The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will introduce a new $4 million grant initiative to assist local municipalities with Bay-related programs.
Funding is available in three forms through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund for projects that produce measurable water quality improvements to local rivers and streams, and ultimately the Bay.
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.