Beach to Bay Heritage Area Mini Grants 

In order to promote heritage tourism and community involvement, BBHA hosts a Mini Grant program to provide funding for significant local projects. Applicants may apply for small, non-capital project grant funding directly from BBHA. Grant projects reflect the cultural heritage of the Beach to Bay Heritage Area.
 
Applications are selected for funding by a grant review committee.  The committee evaluates applications based on a project’s plan to address or complete a priority activity identified in and consistent with the goals, objectives, strategies and actions outlined in the approved MHAA Certified Management Plan.  
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FY23 Mini-Grant Applications are Available:

Keep an eye out for our next round of mini grants! Follow us on social to find out when the next opening is available.

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Mini-Grants Awarded to Six Organizations for FY22

Nearly $12,000 in mini-grants was awarded to six organizations within the heritage area: Berlin Heritage Foundation, Crisfield Heritage Foundation, Delmarva Discovery Museum, The Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Somerset County Historical Trust, and Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. Projects range from new exhibits and oral histories to a sustainable seafood guide and events. These projects and programs leverage a total of nearly $49,000 in funding. Read more.

Eight organizations receive mini grants in FY21​

The Beach to Bay Heritage Area has awarded mini grants to eight local heritage tourism organizations to help them expand and improve the visitor experience. Here are the organizations and the planned projects.

• Delmarva Discovery Museum: Template for interpretive signage to be used throughout the museum. Signage for existing touch tank and new seahorse and oyster reef tank exhibits. 
• Parsons Cemetery: Signage to better help visitors explore Salisbury's largest history cemetery. 
• Wicomico County Recreation & Parks: New event, A Pemberton Christmas, set for December 12. 
• Julia A. Purnell Museum: New exhibit, "Epidemic, A Local History of Medical Crisis," focusing on the history of historic medical epidemics through the lens of local experience. 
• All Hallows Episcopal Church: Historic structure report to evaluate the building’s condition in order to prioritize restoration needs. Historical interpretation and expanded use by the public.
• Green Hill Church: Preservation plan to guide and prioritize phases of restoration of the 1733 structure as well as to address activities to broaden public participation.
• Westside Historical Society, Inc.New signage, awning, and kiosk with information for the Westside Heritage Museum.
• Berlin Heritage Foundation: Archive of local oral histories through audio and video recordings of people’s stories related to their life and experiences living in Berlin. 

For details on these organizations and their plans for the mini grants, see the full story. 
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