NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction

Project Title: Nutrient Incentive Payment– A Maryland Chesapeake Bay Pilot Program to Target Long-Term Nutrient Reduction/Ecological Services for Riparian Forest Buffers & Wetlands (MD)

Organization:

Maryland Department of Agriculture

Project ID:

0602.15.049764

Award Amount:

$24795.00

Location:

The NIP pilot targets the Nanticoke watershed and Frederick County. These are identified as top priority target areas for high nutrients from agricultural sources by USGS SPARROW model. These areas also coincide with the highly detailed targeting analyses being conducted by The Nature Conservancy fo