Our Funding

Funding for restoration efforts comes from numerous federal agencies, state and local governments, non-governmental organizations and private interests.

Newly planted tree with its leaves emerging from the top of a tree tube shelter.
EPA funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program goes towards restoration projects such as tree plantings. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

The Chesapeake Bay is an incredibly complex system—and funding its restoration can seem as complicated as the ecosystem itself. Numerous federal agencies, state and local governments, non-governmental organizations and private interests financially support the restoration effort described in the commitments of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The Budget and Finance Workgroup supports the Chesapeake Bay Program in achieving the goals established in the Watershed Agreement by serving as a focal point for coordination, innovation and accurate reporting related to budgeting and program finance.