{"id":26575,"date":"2019-03-20T10:17:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T14:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=26575"},"modified":"2019-03-21T15:55:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T19:55:40","slug":"2019-keep-maryland-beautiful-grants-total-215505","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/03\/20\/2019-keep-maryland-beautiful-grants-total-215505\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Total $215,505"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grants Supports Communities, Projects and Schools<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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University of Maryland Baltimore County was a recipient of a 2019 Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant.<\/p><\/div>\n

Maryland Environmental Trust (MET), a unit of the Maryland Department of Resources<\/a>, has awarded 71 grants totaling $215,505 toward environmental education, community cleanup and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful<\/a> program.<\/span><\/p>\n

These annual grants are funded by Maryland Environmental Trust<\/a>, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DCHD) and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program is an ideal tool to support local solutions for improving our communities and environment across the state,\u201d Maryland Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio said. \u201cThis long-standing partnership reflects the pride and sense of stewardship we all share for Maryland\u2019s outdoors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThrough a cooperative multi-agency partnership led by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the Keep Maryland Beautiful program<\/a> focuses on neighborhood beautification through increasing greening, citizen stewardship, community education, and litter removal,\u201d explained DHCD Secretary Kenneth C. Holt. \u201cI\u2019m gratified on behalf of the Hogan administration that DHCD is able to support Keep Maryland Beautiful through substantial investment in the grants program, a partnership with Maryland Environmental Trust and MDOT that is one of the most visible ways we are able to accomplish the overall Keep Maryland Beautiful mission.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThese grants are a great way for MDOT to partner to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed while meeting Marylanders’ day-to-day transportation needs,\u201d said MDOT Secretary Pete K. Rahn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recipients included schools, nonprofit groups, municipalities and land trusts in 15 counties and two major urban municipalities, Baltimore City and Washington, D.C. Many of these grants focus on developing and supporting communities, families, youth and students who take personal responsibility for the health of their communities, protecting nature in their backyards and seeking ways to help reduce or resolve environmental challenges.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cA core part of our mission at Maryland Environmental Trust is to support nonprofits and community organizations that promote stewardship of our open spaces, environmental education and neighborhood greening activities,\u201d MET Director Bill Leahy said. \u201cWe continue to seek paths of expanding our Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program to increase its impact across the state.\u201d<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Awards given this year were:<\/span><\/p>\n