Headwater
Tree planting
Native trees and buffers slow runoff before it ever reaches a named creek.
Chesapeake Bay Trust
We fund the people restoring the Chesapeake's watersheds.
Grantmaking since 1985. $140 million awarded to the people restoring our watersheds.
$140M
Awarded Since 1985
$20–30M
In Grants Each Year
90%
Of Spending Goes to Programs
From headwater to Bay
Every grant the Trust funds sits somewhere on this journey: from headwater plantings to Bay oysters. Scroll the tide marks.
Tributary
Stream restoration
Rain gardens, trash cleanups, and living shorelines repair the water neighbors share.
Shoreline
Field education
MWEEs put students in waders, the next generation of Bay stewards.
Bay
Oyster reef restoration
Oyster cages and mid-Bay science finish the run from ridge to open water.
Featured Grant Programs
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Education
Environmental education that puts students in the dirt, not just the classroom.
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Restoration
On-the-ground restoration that improves the water itself.
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Community Engagement
Grants for neighborhood cleanups, plantings, and community-led greening.
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Science
Research that answers restoration's hard questions.
Science grants →
Donate to Protect the Bay
Every tax-deductible gift becomes a grant for stream, shoreline, or schoolyard work near you.
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