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Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network
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The National Park Service – Chesapeake Bay Office connects people to the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed through the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and supports efforts to implement the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Assistance supports implementation of: 1) The Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act, which authorizes the NPS to: identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; identify and utilize the collective resources sites for enhancing public education of and access to the Chesapeake Bay; link sites with trails, tour roads, scenic byways, and other connections; develop and establish watertrails comprising water routes and connections to sites and other land resources within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; and create a network of sites and watertrails. 2) The Chesapeake Bay Program, a collaborative watershed restoration partnership among the states of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and West Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the federal government. 3) The partnership-based Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (NHT). This 3,000 mile trail extends from Norfolk Virginia to Cooperstown New York and along all the Bay’s major tributaries. The Chesapeake NHT was created through the National Trails System Act (Public Law 90-543, as amended) which provides for technical and financial assistance to States or their political subdivisions, landowners, private organizations, or individuals to operate, develop, and maintain any portion of such a trail either within or outside a federally administered area. To advance these, the NPS collaborates with partners to increase access to the Chesapeake and rivers, to conserve important landscapes and resources, to promote tourism and local economies, to engage youth in meaningful work and placed-based education, to improve recreational opportunities, and to interpret the natural and cultural resources of the Chesapeake region.
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No information available. Since 2000, the National Park Service Chesapeake financial assistance program has provided more than $15 million for a variety of community projects.
Since 2000, the National Park Service Chesapeake financial assistance program has provided more than $16 million for a variety of community projects.
13 applications received and 11 awards made.
Nine (9) project received funding.
Twelve agencies received funding supporting the watershed initiatives.
Eight organizations within the Chesapeake Bay Network were awarding funds for projects supporting the mission of the network and associated programs.
In Fiscal Year 2022, this program provided funding for 2 new projects in addition to modifications to existing projects.
Accomplishments include preparing a master plan for a facility to serve as the education center at the New Elktonia Heritage Park in Annapolis, Maryland which served as a significant gateway for underrepresented communities. The facility will highlight the role of the Chesapeake Bay in the lives of the Black, Indigenous People of Color community and provide educational curriculum prepared by Blacks of the Chesapeake and Back in Marine Science.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
