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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EPA Brownfields Grants
EPA's Brownfields Grant Funding programs provide direct funding for brownfields assessment, planning, cleanup, revolving loans, environmental job training, technical assistance, training, and/or research. This may include abandoned mine lands, communitity outreach, and environmental planning. View More |
Funder:
U.S. EPA |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Engagement & Stewardship |
Eligible Region:
USA |
Eligible Applicants:
Varies |
Award Amount:
Varies between $300,000 to $800,000 |
Varies |
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Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant
The goal of the HWC Grant Program is to “accelerate strategic protection of healthy, freshwater ecosystems and their watersheds”, with primary focus on prevention of land deterioration by protecting healthy watersheds that already have many of their services and systems intact. View More |
Funder:
U.S. Endowment of Forestry and Communities, U.S. Environmental Protection, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Recreation, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
United States and U.S. Territories |
Eligible Applicants:
Non-profit Organizations, For-profit Companies, Tribes, Intertribal Consortia, Interstates, States, Local Government Agencies (including water utilities and wastewater facilities), Colleges and Universities |
Award Amount:
$50,000-$250,000 |
Typically the beginning of February. No 2020 funding is currently available. |
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Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands, grasslands, and working farms and ranches by collaboratively establishing conservation easements. View More |
Funder:
USDA NRCS |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
USA |
Eligible Applicants:
American Indian tribes, state and local governments and non-governmental organizations |
Award Amount:
Varies; Technical Assistance |
Rolling Enrollment |
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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is a part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) the country's largest private-land conservation program. Administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), CREP targets specific State or nationally significant conservation concerns, and federal funds are supplemented with non-federal funds to address those concerns. In exchange for removing environmentally sensitive land from production and establishing permanent resource conserving plant species, farmers and ranchers are paid an annual rental rate along with other federal and non-federal incentives as applicable per each CREP agreement. Participation is voluntary, and the contract period is typically 10-15 years. View More |
Funder:
Farm Service Agency / U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Rolling Enrollment | ||
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Conservation Reserve Program
In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Contracts for land enrolled in CRP are 10-15 years in length. The long-term goal of the program is to re-establish valuable land cover to help improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat. 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 Enrollment |
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Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program
This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas. Funds may be used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of: drinking water, sewer, solid waste, and stormwater collection, transmission, treatment, and/or disposal. View More |
Funder:
USDA |
Area of Interest:
Pathogens and Point Source |
Eligible Region:
Rural towns with populations less than 10,000 in the U.S.A. |
Eligible Applicants:
State and local governments, non-profits, federally-recognized tribes |
Award Amount:
Long-term, low-interest loans. If funds are available, a grant may be combined with a loan if necessary to keep user costs reasonable. |
Rolling |
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Small Project Initiative (SPI)
The Small Project Initiative (SPI) is available statewide and is designed to efficiently support repairs, short-term construction for water, wastewater, non-point source and stormwater improvements. View More |
Funder:
PennVEST |
Area of Interest:
Pathogens and Point Source |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Public or private entities involving an agriculture operation or serving communities less than 12,000 people (or 1,000 water hookups) |
Award Amount:
Up to $500,000 low-interest loan funding |
Rolling |
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Agricultural Management Assistance Program
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) provides funding assistance to help agricultural producers reduce risk by voluntarily installing conservation practices to address issues such as water management, water quality, and erosion control. View More |
Funder:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Applicants must have an interest in an agricultural operation, either as a producer of crops or livestock, or as an owner of land. |
Rolling | |
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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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NRCS Farm Bill Program Assistance
Through a cooperative agreement, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), have made available $9 million in technical assistance grants to six Pennsylvania conservation districts to help implement Farm Bill Programs. The funds will increase the technical capacity among conservation districts, allowing them to work with more farmers and landowners to address natural resouce concerns. For additional information, please contact your local USDA NRCS Service Center or conservation district. View More |
Funder:
NRCS |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
Jefferson, Tioga, Lehigh, Northampton, Northumberland, and York Counties. |
Eligible Applicants:
Conservation Districts |
Award Amount:
No min or max |
Rolling |
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