Exploring and Enhancing Outdoor and Heritage Tourism in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Award ceiling
- $10,000 – $50,000
- Closes
- Nov 4, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-09-08
Awards $10,000 – $50,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, closing Nov 4, 2026.
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Exploring and Enhancing Outdoor and Heritage Tourism in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed awards $10,000 – $50,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal…
- Program pool (total)
- $1,000,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $50,000
- Award floor
- $10,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Nov 4, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Aug 27, 2026
- Status
- Open
- Eligible entities
- City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- No
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- outdoor recreation · natural, historical, and cultural tourism · projects that link outdoor and heritage tourism to economic impact
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Who can apply?
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, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governmentsNot confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitPLEASE NOTE: Projects that take place outside the watershed are not eligible for consideration. A link to all the counties in the watershed can be found in Appendix A. A full map can be found here.Chesapeake Gateways Network Requirement:…
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
What can the money be used for?
3 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- No
Who has received this funding?
94 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
94 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC. | Not stated | $1,557,295 | 2021 |
| CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC. | Not stated | $980,760 | 2019 |
| CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC. | Not stated | $678,480 | 2018 |
| THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MARYLAND ANTIQUITIES, INC. | Not stated | $418,481 | 2021 |
| JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $344,423 | 2020 |
| STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $215,500 | 2020 |
| STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $215,000 | 2019 |
| JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $208,835 | 2019 |
| SULTANA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $200,000 | 2021 |
| HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS, INC. | Not stated | $181,809 | 2021 |
| CORAZON LATINO INC | Not stated | $163,125 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Not stated | $160,175 | 2021 |
| QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION, INC THE | Not stated | $159,897 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $153,019 | 2020 |
| BACKYARD BASECAMP, INC. | Not stated | $150,000 | 2024 |
| BALTIMORE GREEN SPACE | Not stated | $150,000 | 2023 |
| BLACK IN MARINE SCIENCE | Not stated | $150,000 | 2023 |
| CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC. | Not stated | $150,000 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Not stated | $150,000 | 2018 |
| HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS, INC. | Not stated | $150,000 | 2020 |
| SUSQUEHANNA HERITAGE CORPORATION | Not stated | $150,000 | 2024 |
| THE ELIZABETH RIVER TRAIL FOUNDATION | Not stated | $150,000 | 2024 |
| DEFENSORES DE LA CUENCA INC | Not stated | $149,975 | 2023 |
| ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $149,945 | 2024 |
| JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $149,521 | 2023 |
| ANNAPOLIS MARITIME MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $148,384 | 2020 |
| MARINERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $147,884 | 2023 |
| RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE | Not stated | $147,802 | 2023 |
| FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM, INC. | Not stated | $147,565 | 2023 |
| CORAZON LATINO INC | Not stated | $147,455 | 2021 |
| SUSQUEHANNA HERITAGE CORPORATION | Not stated | $138,994 | 2020 |
| SUSQUEHANNA HERITAGE CORPORATION | Not stated | $137,467 | 2024 |
| CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORP | Not stated | $126,512 | 2021 |
| ECOLATINOS INC | Not stated | $125,517 | 2023 |
| BLACKS OF THE CHESAPEAKE FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $124,000 | 2024 |
| SUSQUEHANNA HERITAGE CORPORATION | Not stated | $121,500 | 2018 |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER | Not stated | $120,000 | 2017 |
| HARRISBURG AREA RIVERBOAT SOCIETY | Not stated | $115,030 | 2024 |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION | Not stated | $109,622 | 2023 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $108,653 | 2018 |
| HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS, INC. | Not stated | $107,140 | 2019 |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES | Not stated | $106,519 | 2021 |
| SUSQUEHANNA HERITAGE CORPORATION | Not stated | $102,500 | 2019 |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | Not stated | $102,273 | 2022 |
| ALICE FERGUSON FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2025 |
| ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $100,000 | 2018 |
| BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS THE RIVER, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF LANCASTER | Not stated | $100,000 | 2025 |
| WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIP OF BALT | Not stated | $100,000 | 2025 |
| CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORP | Not stated | $97,000 | 2020 |
| LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY | Not stated | $96,414 | 2020 |
| SULTANA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $96,073 | 2020 |
| NEW YORK FOLKLORE SOCIETY, INC | Not stated | $95,300 | 2025 |
| HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS, INC. | Not stated | $95,231 | 2025 |
| SULTANA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $82,105 | 2019 |
| FOUR MILE RUN CONSERVATORY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $72,900 | 2024 |
| THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $71,712 | 2024 |
| CITY OF CAMBRIDGE | Not stated | $67,168 | 2022 |
| MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING | Not stated | $59,715 | 2025 |
| THE HOPEWELL DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP | Not stated | $57,821 | 2024 |
| PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL, INC. | Not stated | $56,992 | 2024 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $52,677 | 2020 |
| POTOMAC CONSERVANCY, INC | Not stated | $52,256 | 2018 |
| LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY | Not stated | $50,802 | 2019 |
| POTOMAC CONSERVANCY, INC | Not stated | $50,303 | 2020 |
| ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2020 |
| LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION, INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2024 |
| CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE | Not stated | $49,970 | 2024 |
| SUSQUEHANNA HERITAGE CORPORATION | Not stated | $49,900 | 2023 |
| NATURE FORWARD, INC. | Not stated | $49,787 | 2024 |
| ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, INC. | Not stated | $49,375 | 2024 |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION | Not stated | $49,015 | 2024 |
| MARYLAND HUMANITIES COUNCIL, INC | Not stated | $48,692 | 2024 |
| ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $47,731 | 2023 |
| EXPERIENCE LEARNING INC | Not stated | $44,193 | 2024 |
| FAIRFAX COUNTY PARK FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $40,852 | 2023 |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER INC | Not stated | $36,886 | 2020 |
| GREEN MUSLIMS | Not stated | $35,000 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL PARK TRUST, INC | Not stated | $35,000 | 2023 |
| BALTIMORE HERITAGE, INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CAPTAIN AVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $25,000 | 2025 |
| FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM, INC. | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| HERITAGE TOURISM ALLIANCE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY | Not stated | $25,000 | 2025 |
| MENOKIN FOUNDATION | Not stated | $25,000 | 2025 |
| SHORERIVERS, INC | Not stated | $24,995 | 2025 |
| CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC. | Not stated | $24,936 | 2025 |
| ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY, INC | Not stated | $24,845 | 2025 |
| ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $24,437 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF ESSEX | Not stated | $19,238 | 2026 |
| PATAPSCO HERITAGE GREENWAY, INC. | Not stated | $18,745 | 2025 |
| BRUNSWICK MAYORS OFFICE | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| NAUSE-WAIWASH BAND OF INDIANS, INC | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $0 | 2018 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
31 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Housing, Community & Economic Development, 31 of 51 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$100,000
- Median$750,000
- 75th percentile$3,750,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
94 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
94 federal awards on file under assistance listing 15.930, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $1,557,295CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC.location not stated · FY2021
- $980,760CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC.location not stated · FY2019
- $678,480CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY, INC.location not stated · FY2018
- $418,481THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MARYLAND ANTIQUITIES, INC.MD · FY2021
- $344,423JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATIONVA · FY2020
Common questions
7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $10,000 – $50,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $1,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Nov 4, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments.
- What can the funding be used for?
- outdoor recreation, natural, historical, and cultural tourism, projects that link outdoor and heritage tourism to economic impact, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- No. The source states that no matching funds are required.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 94 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by National Park Service. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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- Southwest Border Resource Protection ProgramCloses Sep 8, 2026Awards $15,000 – $50,000
- NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative AgreementsCloses Dec 31, 2027Awards up to $0
- Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 YearCloses Nov 1, 2030Awards $300,000 – $15,000,000
- Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) – Recurring 5 Year NoticeCloses Nov 30, 2030Awards $250,000 – $3,000,000
- FY2026 ABPP - Battlefield Land Acquisition GrantCloses Sep 30, 2026Awards up to $0
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.