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To implement Green Infrastructure projects in our communities, Region 9 applies through a number of CBT grants on behalf of local governments and non-profit organizations. The calendar on the left depicts the general timeline for the CBT grants. Below are the most common grants Region 9 administers through CBT. 

 This grant program supports design and implementation of green streets, community greening, and urban tree canopy projects. The goal of this grant program is to help communities develop and implement plans that reduce stormwater runoff, increase the number and amount of green spaces in urban areas, improve the health of local waters and the Chesapeake Bay, and enhance quality of life and community livability.  

This program Applicants can request funds from 6 funding tracks, ranging from Conceptual Plans (Track 1), Engineered Designs (Track 2), Construction/Implementation of Designs (Track 3), Community Greening (Track 4), White Papers (Track 5), Charrette/Technical Planning (Track 6). Funding requests are between $20,000 - $175,000, depending on the Track.

 This program provides support for watershed restoration project designs and permitting and for watershed planning and programmatic development. The ultimate goal of the projects funded through this opportunity will be to improve water quality in the entire State of Maryland and the West Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 

This program Applicants can request funds from 2 funding tracks. Type 1 includes Project Design (up to $100,000) for BMPs and design of stream restoration practices (up to $150,000). Type 2 includes Watershed Planning and Program Development (up to $75,000).

An MS4 is a conveyance or system of conveyance that is: 

1. owned by a state, city, town, village, or any other public entity that discharges to waters of the U.S.
2. designed or used to collect or convey stormwater (e.g. storm drains, pipes, ditches)
3. not a combined sewer
4. not part of a sewage treatment plan, or publicly owned treatment works (POTW)

In the Eastern Panhandle, Berkeley County and the City of Martinsburg are designated MS4 districts. Municipalities and other entities that are regulated under the WV small MS4 general permit are required to develop and implement stormwater management programs. These stormwater managment programs include six measures that help to protect and restore water quality from polluted runoff. 

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to designate your community as an MS4 district.