{"id":9478,"date":"2015-12-08T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T20:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=9478"},"modified":"2017-04-14T15:55:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T19:55:04","slug":"grants-available-to-reduce-runoff-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2015\/12\/08\/grants-available-to-reduce-runoff-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants Available to Reduce Runoff in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/TrustFundPreserve10.151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9480 \" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/TrustFundPreserve10.151-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"TrustFundPreserve10.15\" width=\"185\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/TrustFundPreserve10.151-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/TrustFundPreserve10.151.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a>The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking proposals from local governments and non-governmental organizations that will help reduce stormwater runoff in targeted areas. Funding\u00a0will be awarded to the most effective projects through the <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/funding\/trust-fund.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trust fund is an innovative approach to Chesapeake Bay restoration that supports the most cost-effective, efficient projects aimed at improving our environment and water quality,\u201d Natural Resources Secretary Mark Belton said. \u201cIn addition to drastically reducing the amount of\u00a0polluted\u00a0runoff\u00a0entering\u00a0our waterways, the projects have restored more than 300 acres of wetlands while engaging more than 32,000 students\u00a0since the\u00a0program began in 2009.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The application materials are available <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/funding\/trust-fund_grants.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Applicants must submit a letter of intent by Jan. 15 and full proposals by March 31.<\/p>\n<p>The trust fund has provided nearly $300 million for nonpoint source pollution projects across Maryland, which have prevented an estimated three\u00a0million pounds of nitrogen from entering state waterways and ultimately, the bay. From tree plantings to floating wetlands, more than 1,900 Chesapeake and coastal bay restoration projects have been funded through the\u00a0program.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/geodata.md.gov\/imaptemplate\/?appid=7cbc0c0b71454ea889a124a2311136b9\" target=\"_blank\">trust fund restoration map<\/a> to view past projects and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnr.maryland.gov\/trustfund\/pdfs\/FY16_AwardeeList.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to see projects chosen for fiscal year 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking proposals from local governments and non-governmental organizations that will help reduce stormwater runoff in targeted areas. Funding\u00a0will be awarded to the most effective projects through the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"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":[957,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-the-bay"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9478","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\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9478"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9499,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9478\/revisions\/9499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}