm Water Management $25,000 Juniata Watershed, Pa. Pennsylvania Environmental Council Land Use Fragmentation Study $25,000 Luzerne & Wyoming Counties, Pa. Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Citizen Monitoring of Dam Removal $35,000 Newville, Silver Spring Township & Dover Township, Pa. River Network Watershed Restoration Institute $25,000 Maryland, Pennsylvania & Virginia Rush Township Trout Run Watershed Assessment $35,000 Centre County, Pa. SEDA Council of Governments Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Plan $35,000 Susequehanna River Corridor, Pa. Spring Creek Watershed Community Spring Creek Buffer Restoration $50,000 Centre County, Pa. Trout Unlimited Iron Stone Mill Dam $50,000 Lancaster, Pa. University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc Bioretention Design Certification $15,000 Watershedwide Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Conservation - Based Beef Production Project $48,500 Clearville, Pa. Virginia Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Citizen Engagement and Monitoring Program $35,000 Central Rappahannock Watershed Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Along the Virginia Eastern Shore $44,000 Va. Eastern Shore & Potomac River Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment Four Mile Run Water Stewardship Teams Program $35,000 Arlington, Va. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Shenandoah Farmland Conservation $49,000 Verona, Va. & Winchester, Va. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Acorns to Acres $17,000 Warsaw, Va. Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Rappahannock River Watershed Restoration Project $50,000 Rappahannock River Watershed, Va. Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District Cherrystone Inlet Watershed Management Plan $35,000 Accomac, Va. EcoStewards Alliance Daniels Run Restoration $30,000 Fairfax, Va. Elizabeth River Project Paradise Creek Restoration $50,000 Portsmouth, Va. Friends of Blacks Run Greenway Blacks Run Restoration, Filtering, and Greenspace Initiative $50,000 Harrisonburg, Va. Friends of Rappahannock Central Rappahannock River Spawning Habitat Restoration $10,000 Stafford County, Va. Friends of Shenandoah River Willow Brook-Crooked Run Watershed Initiative $35,000 Clarke, Frederick & Warren County, Va. James River Association James River Watershed Restoration Project $50,000 James River Watershed, Va. Lake Anna Civic Association Lake Anna Watershed Management Plan Implementation $25,000 Lake Anna, Va. 2003 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Summary Page 3 ------- Loudoun County, Virginia Environmental and Historic Resources Program, Office of the County Administration Loudoun County Strategic Watershed Management Plan $35,000 Loudoun County, Va. Middle Peninsula District Commission Targeted Wastewater Improvements $33,000 Middle Peninsula, Va. Monacan Soil and Water conservation District James River Tributary Strategy $20,000 Middle James River, Va. Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District Foxwells Wetland Restoration Project $25,700 Foxwells, Va. Piedmont Environmental Council Protecting Habitat Corridors in the Virginia Piedmont $50,000 Northern Piedmont Region, Va. Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission Manual for Low Impact Site Design $35,000 Northern Shenandoah Valley, Va. Potomac Conservancy Shenandoah Working Lands Initiative $35,000 Winchester, Va. Potomac Conservancy Urban and Suburban Restoration and Outreach $10,000 Potomac Watershed Potomac River Greenways Coalition, Inc. Strengthening Community Watershed Organizations $19,500 Fairfax County, Va. Prince William County - Environmental Services Stream Protection Strategy for Prince William County Watersheds $30,000 Prince William County, Va. RappFLOW Community Watershed Organizing $7,200 Rappahannock County, Va. Reston Association Reston Watershed Management Plan Implementation $45,000 Fairfax County, Va. River Network Watershed Restoration Institute $25,000 Maryland, Pennsylvania & Virginia The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter James River Spinymussel Conservation $40,000 Albemarle, Fluvanna & Nelson, Va. University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc Bioretention Design Certification $15,000 Watershedwide Virginia Save Our Streams Upper James Watershed Organization $25,000 Upper James River Watershed, Va. Westmoreland County Potomac River Oyster Restoration $30,000 Westmoreland County, Va. West Virginia Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust, Inc. Capacon/Lost River Farmland Conservation $45,000 High View, WV Cacapon Institute Once There Were Beavers $35,000 Hardy and Hampshire County, WV Friends of the Potomac Carbon Sequestration Initiative $20,000 High View, WV Martinburg-Berkeley County Parks & Recreation Board Green Parking Lot for Dupont Soccer Fields $25,000 Falling Waters, WV University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc Bioretention Design Certification $15,000 Watershedwide South Branch Watershed Association of Hampshire County Save Our Soil $25,000 Hampshire County, WV 2003 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Summary Page 4 ------- |