{"id":32795,"date":"2021-03-19T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=32795"},"modified":"2021-03-19T09:51:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:51:29","slug":"2021-keep-maryland-beautiful-grants-total-312500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2021\/03\/19\/2021-keep-maryland-beautiful-grants-total-312500\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Total $312,500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

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Living Classrooms Foundation was a recipient of a 2021 Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant.<\/p><\/div>\n

The State of Maryland and the <\/span>Forever Maryland Foundation<\/span><\/a> are proud to announce that <\/span>91 Keep Maryland Beautiful grants <\/a>totaling <\/span>$312,500 <\/span>have been awarded toward environmental education, community cleanup, and beautification projects through the\u00a0<\/span>Keep Maryland Beautiful<\/span><\/a>\u00a0program.<\/span><\/p>\n

These annual grants are funded by\u00a0<\/span>Maryland Environmental Trust<\/span><\/a>, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> (DNR); the <\/span>F<\/span>orever Maryland Foundation<\/span>; the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD); and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese grants support the incredible efforts of citizens across Maryland who are stewards of our communities, our green spaces, and our waterways,\u201d Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio said. \u201cDNR is proud to partner with the Maryland Environmental Trust, the Forever Maryland Foundation, DHCD, MDOT, and of course the recipients themselves on this important part of our mission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“Local volunteers and stakeholders are changing neighborhoods for the better through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program,” said Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Kenneth C. Holt. “These Clean Up and Green Up awards will help our great partners continue to improve and beautify communities in all parts of Maryland.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMDOT is committed not only to a comprehensive transportation network, but also to environmental education, preservation and stewardship, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s important to contribute to the Keep Maryland Beautiful program,\u201d MDOT Secretary Greg Slater said. \u2018It\u2019s good to know the funds MDOT provides goes to almost 20 different groups, ranging from community and neighborhood associations to conservancies and land trusts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Recipients included schools, nonprofit groups, municipalities and land trusts in 19 counties and Baltimore City.\u00a0 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><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to see our local communities receive Keep Maryland Beautiful grant funds for such innovative projects which will make an impact on our Maryland environment in many ways,\u201d Forever Maryland Foundation Chair Steve Quarles said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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