How much funding does District of Columbia Donation and Reuse Award Program provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for District of Columbia Donation and Reuse Award Program?

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District of Columbia Donation and Reuse Award Program

Chesapeake Bay Trust

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Environmental Grants Food Security Grants Community Development Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

_ You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://cbtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Donation-and-Reuse-FY24-RFA-FINAL-LINK-FIXED-and-Changed-Language.pdf).

Overview

_NOTE: The Donation and Reuse Award Program won’t be open this coming year (fall 2024-summer 2025), but we are anticipating/hoping that the program will open again in fall of 2025_**

The Chesapeake Bay Trust and the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment are excited to announce the District of Columbia Donation and Reuse Award Program. The goal of the District’s Donation and Reuse Award Program is to fund projects that reduce needless waste and increase the diversion of reusable material, including edible food, from landfills and incineration through donation or reuse (Reuse is defined as: the use of a product or material again, either by another entity or after repair).

Reuse DC, the District’s Donation and Reuse Program, represents an investment of resources towards source reduction (source reduction is defined as the practice of reducing the number of materials used through redesigning products, changing manufacturing processes, changing purchasing habits), and reusing materials, to minimize the quantity and/or toxicity of waste produced from a product or process. The District has adopted the Zero Waste International Alliance’s waste hierarchy, which prioritizes waste reduction and reuse above other forms of waste diversion.

Eligibility

_ You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.

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