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Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network

Department Of The Interior, National Park Service

🌱 Clean Energy & Environment🏷️ State Governments🏷️ Local Governments🏷️ Nonprofits🏷️ Technical Assistance🏗️ Infrastructure

The National Park Service – Chesapeake Bay Office aims to connect people with the Chesapeake Bay’s natural and cultural heritage by supporting conservation, public access, education, and recreation through the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. Assistance supports the implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act, the Chesapeake Bay Program, and the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Key goals include conserving landscapes and resources, enhancing public a

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Helps organizations in the Chesapeake Bay area improve access to natural and cultural resources. Provides technical support for projects like trails and educational programs, but no direct funding.

Quick Facts

Funding
$206,313 - $2,556,104
Deadline
May 1, 2026
Status
Rolling Intake
Category
Clean Energy & Environment
Organization
Department Of The Interior, National Park Service

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What Is This Program?

NPS Chesapeake technical and financial assistance strategically supports projects and programs that meet DOI’s key responsibilities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act authorizes the NPS to: identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; identify and utilize the collective resources sites for enhancing public education of and access to the Chesapeake Bay; link sites with trails, tour roads, scenic byways, and other connections; develop and establish watertrails comprising water routes and connections to sites and other land resources within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; and create a network of sites and watertrails.

What Benefits Are Offered?

training

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🏆 Detailed Application Guide

📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?

📝Steps to Apply
  • Complete the NPS Chesapeake Gateways Technical Assistance application
  • Include a site location map
  • Optionally include supplemental information
  • Email the application package to Chesapeake_Info@nps.gov
🌐Application Portal
https://www.nps.gov/locations/chesapeakebaywatershed/technical-assistance.htm
📤Submission Method
email
📅Key Dates
May 1, 2026Application Deadline
June 30, 2026Proposal Review and Selection
July 1, 2026Project Start Date
April 30, 2027Project End Date
🔄Intake Type
fixed-deadline

📄What Documents Are Required?

✅Required Documents
  • Completed application form
  • Site location map
📎Optional Documents
  • Optional supplemental information that can help us learn more about your project (for example, background documents, media coverage, additional maps, list of links to resources, project photos, etc.)
📐Format Requirements
Email attachments in PDF format

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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?

🧾Eligible Expenses
  • Identify and conserve special places for inclusion in Chesapeake Gateways
  • Develop, enhance, or connect trails, tour roads, scenic byways, or watertrails
  • Interpretation or educational programming at Chesapeake Gateways
  • Restore Chesapeake Gateways or enhance public access
  • Support Chesapeake Gateways Communities
  • Connect Chesapeake Gateways Places and Partners
🚫Ineligible Expenses
  • No monetary grants are made through this process
💳Payment Model
mixed
⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
No

🤝Is Matching Funding Required?

🔀Matching Required
No

📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?

🗓️Reporting Frequency
annual
📑Reporting Requirements
  • performance progress report
🔍Audit Requirements
OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
📢Branding Requirements
Utilizing the Chesapeake Gateways brand and leveraging the resources of the NPS brand
🗄️Record Retention Period
3 years post-final-report

How Do I Apply?

Jamie_cupples@nps.gov
(215) 597-9153

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Visit the program page for detailed eligibility requirements.

This program offers funding up to $2,556,104 (minimum $206,313).

The application deadline is May 1, 2026.

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