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Anne Arundel County Community Tree Planting Mini Grant Program

Chesapeake Bay Trust

Funding Amount

Up to US $5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted, ensuring support for local projects that improve air quality and watershed health.”

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Overview

Anne Arundel County Community Tree Planting Mini Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Chesapeake Bay Trust
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: November 26, 2025

Summary

The Anne Arundel County Community Tree Planting Mini Grant Program, a collaboration between the Anne Arundel County Forestry Board, City of Annapolis, and Chesapeake Bay Trust, provides grants up to $5,000 for community tree planting and invasive species removal. This initiative aims to enhance tree canopy and promote environmental stewardship across neighborhoods and parks in Anne Arundel County. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted, ensuring support for local projects that improve air quality and watershed health.

Overview

NOTE: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all funding is expended. All proposals must be received at least eight weeks prior to the start of the proposed projects. Introduction The Anne Arundel County Forestry Board, City of Annapolis, and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announce a partnership to provide small community-based grants (up to $5,000) to help communities and organizations increase the number of trees and tree canopy in neighborhoods, parks, and communities throughout Anne Arundel County, including the City of Annapolis. Neighborhood by neighborhood, community stewardship projects are helping to raise public awareness about the health of our region’s tree canopy, watersheds, air quality, streams, rivers, and the Bay, as well as the steps that can be taken to restore and protect them. What this funds: Community tree plantings and invasive species removal in Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis.

Eligibility

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What Chesapeake Bay Trust actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
267
Total given
$21.51M
Median grant
$34K
Range
$5,317–$2.27M
  • By dollars: Maryland 85%, Virginia 5%, District of Columbia 4%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC; Annapolis, MD.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Baltimore Tree Trust · Baltimore, MD

    Community stewardship and restoration

    $2.27M

  • Prince George's County Maryland · Largo, MD

    Community stewardship and environmental education

    $1.08M

  • Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay · Annapolis, MD

    Community stewardship

    $928K

  • Montgomery County Dept of Environmental Protection Watershed Restoration D · Wheaton, MD

    Community stewardship

    $770K

  • Baltimore County Deps · Towson, MD

    Community stewardship and restoration

    $625K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

nonprofitsenvironmental-conservationcommunity-services

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