# Outreach and Restoration Grant Program

From Chesapeake Bay Trust. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 3 September 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $150,000 USD (Largest track; other tracks are capped at $50,000, $75,000 or $125,000)
- Who can apply: NGOs and Community groups
- Where: Maryland: United States
- Rounds: Not found on the pages we read
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation, Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Urban nature
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/
- Funder’s programme page: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Maryland grants for community outreach, behaviour change and on-the-ground restoration projects that involve residents in restoring local green spaces, waterways and natural resources, with four tracks of different sizes.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Applicants can request funds from one of the following tracks.”

Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#access

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, amount:** Up to $150,000 USD (Largest track; other tracks are capped at $50,000, $75,000 or $125,000). Largest track; other tracks are capped at $50,000, $75,000 or $125,000.

> “Track 4: Outreach and Restoration Projects (up to $150,000)”

Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#amount

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, where:** Maryland: United States

> “This grant program welcomes applications for projects in the state of Maryland.”

Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#geography

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, who can apply:** NGOs and Community groups

> “Non-profit organizations, community and homeowner associations, faith-based organizations, and more.”

Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#applicant_types

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, rounds:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#window

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, co-funding required:** No

> “Match is encouraged but not required.”

Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “Program Status: CLOSED”

Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#call-2026-status

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, 2026 round, deadline:** 3 September 2026, 16:00 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 at 4pm EST”)

> “Deadline was: Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 at 4pm EST.”

Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/outreach-and-restoration/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Outreach and Restoration Grant Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Outreach and Restoration Grant Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-outreach-restoration/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Outreach+and+Restoration+Grant+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcbt-outreach-restoration%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Outreach+and+Restoration+Grant+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcbt-outreach-restoration%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction