The Center for Chesapeake Communities works to assist local governments in their efforts to plan for growth and development and the protection of their own natural resources and the Chesapeake Bay. To assist local governments in their land management and watershed initiatives, the CCC provides communities with financial and technical support for their environmental protection and restoration efforts.
Applications are available online.
The first grants, for individuals, local government, state agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses purchasing or leasing an eligible ZEV, will be distributed by February 1, 2001. The Kirsch Foundation funds primarily California-based projects that address air quality and global warming. To be eligible, projects must be sited in a borrowing member country of the IDB and must have a strong emphasis on a role for the private sector as well as clear support from relevant private and public sector partners. The James Irvine Foundation funds sustainable community projects in California. The foundation encourages projects that address the linkage of economic development, social and economic opportunity, and quality of life in California.