Building Capacity for Tidal Marsh and Sand Island Restoration on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Recipient: National Audubon Society

Grant Amount: $416,800 Matching Funds: $55,000 Total Project Amount: $471,800

This award will create restoration and resilience plans for tidal marsh habitat across three counties of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The project will yield a sequenced pipeline of restoration projects that, when implemented, will restore thousands of acres of tidal marsh to benefit saltmarsh sparrow and other obligate birds, and improve community resilience.

For more information on the grant program funding this project, please visit the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage. For more information on the National Coastal Resilience Fund, visit National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s website.