Grant opportunity · Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Program Open Space Stateside

Award amount varies

About this opportunity

Program Open Space (POS) Stateside, established in 1969, conserves and preserves natural areas across Maryland for public recreation, watershed protection, and wildlife conservation. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) acquires land through fee simple purchases and conservation easements. Fee simple properties are managed as State Parks, Forests, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Areas. Funding is generated primarily from a 0.5 percent State property transfer tax. The program also funds permanent Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) easements, converting 10- to 15-year CREP contracts into permanent conservation easements. Acquisitions are evaluated on two equally weighted categories: Land (ecological value, wildlife habitat connectivity, rare or endangered spec…

Who may apply

individual, non-profit, for-profit, government

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