The Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund's technical assistance program is a partnership with Chesapeake NEMO (Network for Education of Municipal Officials) and the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office. It is meant to deliver appropriate technical assistance to both Chesapeake NEMO clients and Stewardship Fund grantees on an as-needed basis.

This program empowers those acting on a local level in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by providing free access to technical assistance throughout the course of their projects. However, it should not be relied upon to implement on-the-ground work and is not a substitute for securing the appropriate level of funding to successfully complete a project.

Our technical assistance providers offer expertise in the following areas:

• - Habitat restoration (e.g., coastal and riparian habitat, forests and wetlands
• - Agricultural conservation practices
• - Land conservation/protection (forest, farmland, and open space preservation)
• - Stormwater management practices and low impact development
• - Land use planning
• - Water quality and watershed planning (Phase 2 WIPs, MS4 programs, etc.)
• - Public access planning and design
• - Citizen stewardship activities and programs
• - Social marketing and communications
• - Public engagement, collaborative processes, conflict resolution, and/or facilitation
• - Water quality monitoring and modeling
• - Climate change adaptation planning

• Read the program operating procedures. »
• View the service area matrix. »
• Explore the provider network. »
• Save a PDF list of organization descriptions. »

If you would like to learn more about this technical assistance program and how it can help your organization and projects, please contact:

Brendan McIntyre | Chesapeake Program Coordinator
202-595-2442 | brendan.mcintyre@nfwf.org