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.  

You can download the Strategic Plan by clicking on the file link below.

Strategic Plan

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FY24 Mini-Grant Applications are Available:

Apply for FY24 Mini-Grants

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9 Organizations Awarded $25,000 in Mini-Grant Funding for FY24

Beach to Bay Awards $25,000 in Mini-grants 

​The BBHA is proud to announce the award recipients of $25,000 in mini-grant funding. The organizations include:
Art League of Ocean City, Beach to Bay Heritage Exhibit
Community Players of Salisbury, Performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the UGRR of the Eastern Shore
Delmarva Discovery Center, Enhanced Steamship Exhibit
MD Coastal Bays Program, Community Science and Volunteer Supplies
Pemberton Hall Foundation, Entrance Sign to the Park
Rackliffe House Trust, Colonial Harvest Festival
Sturgis One Room School Museum, Signage and Interpretive Brochure
Tawes Museum, Crisfield Heritage Festival
Whitehaven, Whitehaven Village Signage

5 Organizations awarded $15,000 in mini-grant funding for FY23

Berlin Heritage Foundation      New Exhibit- Our Woven Stories: Historic Textiles and Clothing 
Delmarva Discovery Museum  Expansion of the Delmarva Heritage Festival
Furnace Town                                    Develop new audio guides and signage
Rackliffe House                                New Rackliffe House Signage
Wicomico County Tourism         Add new split rail fencing to Pirate's Wharf

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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