Caring for Our Watersheds (Chesapeake Bay)
Funding Amount
$6,000 - $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Administrator: Earth Force
Geographic Scope: Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Grade Level: Grades 6-10
Eligibility: Schools located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Classrooms are asked to submit proposals that answer the question: "What can you do to improve your watershed?"
Award Amounts:
- Classroom Competition Prize: $6,000
- Participating School Funding: $10,000
How to Apply
Application Process
Classrooms submit proposals addressing: "What can you do to improve your watershed?"
Proposals compete for funding based on project quality and potential impact.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Earth Force Inc's IRS filings)
Rachel Carson Middle School
Herndon, VA · 2022
$7,987
1 grant in Earth Force Inc's 2022 filings reference “Caring for Our Watersheds” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Earth Force Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $104K
- Median grant
- $33K
- Range
- $33K–$38K
- By dollars: Illinois 36%, Montana 32%, Utah 32%. Top recipient cities: Urbana, IL; Missoula, MT; Salt Lake City, UT.
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Environmental Education Assoc · Urbana, IL
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$38K
Brightways Learning · Missoula, MT
RISE Challenge subaward
$33K
Utah Society for Environmenta · Salt Lake City, UT
RISE Challenge subaward
$33K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Environmental education
- Water
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