Transcript SNAP: Grant Dos Donts (CBT)

Funding Opportunities
Tom Leigh, Director of Programs and Partnerships
MML Annual Conference, June 30th, 2015
Where does the money
come from?
Grant Programs Overview
Outreach / Restoration / Engagement
 Outreach & Restoration Grant
 Outdoor Health
 Living Shorelines Grant
 Non-Tidal Wetland
 Green Street, Green Jobs, Green Towns
 Pioneer
 Watershed Assistance Grant / WIP
 Mini-grants – Community
Engagement & Restoration
Education (K-12)
 Mini-grants
 Environmental Education
County Specific
 Prince George’s County Rain Check Rebate
 Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship
 Montgomery County Watershed Restoration and Outreach (incl. Gaithersburg)
 Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration
 Anne Arundel County Forestry (Mini and Standard)
 Charles County Forestry and Stormwater
Chesapeake Conservation Corps – youth job training program
Capacity Building Initiative – 3yr support to increase capacity of local orgs.
Outreach & Restoration
Grant Program
Deadline:
Once a year, December 2015
Funding Levels:
Awareness Track: Up to $15,000
Behavior Change Track: Up to $50,000
Restoration Track: Up to $25,000
Restoration & Outreach: Up to $75,000
Eligible Applicants:
Non-profits, public agencies, watershed
organizations, schools, etc.
Green Streets, Green Jobs,
Green Towns Grant Program
Deadline:
Once a year, March 2016
Funding Level:
Up to $250,000
Planning, Design, & Implementation
Watershed Assistance Grant
Program*
Deadline:
Funding Level:
Once a year
September, 2015
Up to $75,000 for
Planning & Design
• Also referred to as the Local Milestone Program
to support County WIP initiatives
County Specific Programs
Anne Arundel County Forestry (full scale and mini scale)
Deadline: Large = March 2016; Mini = rolling
Funding Level: Up to $200,000
* Implement cost-effective reforestation and
greening projects in the County to increase tree canopy and/or
implement demonstration-scale buffer projects.
Charles County Forestry
Deadline: Rolling
Funding Level: Up to $20,000
* Goal is to implement reforestation projects that
increase tree canopy, create forest habitat, and improve water
quality in local watersheds and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.
County Specific Programs
Prince George’s County Stormwater & Rain Check Rebate
Deadline: July 15, 2015
Funding Level: Up to $200,000
Montgomery County Stormwater (incl. Gaithersburg)
Deadline: December, 2015
Funding Level: Up to $50,000
Anne Arundel County Stormwater
Deadline: December 2015
Funding Level: Up to $200,000
Charles County Stormwater
Deadline: December 2015
Funding Level: TBD
Baltimore City Stormwater
Deadline: December 2015
Funding Level: TBD
Chesapeake Conservation
Corps
Lifecycle of a Grant
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Advertisement – 3 months
Grant application – online with firm deadline
Review by Technical Committee
Awards announced 2 months after deadline
No reimbursement funding
Signed award letter and contingencies trigger
the award check (large grants phased, but most
up front)
Final Report
Tips and Hints for Success!
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Contact Trust staff early (understand the review criteria)
Check deadlines & eligibility criteria
* Apply early for rolling programs
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Follow the on-line instructions closely
TMI is OK
* Especially for budget items
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Letters of Support are important (custom are best)
* Helpful to establish non-traditional partners
Describe outcomes not just outputs
Be sure budgets and narrative are supportive (justify)
Developing a Budget
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List out your
tasks
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List out the costs
related to each
task
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Consider match
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Consider in-kind
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Justify, justify,
justify
Consider the Reviewers
Reviewers are:
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Experts in their respective fields
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A.k.a.: Informed strangers
Make their job easier:
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Well organized, clearly written application
Avoid things that irritate reviewers: Not following
instructions: i.e. exceeding the page limits, putting
information in the wrong section, spelling, grammar,
and math errors, etc.
Questions?
www.cbtrust.org