# Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants (66.466)

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Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $328 million in 65 grants, about $5.0 million per award.

## Objectives

The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure and unique as North America's largest and most biologically diverse estuary. The objective of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s competitive assistance agreements is to fund activities that support achievement of the goals and outcomes of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Funding priorities include, but are not limited to, implementation projects that support water quality improvement and environmental stewardship, coordination of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership, monitoring and modeling of the Chesapeake Bay and its ecosystem, and advancement of data science that helps inform decision-making. EPA supports advancement of these priorities by funding cooperative agreements, which support the partnership in carrying out the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and fulfilling the statutory requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Program Office under Clean Water Act Section 117. Additionally, EPA funds cooperative agreements to intermediary organizations for the purposes of carrying out the Small Watershed Grants (SWG) grants program, which supports protection and improvement of local waterways while building citizen-based resource stewardship; and the Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction (INSR) grants program, which supports regional innovative solutions to reduce or eliminate nutrient and sediment pollution. More information regarding the Chesapeake Bay Program can be found at https://www.chesapeakebay.net .

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $62.8 million | 33 |
| 2022 | $76.2 million | 33 |
| 2023 | $24.6 million | 27 |
| 2024 | $107 million | 33 |
| 2025 | $57.6 million | 27 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | District of Columbia | $201 million |
| Virginia Department of Environmental Quality | Virginia | $14.4 million |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | $12.7 million |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Maryland | $12.5 million |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Maryland | $12.2 million |
| State of Delaware, Dnrec | Delaware | $11.1 million |
| West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection | West Virginia | $8.8 million |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. | Maryland | $8.6 million |
| Chesapeake Research Consortium Inc | Maryland | $6.9 million |
| Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection | Pennsylvania | $6.3 million |
| Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. | Maryland | $5.0 million |
| The Environment Maryland Department of | Maryland | $3.8 million |
| State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Maryland | $3.5 million |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Virginia | $3.0 million |
| Fish & Boat Commission, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $2.9 million |
| Department of Energy and Environment | District of Columbia | $2.5 million |
| Maryland Department of Agriculture | Maryland | $2.0 million |
| The Rand Corporation | California | $1.9 million |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | $1.8 million |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | $1.6 million |