The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) has awarded the Four Rivers Heritage Area and its partners more than $2.10 million in capital and non-capital matching grants, including support for the following projects:

• Fabrication and installation of the “Oysters on the Half Shell” exhibition at the Annapolis Maritime Museum
• Development of a Master Plan for the Chew Site, an archaeological site in Friendship, MD
• Restoration and rehabilitation of the historic Charles Carroll House
• An archaeological survey, new website, and stabilization of the historic ruins at the Contee Farm at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
• Preservation and renovation of Annapolis Maritime Museum's McNasby’s Building;
• Development and implementation of an interpretive plan for Maynard-Burgess House in Annapolis;
• Restoration of the Southgate Memorial Fountain in Annapolis;
• Reconstruction of a carpenter’s shop using traditional building methods at Historic London Town & Gardens;
• Expansion of the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitor’s Bureau on West Street;
• Planning for the 300th anniversary celebration of the charter of the city of Annapolis in 2008;
• Development of a children’s audio tour of the Annapolis historic district by the Historic Annapolis Foundation;
• Restoration and rehabilitation of the historic gardens at Historic Annapolis Foundation’s William Paca House;
• Construction of a visitor orientation center at Historic London Town & Gardens;
• Creation of community education materials for Shade Side Rural Heritage Society;
• Design for interpretive exhibits at the Galesville Heritage Museum;
• Installation of new restrooms in the visitors' center of Historic London Town & Gardens;
• Research for resource inventory about slavery in the heritage area, along with an innovative “Slavery Roundtable”  by the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation;
• Building renovations for Historic Annapolis Foundation’s HistoryQuest at the St. Clair Wright History Center;
• Development of introductory video for HistoryQuest;
• Development of audio tour of Historic London Town & Gardens;
• Reconstruction of  the 17th-century Lord Mayor’s Tenement at Historic London Town & Gardens;
• Engineering and design study for renovation to historic structure of McNasby’s for the Annapolis Maritime Museum;
• Analysis of Mayo Road/Londontown Road roadside/streetscape enhancements;
• Development of  an African-American Experience exhibit and brochure for the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau (AAACCVB);
• Annual operating and program assistance to the Four Rivers Heritage Area;
• Heritage area marketing to the AAACCVB;
• Low-interest business loan to Discover Annapolis Tour for a new trolley.