UMD Sustainability Grants

Any student, faculty, or staff at UMD can receive funding for initiatives and projects that benefit sustainability! Approximately $800,000 is available each fiscal year in the Sustainability Fund, so consider any ideas or initiatives you'd like to propose.

There are three main ways to access grant funding for campus sustainability projects:

Sustainability Fund Grants (over $2,000)
Sustainability Fund Mini-Grants (less than $2,000)
Other Funding Sources

Sustainability Fund Grant Recipients

Over 185 projects have received more than $3.5 million in Sustainability Fund grants since 2011. Explore those projects and learn more about each years' grant recipients!

185+

Projects that have received funding since 2011

$4M+

Grant funding distributed since 2011

$800k

Available in grant funding each year

From community gardens to solar-paneled rooftops, The University of Maryland Sustainability Fund powers projects across campus that are having a positive and palpable effect on the world around.

Explore Previously Funded Projects