Maryland businesses are the places where great ideas lead to real change. By driving innovation and creating green jobs, our businesses know that making green choices not only saves money and our environment, but also results in long-term customer loyalty and goodwill. Win-win!
- Linked Deposit Program
Provides a source of low-interest financing for certain water quality and drinking water capital projects - The Oil Control Program
regulates all oil-related activities, such as aboveground and underground oil storage facilities, oil-contaminated soil treatment facilities, and oil transportation. - Grants Available from the MD Dept of Environment
The following are financial assistance offerred and/or facilitated by the Maryland Department of the Environment - State Anemometer Loan Program
Designed to support property owner’s interest in wind energy through the loan of wind measuring devices to quantify and characterize the wind resources available at their property - EmPOWER Clean Energy Communities Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program
Assists Maryland counties in financing eligible non-profits, local governments, and home owner/condominium associations with grant funding for energy efficiency projects that benefit low-to-moderate income households - Commercial Clean Energy Grant Program
Provides grants to businesses, non-profits, and government entities who install solar photovoltaic, solar water heating, geothermal heat pump and wind turbine systems at their place of business - Innovative Technology Fund
Promotes investments in technologies that could accelerate Bay restoration efforts - Growing Oysters
Growing young oysters for planting in local sanctuaries - Planting Trees
Encouraging citizens and organizations to partner with the State to plant 100,000 new trees - Children In Nature
Ensuring all young people have the opportunity to learn about and connect with their natural world - Recycling in Maryland
Offering recycling programs
- AgPrint
Tracking farmland preservation efforts in Maryland - GrowthPrint
Targeting future growth - GreenPrint
Targeting Land Preservation through ecological and human services - StreamHealth
Providing citizens with information on local waterways
- Going Green Downtown Guide
Helping businesses succeed in greening Maryland’s Main Streets - Aquaculture Development Program
Expanding aquaculture business and opportunity - Green Registry
Connecting organizations interested in sustainable practices
- AgPrint
Tracking farmland preservation efforts in Maryland - GrowthPrint
Targeting future growth - GreenPrint
Targeting Land Preservation through ecological and human services - Environmental Footprint
Measuring Maryland State Government’s energy and fuel use, water consumption and waste/recycling
- What are Green Jobs?
Green jobs are those that will support Maryland's growing green economy - Maryland’s Workforce Development System
Providing growth and training services to employers - Incentives and Tax Breaks
Offering opportunities through the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
- Maryland Green Travel
A voluntary, self-certification program that recognizes tourism businesses committed to improving their operations in order to reduce their environmental impact - Transit Oriented Development
Creating compact, walkable neighborhoods around transit stations - Commuter Choice Maryland
Offering incentives for employees who choose transit or vanpools - Green Best Practices Guide
Providing proven ideas for environmentally friendly practices - Be SMART Program
Providing increased comfort, safety and affordability through energy efficiency
- Green Best Practices Guide
Prividing guidance for adopting environmentally friendly practices - Be SMART Program
Providing increased comfort, safety and affordability through energy efficiency - MEA Success Stories
Offering real life examples of conservation efforts that are paying off for businesses
- BayStat
Assessing, coordinating, tracking and targeting Maryland’s Bay restoration progress - StreamHealth
Providing citizens with information on local waterways - Eyes on the Bay
Providing real-time water monitoring data for the Chesapeake and its tributaries
