LimnoTech worked with a subset of CBOs to create and submit grant applications and develop organizational capacity for green infrastructure implementation.
Concept sketch for the CBO CBI program. The concept includes a vegetated bioswale to capture runoff, open space, and raised beds with native, pollinator plants.

Location:
Maryland

Client:
Chesapeake Bay Trust

Partner:
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake

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Our Expert:

LimnoTech served as a technical assistance provider for the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Community-Based Organization Capacity Building Initiative (CBO-CBI) program. The purpose of the CBO-CBI is to bridge the resource gap between mainstream established organizations and community-based organizations and partners, and build the capacity of community-based organizations.

The Initiative

Through the Community-Based Organization Capacity Building Initiative (CBO-CBI) program, the partners, the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), with funding provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), aim to bridge the resource gap between mainstream established organizations and community-based organizations and partners, and build the capacity of community-based organizations. Historically under-engaged community-based organizations, representing populations who receive inadequate or inequitable services and/or who experience quality-of-life disparities, were engaged as potential applicants to watershed resilience- and restoration-focused grant programs. Prioritized outreach was conducted to eligible organizations to receive technical assistance in applying to these grant programs.

How We Helped

LimnoTech served as a technical assistance provider for the CBO-CBI program. Our team conducted site visits to 14 CBOs in Maryland, developed trusting relationships, learned of the unique concerns of each organization, and developed recommendations for green infrastructure implementation and other restoration projects the CBOs could implement. LimnoTech then worked with a subset of CBOs to create and submit grant applications and develop organizational capacity for green infrastructure implementation. For CBOs who were awarded grants, LimnoTech helped them navigate the next phase of green infrastructure engineering design.

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