Anne Arundel County Community Tree Planting Mini Grant Program
Funding Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
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.”
Overview
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.
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.
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
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Environmental conservation
- Community services
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