Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology Inc. / University System of Maryland Foundation

Spring 2009 Grants

Preserving Our Natural Heritage: Mid Atlantic Land Estuaries and Coastal Bays

$50,000

Queenstown, MD
www.agroecol.umd.edu
for support of a pilot project to improve the management of phosphorous on cropland

Special Fall 2017 Grants

Food System Reform Program

$222,000

Queenstown, MD

www.agresearch.umd.edu/agroecol 

Project funding to conduct a regional food system economic assessment and stakeholder engagement process using a GAP (good average poor) analysis to identify opportunities for integration of locally grown food into supply chains.

 

Spring 2014 Grants

Chesapeake Bay Program

$70,000

Queenstown, MD

www.agroecol.umd.edu

To be used for work to strengthen working relationships between state and local government entities and the non-profit community in implementing Maryland’s WIP, and also to conduct a survey of regulations impacting food production, aggregation, and distribution.

Summer 2011 Grants

Preserving Our Natural Heritage: Mid Atlantic Land Estuaries and Coastal Bays

$100,000

Queenstown, MD
www.agroecol.umd.edu

project grant for work to continue and expand its support for development and implementation of Watershed Implementation Plans in Maryland

Preserving Our Natural Heritage: Mid Atlantic Land Estuaries and Coastal Bays

$40,000

Queenstown, MD
www.agroecol.umd.edu

to organize and convene five regional workshops at which state officials will provide up-to-date information on
the status of the WIP process (including expectations for the October submissions and the rest of 2011) and additional information that will help counties complete their draft strategies.

Summer 2010 Grants

Preserving Our Natural Heritage: Mid Atlantic Land Estuaries and Coastal Bays

$30,000

Queenstown, MD
www.agroecol.umd.edu

To hold two regional workshops in Maryland to compliment the already funded three regional workshops that will afford elected, appointed, and career officials, agricultural stakeholders, tributary team stakeholders and other ngo’s with an opportunity to learn about what they will need to address the Phase I Watershed Implementation Plan for TMDL.