# Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants From National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 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 has closed; check the funder’s page for the next round. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: $150,000 to $750,000 USD (Implementation grants; planning and technical assistance grants go up to $150,000) - Who can apply: Not found on the pages we read - Where: Chesapeake Bay watershed: United States - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: No - Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands, Community conservation and Sustainable land use - 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/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/ - Funder’s programme page: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual NFWF grants, funded mainly by the US EPA, for community-based projects that protect and restore water quality and habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Implementation grants fund on-the-ground work; smaller planning and technical assistance grants prepare future projects. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “All application materials must be submitted online through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Easygrants system.” Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#access **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, amount:** $150,000 to $750,000 USD (Implementation grants; planning and technical assistance grants go up to $150,000). Implementation grants; planning and technical assistance grants go up to $150,000. > “SWG Implementation (SWG-I) grants of $150,000-750,000 will be awarded for projects that result in direct, on-the-ground actions to protect and restore water quality, species, and habitats in the Bay watershed.” Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#amount **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, where:** Chesapeake Bay watershed: United States > “All projects must occur wholly within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.” Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#geography **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, who can apply:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#applicant_types **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “Proposal Due Date Thursday, April 2, 12:00 PM ET” Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#window **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, co-funding required:** No > “non-federal matching funds are encouraged but not required” Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#co_finance_required ## The call ### 2026 Request for Proposals Call page: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, 2026 Request for Proposals, status:** Closed > “10/05/2026 2026 SWG Grant Slate” Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#call-2026-status **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, 2026 Request for Proposals, deadline:** Not found on the call page Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#call-2026-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants, reporting:** Grantees choose the most relevant project metrics from NFWF's list in Easygrants and report against them. > “the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund has a list of metrics in Easygrants for proposal applicants to choose from for future reporting” Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/chesapeake-bay-stewardship-fund/chesapeake-bay-small-watershed-grants-2026-request, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-chesapeake-small-watershed-grants/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them. ## Something wrong? 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