Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program
CFDA 66.466 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$273.1M
Awards
39
Recipients
22
States
7
Last Updated
Mar 19, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $271.4M | 38 | |
| 2026 | $1.7M | 1 | -99.4% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 39 Awards under CFDA 66.466
Largest individual obligations for Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_95338001_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $45,000,000 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) WITH INC… | NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $33,500,000 |
ASST_NON_95336001_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDS TO NFWF FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INNOVATIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION (INSR) GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORT… | NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $30,000,000 |
ASST_NON_95336101_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT APPROVES FEDERAL FUNDS OF $55,000,000 AND AWARDS FUNDS OF $10,000,000 TO THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) FOR ADMINISTRATION… | NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $30,000,000 |
ASST_NON_95337001_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $38,000,00 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) WITH INCR… | NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $28,000,000 |
ASST_NON_96358501_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS GRANT AGREEMENT FUNDS THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE OUTCOMES AND GOALS OF THE 2014 CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AGREEMENT THROUGH A PART… | STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $13,819,364 |
ASST_NON_96384101_068 DESCRIPTION:FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION OF A GRANT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE BASINS WITHIN THE CHES… | NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2024 | $13,780,448 |
ASST_NON_96376701_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION INCREASES THE TOTAL APPROVED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT BY $820,050 IN FEDERAL FUNDS, WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN RECIPIENT MATCH; AWARDS INCREMENTAL FEDERAL F… | STATE OF DELAWARE, DNREC Delaware | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | LAUREL, DE-00 | 2024 | $12,272,772 |
ASST_NON_96370201_068 DESCRIPTION:NYSDEC CBIG II
THIS ACTION INCREASES THE TOTAL APPROVED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT BY $306,724, ALONG WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE TO RECIPIENT COST SHARE, FOR CONTINUED SUPPO… | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION NEW YORK New York | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | DEPOSIT, NY-19 | 2024 | $11,911,804 |
ASST_NON_96375501_068 DESCRIPTION:WVDEP CBIG III
THIS ACTION INCREASES THE TOTAL APPROVED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT BY $467,312, ALONG WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE TO RECIPIENT COST SHARE, AND AWARDS INCREM… | WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION West Virginia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV-02 | 2024 | $10,344,866 |
ASST_NON_95338501_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT APPROVES FEDERAL FUNDS OF $13 MILLION WHILE AWARDING FEDERAL FUNDS OF $6,000,000 FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING - SMA… | CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $9,500,000 |
ASST_NON_96375601_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO MONITOR AND ASSESS WATER QUALITY, HABITAT CONDITIONS, AND NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT POLLUTION IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED, AS WELL AS S… | VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Virginia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | VA-03 | 2024 | $7,674,070 |
ASST_NON_96367201_068 DESCRIPTION:VADEQ CBRAPI III
THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH OBJECTIVES OF THE VIRGINIA CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL PHASE III WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN… | VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Virginia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-02 | 2024 | $7,378,074 |
ASST_NON_96363001_068 DESCRIPTION:THE CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY WILL GATHER AND PROVIDE DATA TO CHESAPEAKE BAY MANAGEMENT CONCERNING CRITICAL LAND-USE, HYDROGRAPHY, OPTIMAL SITING FOR BEST MANAGEMENT PRAC… | CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $7,077,392 |
ASST_NON_95304801_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM (CBP) PARTNERSHIP'S GOAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS (GITS), COMMITTEES, AND WORKGROUPS WIT… | CHESAPEAKE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INC Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $6,921,694 |
ASST_NON_96376901_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION SUPPORTS NYSDEC'S EFFORTS IN REDUCING NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOADS IN THE SUSQUEHANNA AND CHEMUNG RIVER BASINS BY FOCUSING ON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, C… | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION NEW YORK New York | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | BINGHAMTON, NY-19 | 2024 | $5,386,634 |
ASST_NON_96365601_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHESAPEAKE CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING (C4), INCLUDING OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $5,226,389 |
ASST_NON_96351501_068 DESCRIPTION:THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM'S (CBP'S) NON-FEDERAL PARTNERS WITH TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATION SUPPORT. THE PROJECT… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $5,160,656 |
ASST_NON_96391601_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM (CBP) PARTNERS WITH SUPPORT TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, UPDATE, AND MAINTAIN A PORTFOLIO OF… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $3,979,477 |
ASST_NON_96374001_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION (PFBC) IN IMPLEMENTING THE MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE 2014 CHESAPEAK… | FISH & BOAT COMMISSION, PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | LEWISBURG, PA-15 | 2024 | $3,407,323 |
