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Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant (CBIG)
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Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grants (CBIG), awarded by the EPA to State/Signatory Jurisdictions, enable states the lie in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to provide resources for programs that improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Maryland focuses these funds on initiatives that reduce nonpoint source nutrient and sediment pollution, with a focus on the following four areas:- Technical Assistance & Implementation
- Innovation/Contingency Development
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Tracking and Reporting
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Total funding for CBIG is about $4.6 million annually.Funding Range:
Funded projects are in the range of $25,000 to $400,000. CBIG grants are three years with individual projects generally ranging from 10-12 months renewable each year.Restoration Activity:
Restoration projects that target nutrient and sediment reductions, especially from nonpoint sources.Eligibility:
State agencies receive these federal grants to support long-term programs related to the control of nonpoint source pollution.<< Back to WRA Directory
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Exploring the Use of Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells to Remove Sulfide While Harvesting Energy from Oyster Aquaculture Biodeposits
Oyster aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry in Maryland’s Chesapeake waters which stimulates economic activity and may provide a host of ecosystem benefits. A potential concern associated with the intensification of the oyster aquaculture is the local production and accumulation of oyster biodeposits, which can lead to a porewater sulfide accumulation and declining bioturbation, symptoms of declining ecosystem function. Sulfide is naturally removed from the seafloor by the interactions between bioturbating infauna and sulfide oxidizing bacteria.
Chesapeake Quarterly Magazine
A Growing Industry: Advancing Oyster Aquaculture in Maryland
