Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant

1. Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant

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

4. 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

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

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

7. Highlights • 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

8. 106 Funding • 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

9. 319 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

10. Future of CBIG • 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

11. Background • 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

12. Quick Facts on the Local Implementation Grant Who can apply: Local Governments & Non-Governmental Organizations What 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

13. Guidelines • Small Watershed • Leveraging of funds • Trust Fund Programs • Local Capital Improvement • Transportation Enhancement (TEP) • Chesapeake Bay Trust • Other • Partnerships • Project Scale

14. Criteria • Four Evaluation Criteria: • Scientific Feasibility • Implementation Readiness • Implementation Ability • Characteristics of the watershed • Size • Location

16. 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

17. Building Preparedness Regional Watershed Restoration Specialist Feedback and Learning Managing Strategy: Four Processes Capacity to Implement Restoration Service Center

18. Questions? Contact Jenn Raulin MD DNR 410-260-8745 jraulin@dnr.state.md.us