The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3 Chesapeake Bay Program Office, awarded the recipient five CAs with a total approved project cost of $3,619,049. The purpose of the CAs was to promote public education, outreach, and participation in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Under the CAs, EPA is to contribute 95 percent of all approved budget period costs incurred up to the total federal funding of $3,619,049. One of the tasks under the CAs was to produce and publish the Bay Journal. The Bay Journal is published to inform the public about issues and events that affect the Chesapeake Bay.