# Watershed Assistance 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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 9 December 2026, 16:00 (America/New_York). The funder gives the deadline as “Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST”. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: Usually up to $150,000 USD (Design up to $100,000 for stormwater and similar practices, up to $150,000 for stream, wetland and living shoreline design; planning up to $75,000) - Who can apply: NGOs, Government bodies, Community groups and Research institutions - Where: Maryland, West Virginia Chesapeake watershed, parts of Pennsylvania: United States - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: No - Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Coasts and oceans - 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-watershed-assistance/ - Funder’s programme page: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/ Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants for the design and permitting of watershed restoration projects (stream, wetland and shoreline restoration, stormwater practices) and for watershed planning in Maryland, the West Virginia Chesapeake watershed and parts of Pennsylvania. Funds early project phases, not construction. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “Program Status: OPEN Deadline: Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#access **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, amount:** Usually up to $150,000 USD (Design up to $100,000 for stormwater and similar practices, up to $150,000 for stream, wetland and living shoreline design; planning up to $75,000). Design up to $100,000 for stormwater and similar practices, up to $150,000 for stream, wetland and living shoreline design; planning up to $75,000. > “Generally, requests are up to $150,000 for design of Stream restoration practices, Wetland and marsh creation/restoration projects, and Living shorelines.” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#amount **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, where:** Maryland, West Virginia Chesapeake watershed, parts of Pennsylvania: United States > “All communities in Maryland, throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed in West Virginia, and the Pennsylvania portions of the Octoraro and Conowingo Creek Watersheds are eligible.” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#geography **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, who can apply:** NGOs, Government bodies, Community groups and Research institutions > “Municipal, County, and Regional Agencies Nonprofit Organizations Faith-based Organizations Community and Homeowners Associations (HOAs) Soil/Water Conservation Districts & Resource Conservation and Development Councils Forestry Boards Public and Independent Higher Educational Institutions” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#applicant_types **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “Program Status: OPEN Deadline: Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#window **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, co-funding required:** No > “Match is encouraged but not required.” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#co_finance_required ## The call ### December 2026 deadline Call page: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/ **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, December 2026 deadline, status:** Open > “Program Status: OPEN Deadline: Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#call-2026-12-status **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, December 2026 deadline, deadline:** 9 December 2026, 16:00 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST”) > “Program Status: OPEN Deadline: Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST” Source: https://cbtrust.org/grants/watershed-assistance/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#call-2026-12-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Watershed Assistance Grant Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Watershed Assistance Grant Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-watershed-assistance/. 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+Watershed+Assistance+Grant+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcbt-watershed-assistance%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+Watershed+Assistance+Grant+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcbt-watershed-assistance%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