The Chesapeake Bay Trust has been designated to receive federal funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program Goal Implementation Team Funding Program. The work funded by this initiative advances outcomes identified in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Each year, certain outcomes are chosen by the Chesapeake Bay Program as top priorities to address, and these stretch across all Goal Implementation Teams and workgroups.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust, with support from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, seeks services for technical assistance to support key Chesapeake Bay Program goals and outcomes.  This year, there are seven (7) Scopes of Work identified as priority projects.

Offerors may bid on one or more of the following Scopes of Work:

Scope of Work FFY24 Scope Title Maximum Bid Amount
Scope #1: Data Review and Development of Multi-Metric Stream Health Indicators (Phase 3B: Physiochemical Metric Analysis) $75,000
Scope #2: Development of a Chesapeake Bay Shallow Water Habitat Sentinel Site Program $85,000
Scope #3: Increasing Effectiveness of Landowner Engagement to Accelerate Wetland Restoration Across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed $95,000
Scope #4: Beyond Bean Counting: Assessment of Best Management Practices (BMP) Tracking and Accounting Procedures for More Holistic Restoration Goals $100,000
Scope #5: Local Government Technical Assistance Inventory and Gap Analysis $45,000
Scope #6: Training and Technical Assistance on Network Science $90,000
Scope #7: Hypoxia Collaborative: Sampling Strategy and Design for Chesapeake Bay Habitat Assessment $100,000

Application Deadline: October 21, 2024, at 4pm EDT

For more information and to view the Request for Proposals, visit: https://cbtrust.org/grants/git/

To submit a proposal using our Online Application System, visit: https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_1520?SA=SNA&FID=35071

For questions and technical assistance, contact: Kayleigh Katzenberger at kkatzenberger@cbtrust.org or (410) 974-2941 x127.