Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Implementation

Grant

Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant Recipients:• Maryland Department of Natural Resources• Maryland Department of the Environment• Maryland Department of Agriculture

CBIG FFY03-FFY07

$0.00

$500,000.00

$1,000,000.00

$1,500,000.00

$2,000,000.00

$2,500,000.00

$3,000,000.00

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UMD

MDE

MDA

DNR

UMD $61,451.65 $0.00 $0.00 $8,632.00 $0.00

MDE $277,860.12 $304,014.00 $312,219.00 $298,954.00 $245,467.00

MDA $1,564,882.00 $891,036.00 $958,934.00 $979,966.00 $945,996.00

DNR $951,273.48 $1,091,950.00 $1,032,473.00 $1,213,230.00 $1,095,807.00

FFY03-$2,855,467.25 FFY04-$2,287,000 FFY05-$2,303,626 FFY06-$2,500,782 FFY07-$2,287,270

MD DNR Programs:• Technical Support for Tributary Strategies• Special Rivers• Programmatic Support for Tributary Strategies• Management of Interjurisdictional CBP Activities• CBIG Management Task

•Chesapeake & Coastal Program

MDE Programs:• Point Source ENR•Technical Support for BNR•Chesapeake Bay Program Coordination

MDA Programs:• Maryland Agricultural Cost-Share (MACS)• Nutrient Management Program Enhancement• Agriculture Tributary Strategy Coordination

•MACS Program•1,000 tons of soil annually, 100 tons of manure daily•FY06- 128,000+ acres of cover crops planted, 84,000lbs of N, 2,800lbs of P•FY07- 450,000 acres for cover crop program

•Nutrient Management•1.25 M acres under nutrient management plans

•BNR/ENR•16.6 M lbs/yr N, 1.96 M lbs/yr P (as of 2005) from WWTPs

•Special Rivers•Over 7,600 acres of forest buffer planted•Over 73,000 acres under a forest stewardship plan•Over 64,000 citizens educated through outreach

Highlights

•MDE Water Management Administration•NPDES program/permitting, regulatory monitoring, TMDLs•Managed through a multi-year Performance Partnership Agreement w/ EPA

• DNR•Water quality/biological monitoring, state integrated report support, enhanced tidal monitoring, aquatic resource surveys

106 Funding

MDE•$2.6M for projects starting July 1, 2008•½ of the funds going to 12 implementation projects•1/3 going to 5 tracking and monitoring projects (2 feeds to CBP)•1 project for grant admin & overhead•NPS Plan is currently under revision

319 Funding

•next year, MD is reopening CBIG as a competitive grant program•CBIG, CZM, and CBTF all housed within CCP division•CAP and CBTF as guidelines

Future of CBIG

• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund

• Bill passed in Nov. 2007 Special Session (SB 213)– For FY2009- $25M allocated– For FY2010 and beyond- $50M

• Where does the $ come from?– State Budget– Motor fuel tax revenue– Rental car tax revenue

• Who’s in charge of the $$?– BayStat with recommendations from the Scientific

Advisory Panel and State Agencies

Background

Who can apply: Local Governments & Non-Governmental OrganizationsWhat Should You Apply For: implementation of existing local watershed restoration plans that address non-point source reductions

Timeframe: Proposals are due August 22, 2008. Projects can span 1-3 years

What Can You Request: $600,000 - $5 Million

Quick Facts on the Local Implementation Grant

Guidelines

• Small Watershed• Leveraging of funds

– Trust Fund Programs– Local Capital Improvement – Transportation Enhancement (TEP)– Chesapeake Bay Trust– Other

• Partnerships• Project Scale

Criteria

• Four Evaluation Criteria:– Scientific Feasibility– Implementation Readiness– Implementation Ability– Characteristics of the watershed

• Size• Location

CBIG & the Trust Fund

• Not all jurisdictions have the capacity to implement on a large scale• 4 Step Process

•Building Preparedness•Regional Watershed Restoration Specialists•Restoration Service Center•Feedback & Learning

Building Preparedness

Regional Watershed Restoration Specialist

Feedback and Learning

Restoration Service Center

Capacity to Implement

Managing Strategy: Four Processes

Questions?Contact Jenn Raulin

MD DNR410-260-8745

jraulin@dnr.state.md.us