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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Keep Maryland Beautiful Program Awards $160,000 in Grants

49 Recipients Get Funds for Local Cleanup and Conservation Activities
Parks & People Foundation’s paid internship program, Branches, received a grant for its work engaging low-income high school students in cleaning neighborhoods, creating green spaces and maintaining parks.
The Maryland Environmental Trust has awarded 49 Keep Maryland Beautiful grants totaling over $160,000 to municipalities, nonprofits and schools for beautification projects, community cleanup activities and environmental education programs throughout the state.
Nineteen counties and Baltimore City received the grants, an annual program funded by the Maryland Environmental Trust, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration.
These stewardship-focused grants help develop and support communities, families and youth taking personal responsibility for the health and quality of their communities.
“I’m excited to see this program expand to more than $160,000 this year,” Maryland Environmental Trust Director Bill Leahy said. “We recognize a huge need to support local communities, nonprofits and others promoting proper stewardship of our neighborhoods and open spaces.”
2017 Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants and Recipients
Bill James Environmental Grant, $4,500 total (up to $1,000 each)

OrganizationCounty
ClearShark H2OAnne Arundel
North County High SchoolAnne Arundel
Reginald F. Lewis High School, Room 317Baltimore City
Calvert County Public SchoolsCalvert
KidsSTREAM Inc.Charles
Margaret Rosch Jones Grants, $5,800 total (up to $2,000 each)
OrganizationCounty
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education FundAnne Arundel
It’s About The Kids Education OrganizationBaltimore City
Sky Valley Association, Inc.Garrett
Harford Glen Environmental Education CenterHarford
Phillips Wharf Environmental CenterTalbot
Clean Up & Green Up Maryland Grant, $150,000 total (up to $5,000 each)
OrganizationCounty
City of Cumberland’s Neighborhood Advisory CommissionAllegany
Annapolis Maritime MuseumAnne Arundel
Greater Patapsco Community Association, Inc.Baltimore
NeighborSpaceBaltimore
Blue Water BaltimoreBaltimore City
C.A.R.E. Community AssociationBaltimore City
Citizens of PigtownBaltimore City
Druid Heights Community Development CorporationBaltimore City
Friends of Patterson ParkBaltimore City
Historic East Baltimore Community Action CoalitionBaltimore City
Hollins Roundhouse Inc., a community associationBaltimore City
Parks & People FoundationBaltimore City
Pigtown Main StreetBaltimore City
Rebuilding Together Baltimore – GovansBaltimore City
Southwest PartnershipBaltimore City
Whitelock Community FarmBaltimore City
York Road PartnershipBaltimore City
City of TanytownCarroll
Sykesville Main Street AssociationCarroll
Elkton Alliance Inc.Cecil
Cambridge Main StreetDorchester
Brunswick Main StreetFrederick
Downtown Frederick PartnershipFrederick
Main Street MiddletownFrederick
Town of OaklandGarrett
C.A.T. Club (Citizens Against Trash)Harford
University of Maryland Harford Extension – Family & Consumer Sciences, Master GardenerHarford
Ellicott City PartnershipHoward
Patapsco Heritage GreenwayHoward
Main Street Historic ChestertownKent
Montgomery Parks FoundationMontgomery
Old Takoma Business AssociationMontgomery
Alice Ferguson FoundationPrince George’s
City of Greenbelt’s Department of Public WorksPrince George’s
Kent Island Beach CleanupsQueen Anne’s
City of HagerstownWashington
Town of HancockWashington
Town of WilliamsportWashington
Art League of Ocean CityWorcester

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Get all the folks together that work for Md. and have them clean up public properties. We're already paying them, won't need any tax payer, sorry I mean grant money.

Anonymous said...

Maybe they could use some of that money at SU....the campus looks like its falling apart! Moldy buildings, unkept trees, weeds EVERYWHERE!!!!