NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction
Project Title: Establishing a Model for Equitable Restoration of Urban Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay (VA)
Organization:
The Elizabeth River Project
Project ID:
0602.22.074044
Description:

Explore creative approaches to motivate sustainable engagement of environmentally and economically vulnerable communities in equitable restoration of urban tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Project will implement ten on-the-ground projects such as living shorelines, rain gardens, conservation landscaping and tree plantings in the targeted communities to reduce pollutants while improving the capacity of social marketing programs to reach under-resourced communities.

Award Amount:
$999970.80
Location:
The Elizabeth River Watershed in Southeast Virginia