The University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center in partnership with the Low Impact Development Center, Inc. received a five-year grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to develop the first Municipal Online Stormwater Training (MOST) Center to serve the Chesapeake Bay region. Similar to the way many universities and community colleges across the country are teaching their courses, the MOST Center will be developed as a Massive Open Online Course. This method of delivery will allow for wide participation and open access through the Internet. The MOST Center will include traditional course materials such as reading assignments, video lectures, and online exercises, as well as discussion boards and other activities that help create partnerships between participants, nonprofit organizations, local governments, funders, and instructors. The training site will be virtual and open to participants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The MOST Center will include new and innovative information and training materials that can be used by anyone interested in learning more about stormwater management. This includes municipal and county staff managing stormwater programs, elected officials, planners, citizens, businesses, nonprofits, and professionals wanting to develop better knowledge and dialogue on stormwater management program development. MOST Center training will include newly developed online courses, which will be enhanced with links to other relevant training programs and resources being delivered throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.