Grants
Upcoming grant & award deadlines from PA Environment Digest: http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=45853&SubjectID=
| Grant Program |
Funder |
Area of Interest | Eligible Region | Eligible Applicants | Award Amount | Date Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program that helps agricultural producers in a manner that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible goals. Through EQIP, agricultural producers receive financial and technical assistance to implement structural and management conservation practices that optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land. View More |
Funder:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural producers and owners of non-industrial private forestland |
Rolling | |
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Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) provide technical and financial assistance to eligible farmers and landowners to address soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resource concerns on their lands in an environmentally beneficial and cost-effective manner. The programs provide assistance in complying with Federal, State, and tribal environmental laws, and encourages environmental enhancement. Both programs are administered by the Farm Service Agency, with NRCS providing technical land eligibility determinations, conservation planning, and technical assistance for practice implementation and maintenance. View More |
Funder:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Most rural, unforested areas within 180-feet of streams, ponds, lakes, and wetlands with open water are eligible |
Award Amount:
$40-350 per acre per year in rental payment |
Rolling |
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Regional Conservation Partnership Program
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) promotes coordination between NRCS and its partners to deliver conservation assistance to producers and landowners through partnership agreements, program contracts, or conservation easement agreements. |
Funder:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
See grant link for a map of eligible areas |
Eligible Applicants:
Farmers and Landowners OR Eligible Partner Organizations, including: Farmer Cooperatives, State or local governments, Native Tribes, Water Districts, Municipal water and wastewater treatment entities, Higher education institutions, other established NGOs |
Award Amount:
$250,000 - $10 million |
5-29-2020 |
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Conservation Collaboration Grants
The purpose of Conservation Outreach Grants or Agreements is to leverage NRCS and partner resources to assist historically underserved farmers and ranchers and assist farmers and ranchers to improve, restore or maintain natural resources that:
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Funder:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
U.S.A. |
Eligible Applicants:
501(c)(3) nonprofits, higher education, or an individual. |
Award Amount:
$250,000 - $1 million |
2/7/2020 |
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Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
USDA is making available up to $40 million in technical and financial assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on agricultural lands. Restored wetlands improve water quality downstream and improve wildlife habitat, while also providing flood prevention and recreational benefits to communities. View More |
Funder:
USDA Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
National |
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural landowners |
Award Amount:
No min or max |
6/14/2019 |
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Valley Creek Watershed Grant Program
The Valley Creek Trustee Council, comprised of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the National Park Service, oversees a grant program to provide funding for restoration of the Valley Creek Watershed in Chester County, PA. The goal of this funding is to improve trout habitat and angler access through implementation of projects related to stormwater management, stream channel stabilization, establishment of greenways via easements or land purchase, increased public access to streams, and/or brook trout restoration in Crabby Creek. If you have questions, please contact the grant administrator Jeff Schmid at jschmid@pa.gov. View More |
Funder:
Valley creek Trustee Council |
Area of Interest:
Recreation, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Valley Creek Watershed, Chester County, PA |
Award Amount:
At least $30,000 |
1-24-2020 | |
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Delaware River Restoration Fund
The Delaware River Restoration Fund offers Targeted Implementation and Cornerstone Grants that help community-based nonprofits and government agencies work together to clean up and restore polluted waters and improve habitat for target species. These funds are reserved for projects that address at least one of the following strategies in a given focus area within the DRWI Phase 2 Cluster plans:
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Funder:
William Penn Foundation |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Education and Outreach, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
DRWI Target Clusters, including Middle Schuylkill, Schuylkill Highlands, and Upstream Suburban Philadelphia |
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit organizations, local governments and educational institutions |
Award Amount:
$50,000 - $500,000 |
4/11/2019 |
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Delaware River Watershed Protection Fund
Through the Fund, OSI provides three types of grants for partners within the Delaware River Watershed Initiative:
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Funder:
William Penn Foundation, Open Space Institute |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Delaware River Watershed Initiative Cluster Focus Areas |
Eligible Applicants:
Delaware River Watershed Initiative Cluster Partners |
Award Amount:
No minimum or maximum grant size; typically between $75,000-$450,000 |
4/1/2020 |
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