Press Backgrounder: SWG and INSR Grants (2013)
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Forty projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed received $9.2 million in grants from the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund, which is administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).
The Small Watershed Grants (SWG) Program awarded $2.6 million to 20 nonprofit organizations and local governments working to improve the condition of their local watersheds. The Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction (INSR) Grants Program awarded $6.6 million to 20 innovative and cost-effective projects that dramatically reduce or eliminate the flow of nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment pollution into local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay.
For a full list of grant recipients and descriptions of each project, please download the electronic version of this file.