{"id":39019,"date":"2023-07-31T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=39019"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:01:13","slug":"maryland-awards-3-million-in-climate-resilience-grants-to-13-community-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/07\/31\/maryland-awards-3-million-in-climate-resilience-grants-to-13-community-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Awards $3 Million in Climate Resilience Grants to 13 Community Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52244869098_f74027c2c5.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of fencing and rock placed in the and at a shoreline\" width=\"354\" height=\"265\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deal Island&#8217;s living shoreline and marsh enhancement work was supported by a past climate resilience grant. Photo by Nicole Carlozo, Maryland Department of Natural Resources.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> today announced the award of more than $3 million in competitive grants for 13 climate resilience projects. The grants will help communities <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">design and construct solutions to withstand flooding and other weather-related events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The projects selected will reduce risk for vulnerable communities, incorporate climate change data and information into existing plans and policies, and develop nature-based or natural solutions to help control flooding.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funding is provided by the state\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/Resiliency-through-Restoration.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resiliency Through Restoration Initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grant funding for Fiscal Year 2024 is awarded to the following local governments and community partners, pending final approval by federal partners:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Allegany County<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Trout Unlimited \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 To construct a stream restoration project at Sand Spring Run Stream with riparian buffer plantings to reconnect the floodplain and stabilize eroding stream banks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Anne Arundel County<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Arundel Rivers Federation \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To construct a living shoreline along the Hillsmere Sand Spit and install conservation plantings to increase climate resilience of a community marina.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Green Trust Alliance\u00a0 \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">replace a dilapidated bulkhead with a living shoreline to protect community infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Empowering Believers Church, Anne Arundel County \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To design green infrastructure practices with removal of impervious surfaces to reduce stormwater flooding on church property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The Key School, Anne Arundel County<\/b> <b>\u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To design and construct three bioretention practices to address stormwater flooding on school fields and erosion of the adjacent community shoreline.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Baltimore City<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Blue Water Baltimore, Baltimore City<\/b> <b>\u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To construct a bioretention and rain garden on Ascension St. Agnes Hospital\u2019s campus to treat stormwater runoff and address local flooding in West Baltimore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Violetville United Methodist Church, Baltimore City<\/b> <b>\u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To design green infrastructure practices on church property to reduce stormwater flooding and increase community climate resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Cecil County<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Town of Charlestown, Cecil County &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To complete a comprehensive plan update that weaves resilience strategies for water resources, sensitive areas, land use, and municipal growth to address the environmental, social, and economic impacts of climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Town of Perryville, Cecil County \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To develop a master plan for Ice House Park, assess flood and stormwater impacts, and propose green infrastructure solutions that balance public use with habitat and flood reduction benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Town of Elkton, Cecil County \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To complete a watershed and flood analysis to identify and prioritize flood control projects along Big Elk Creek.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>West View Shores Civic Association, Cecil County \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To design a living shoreline with stone headland, dune and migration corridor features along community open space to reduce shoreline erosion and increase community climate resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Prince George\u2019s County<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>City of Greenbelt, Prince George\u2019s County \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To develop a Community Flood Resilience Plan to guide policy and future projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Talbot County<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Tilghman Island, Talbot County \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To construct a 975-linear-foot living shoreline and upland stormwater practices with oyster, marsh migration, dune, wetland, and meadow components to enhance resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Applications for this funding are accessed through the department\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/funding\/grantsgateway.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grants Gateway<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to provide a single entry point for grantees, and ensure access to funding for innovative, local projects. Through\u00a0 improved connections across similar grant programs, the department will support more comprehensive and integrated projects that achieve at least one of the following outcomes: fostering healthy ecosystems, building resiliency, or providing outdoor learning experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today announced the award of more than $3 million in competitive grants for 13 climate resilience projects. The grants will help communities design and construct solutions to withstand flooding and other weather-related events.\u00a0 The projects selected will reduce risk for vulnerable communities, incorporate climate change data and information into<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/07\/31\/maryland-awards-3-million-in-climate-resilience-grants-to-13-community-projects\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,23,33],"tags":[4509,3357,3565,5127,5217],"class_list":["post-39019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-land","category-the-bay","tag-climate-resilience-grants","tag-flooding","tag-grants","tag-grants-gateway","tag-resilience"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39022,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39019\/revisions\/39022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}