HERNDON, Va. – In celebration of June Dairy Month, Giant Food recently awarded more than $65,000 to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) to implement sustainability practices on dairy farms in the Chesapeake Bay region.

Collected through a recent round-up campaign in Giant’s more than 150 stores, the funding will support work under the Giant Clean Water Partnership (GCWP). Giant has donated more than $345,000 to the Alliance since 2022.

Under the banner of the GCWP, Giant Food, the Alliance, and Maola Local Dairies are supporting dairy farmers throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed with resources and incentives to meet environmental standards that support clean water and long-term financial success.

The GCWP started in 2020 and has raised more than $1.4 M for dairy farm sustainability practices through Giant’s reusable bag sales and round up campaigns, as well as other grant sources awarded to the Alliance. The partnership is part of a larger sustainability relationship with the Alliance where more than $100M has been raised for dairy farm families who make up Maola Local Dairies – 90% of which are within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.