More Than $640,000 Awarded to County Environmental Projects
More than $640,000 in grant funding has been awarded to 15 environmental projects in Montgomery County, officials announced Sunday.
“Great start to #EarthWeek!” County Executive Marc Elrich wrote on Twitter.
“These awards provide funds directly to Montgomery County organizations and communities for projects that will help clean our air and water,” County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Director Adam Ortiz said in a release. The projects are part of the county’s Watershed Restoration and Outreach Grant Program, which “funds public outreach and stewardship projects, community-based restoration water quality implementation projects and litter reduction projects in the Anacostia River Watershed,” according to the county.