Grant funding of up to $25,000 per project is available for communities and organizations to support initiatives that enhance climate resilience, ecosystem health, and environmental monitoring within the Casco Bay Watershed. Get all the information and links on the CBEP Grant Opportunities page. Grant Opportunities
A story from Maine Public about a coalition of scientists and organizations in Casco Bay, including CBEP, working on a pilot program to restore degraded seagrass meadows.
Read the Portland Press Herald story here.
This article in the Portland Press Herald outlines the threat of a rise in bioinvasion and its ties to a rise in commercial shipping to Casco Bay.
CBEP Executive Director Curtis Bohlen is quoted in this article from Earth Island Journal.
Portland Press Herald story about CBEP’s Resilience & Monitoring Grant awards. Read it here.
CBEP has a new updated strategic plan. Read the Casco Bay Plan 2024 here.
CBEP is pleased to announce grants totaling $112,726 have been awarded to seven communities and nonprofit organizations. Funding for these projects is provided by CBEP through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Read the full story.
CBEP invites proposals from experienced branding/design agencies to help us complete a brand “refresh. The Request for Proposals (RFP) can be found here. The deadline for submission of proposals is 5:00 p.m. on August 16, 2024.
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership (CBEP) would like to announce three new pilot grant programs: Resilient Communities, Resilient Habitats, and Monitoring Infrastructure. For more information and all of the program materials, please visit the Grant Opportunities page of our website.