ASST_NON_96374201_068 DESCRIPTION:THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST (CBT) SUPPORTS CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM GOAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS (GITS), DESIGNATED WORK GROUPS, AND ACTION TEAMS TO MEET THEIR RESPONSIBILITI… | CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $3,352,735 |
ASST_NON_96384901_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SUPPORTS THE OPERATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM'S CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT INCLUDES ACTIV… | ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-01 | 2024 | $3,130,883 |
ASST_NON_96387101_068 DESCRIPTION:WORKING WITH PARTNERS, THE ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY (ALLIANCE) WILL SUPPORT CAPACITY EXPANSION AND INTEGRATION OF CITIZEN-BASED AND NONTRADITIONAL MONITORING PA… | ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | CARLISLE, PA-10 | 2024 | $2,499,801 |
ASST_NON_96391301_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO COMMUNICATE THE NEEDS, PRIORITIES, AND SUCCESSES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM (CBP) PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CH… | ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $2,361,341 |
ASST_NON_95334201_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $1,880,000 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE RAND CORPORATION WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDS OF $1,120,000… | THE RAND CORPORATION California | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $1,880,000 |
ASST_NON_95335801_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES UMCES FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM'S (CBP'S) NON-FEDERAL PARTNERS WITH TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND PROGRAMMATIC E… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $1,873,764 |
ASST_NON_96395901_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION (SAV) THROUGHOUT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND… | VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE Virginia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | GLOUCESTER POINT, VA-01 | 2024 | $1,747,703 |
ASST_NON_953A0041_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDS OF $1,300,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM (CBP) PARTNERSHIP WITH UPDATED LAND USE/LAND COVER DATA, ENHANCE… | CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2026 | $1,700,000 |
ASST_NON_96391701_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM (CBP) PARTNERSHIP WITH TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGRICULTU… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $1,481,524 |
ASST_NON_96393701_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING THE BAY JOURNAL (A MONTHLY PERIODICAL) AS WELL AS THE ELECTRONIC NEWS SERVICE AND… | BAY JOURNAL MEDIA, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | SEAFORD, DE-00 | 2024 | $1,225,000 |
ASST_NON_96392201_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO FULLY OPERATIONALIZE AN UNSTRUCTURED-GRID TIDAL WATER MODEL, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE CHESAPEAKE TM… | VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE Virginia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | NEWPORT NEWS, VA-03 | 2024 | $1,090,000 |
ASST_NON_95326701_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION INCREASES THE TOTAL APPROVED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT BY $20,800 OF EPA IN-KIND FUNDING AND RECIPIENT COST-SHARE BY $1095; AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $… | INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $1,034,024 |
ASST_NON_96366901_068 DESCRIPTION:CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION INC.
THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDS THE CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION (CWP) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE CONOWINGO WATERSHED IMPL… | CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | FULTON, MD-03 | 2024 | $993,900 |
ASST_NON_95338401_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT WITH $1,044,500 ($47,000 OF WHICH REPRESENT EPA IN-KIND FUNDING), PROVIDES THE ALLIA… | ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $836,025 |
ASST_NON_96373801_068 DESCRIPTION:THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND VERIFY AN OPTIMIZATION TOOL.
ACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:OUTCOMES:. | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Michigan | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | ANNAPOLIS, MD-03 | 2024 | $800,333 |
ASST_NON_95335701_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $448,056 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDING O… | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $448,056 |
ASST_NON_95333901_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $440,000 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION WITH INCREMENTAL… | OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION Virginia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $440,000 |
ASST_NON_95334601_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL STORMWATER MA… | CHESAPEAKE STORMWATER NETWORK, INC. Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | MD-06 | 2024 | $382,000 |
ASST_NON_95329701_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) FUNDED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDS TO VIRGINIA INSTI… | VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE Virginia | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | BALTIMORE, MD-02 | 2024 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_95329901_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDS TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (UMCES) TO DEVELOP AND CALIBRATE A HYDRODYNAMIC-WATER QUALITY MODE… | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Maryland | Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency | CAMBRIDGE, MD-01 | 2024 | $249,972 |
Top 39 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | $194.4M | 27 |
| Virginia | $17.9M | 4 |
| New York | $17.3M | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $13.8M | 1 |
| Delaware | $13.5M | 2 |
| West Virginia | $10.3M | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | $5.9M | 2 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs