Exploring and Enhancing Outdoor and Heritage Tourism in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Who can apply

• State, county, city, township, special district, and tribal governments
• Public and private institutions of higher education
• public/private higher education institutions,
• Nonprofit organizations
• for-profit organizations,
• Small businesses
• Public housing authorities
• Projects must take place within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
• Applicants must be non-federal Chesapeake Gateways Network members.
• Foreign entities and projects outside the United States are not eligible.

About this grant

Encourage outdoor recreation and natural, historical, and cultural tourism that expands access to and awareness of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and fosters economic development of communities. NPS Chesapeake Gateways is offering this competitive grant opportunity to strengthen a community's ability to offer or enhance outdoor recreation and heritage tourism. Projects should link outdoor and heritage tourism to economic impact and celebrate gateway communities.