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Private & Nonprofit Programs

Includes loans, grants and incentive programs administered by non-governmental organizations. Monies used may come from federal, state or private sources.

  • NFWF Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants

    The National Fish &Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) offers grants through its Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants (SWG) program to support planning/technical assistance and implementation of water quality...

  • NFWF Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants (INSR)

    The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation offers grants through its Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants program (INSR) to support collaborative, regional-scale partnerships that accelerate...

  • Streamside Forest Buffer Program

    The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's Streamside Forest Buffer program covers all costs of planting and maintaining riparian buffers on private and public land within the Chesapeake Bay basin in Penns...

  • Chiques-Conoy-Conewago Regional Partnership (C3RP)

    The Chiques-Conoy-ConewagoRegional Partnership program (C3RP) provides grants and technical assistance for agricultural conservation practices in three contiguous watersheds in Lancaster, Lebanon, and...

  • 21st Century Prescribed Grazing

    The Capital Resource & Conservation Development (RC&D) Council’s grazing management program provides cost-share funding and technical support for rotational (prescribed) grazing management systems....

  • Lancaster Clean Water Fund

    The Lancaster Clean Water Fund supports three grant programs: Community Conservation Grant, Small Clean Water Implementation Grants, and Large Clean Water Implementation Grants. Grants are administere...

  • Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program

    The Chesapeake Bay Trust offers grants for community greening projects, including projects that reduce stormwater runoff and improve health of local streams. Local governments and nonprofits must be l...