{"id":38360,"date":"2023-03-20T09:49:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=38360"},"modified":"2023-04-11T11:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:23:53","slug":"forever-maryland-awards-2023-keep-maryland-beautiful-grants-totaling-92000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/03\/20\/forever-maryland-awards-2023-keep-maryland-beautiful-grants-totaling-92000\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever Maryland Awards 2023 Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Totaling $92,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grants Support <\/span><\/i>Environmental Education, Community Cleanup, and Beautification Projects<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Baltimore City students take part in a living classroom at Masonville Cove Pollinator Gardens, a project funded by Keep Maryland Beautiful in 2022. Photo courtesy Forever Maryland.<\/p><\/div>\n

Forever Maryland<\/span><\/a> announces that <\/span>31 grants totaling <\/span>$92,000 <\/span>have been awarded to support environmental education, community cleanup, and beautification projects through the\u00a0<\/span>Keep Maryland Beautiful<\/span><\/a>\u00a0program.<\/span> The annual grants are funded by\u00a0the <\/span>Maryland Environmental Trust<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Forever Maryland<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Maryland Department of Transportation<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The grants are administered by Forever Maryland; it is the oldest program of the Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Department of Natural Resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Since its inception, the Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program has awarded grants to engaged citizens and land trusts that are developing innovative solutions to local environmental problems,\u201d said Forever Maryland President Wendy Stringfellow. \u201cI\u2019ve been involved with this rewarding program for the past decade, and have seen its enormous impact. Thank you to the sponsors and the awardees for your contributions to Maryland!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This program is administered by Forever Maryland and is the oldest program of the Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Department of Natural Resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Keep Maryland Beautiful Program builds a strong partnership between our communities and state, in our shared goals of cleaner water and access to green space for all Marylanders,\u201d said Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz. \u201cFunding these efforts also increases stewardship in every corner of Maryland.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKeep Maryland Beautiful grants demonstrate the power of partnership to create cleaner, greener communities for all Marylanders,\u201d said Maryland Department of\u00a0 Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld. \u201cThe Maryland Department of Transportation is proud to join with other state agencies, schools, nonprofits and individual citizens to protect and enhance our state\u2019s natural beauty and inspire a passion for environmental stewardship in future generations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep Maryland Beautiful recipients included schools, nonprofit groups, municipalities and land trusts in 12 counties and Baltimore City. 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Awards this year included:<\/span><\/p>\n