WASHINGTON — Nearly $10 million worth of projects will work to restore the Chesapeake Bay thanks to two agencies' grants.
Between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), $9.6 million in grant awards will be used to support the restoration and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
“These projects represent a portion of the generational investments that the Biden Administration is making in the Chesapeake Bay watershed,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. “Each one of them will improve not just the local environment where the projects are located, but the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem downstream by removing runoff pollution, cleaning up streams and rivers, and planting native trees and grasses. Four decades ago, visionary leaders set us on a course to protect the Chesapeake Bay. Today, thanks to partnerships like the ones for these projects, we will kickstart the next 40 years of conservation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.”
Projects will be funded through the Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction (INSR) Program. The ten grants announced Monday will support the implementation of critical, natural and nature-based watershed restoration practices that provide long-term water quality improvement benefits, improve aquatic and terrestrial habitat for at-risk species, and enhance climate resilience for human and wildlife communities.
For more information about the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund or to download the 2023 Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction grants slate, visit www.nfwf.org/chesapeake.
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