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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PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund
The Multimodal Transportation Fund stabilizes funding for ports and rail freight, increases aviation investments, establishes dedicated funding for bivyvle and pedestrian improvements, and allows targeted funding for priority investments in any mode. Eligible projects include trail, bike, and pedestrian safety. Projects should coordinate local land use with transportation assets to enhance existing communities. View More |
Funder:
PennDOT |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, council of governments, business/non-profit organizations, economic development organizations, public transportation agencies, public airports, airport authorities, and ports and rail entities |
11-6-2020 | |
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Baseline Water Quality Data Program
Act 13 of 2012 establishes the Marcellus Legacy Fund and allocates funds to the Commonwealth Financing Authority (the “Authority”) to be used to fund statewide initiatives to establish baseline water quality data on private water supplies using the Baseline Water Quality Data Program (BWQDP). View More |
Funder:
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development |
Area of Interest:
Pathogens and Point Source |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, For-Profit Businesses |
Award Amount:
Up to $250,000 |
2/1 - 5/31 annually |
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Sewage Facilities Program
Act 13 of 2012 establishes the Marcellus Legacy Fund and allocates funds to the Commonwealth Financing Authority (the “Authority”) for statewide initiatives for complying with the Act of January 24, 1966 (1965 P. L. 1535, No. 537), known as the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act. Grants up to $100,000 will be awarded for costs associated with the planning work required under 537. View More |
Funder:
PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) |
Area of Interest:
Pathogens and Point Source |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, Government Councils, Authorized Organizations, Higher Education Institutions, Watershed Organizations, For-Profit Businesses |
Award Amount:
Up to $100,000. A 50% match of the total project cost is required. |
2/1 through 5/31 annually |
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Flood Mitigation Program
Projects authorized by a flood protection authority, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or identified by a local government for flood mitigation are eligible for the program. View More |
Funder:
PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, For-Profit Businesses |
Award Amount:
Up to $500,000. A 15% match of the total project cost is required. |
2/1 through 5/31 annually |
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Watershed Restoration and Protection Program
The overall goal of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Program (WRPP) is to restore, and maintain restored stream reaches impaired by the uncontrolled discharge of nonpoint source polluted runoff, and ultimately to remove these streams from the Department of Environmental Protection’s Impaired Waters list. Projects which involve the construction, improvement, expansion, repair, maintenance or rehabilitation of new or existing watershed protection Best Management Practices (BMPs). View More |
Funder:
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, For-Profit Businesses |
Award Amount:
Up to $300,000 for any project. A 15% match of the total project cost is required. |
5/31/2019 |
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Land Acquisition and Conservation
These projects involve the purchase and/or donation of land for park and recreation areas, greenways, critical habitat areas and/or open space. View More |
Funder:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, municipal agencies, land trusts, 501(c)(3)s |
4/22/2020 4:00PM | |
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Park Rehabilitation and Development
Funding for projects involving the rehabilitation and development of public recreation and conservation areas OR projects that connect communities to their local waterways by developing public access and/or restoring the condition of the local watershed. View More |
Funder:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, municipal agencies, pre-qualified land trust non-profits |
Award Amount:
Up to $110,000 |
4/22/2020 4:00PM |
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PA Small Water and Sewer
Grants to assist with the construction, improvement, expansion, rehabilitation, or repair for for small water, sewer, storm sewer, and flood control infrastructure projects. View More |
Funder:
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development |
Area of Interest:
Pathogens and Point Source |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, Municipal Authorities |
Award Amount:
$30,000-$500,000 |
12-13-2019 |
Bare Root Tree Program
The new TreeVitalize Bare Root Tree program aims to assist communities in Pennsylvania with increasing the tree canopy and commitment to urban and community forests. This program provides up to 20 large caliper bare root trees for planting on land owned by a municipality (streets and parks) or non-profit organizations.View More |
Funder:
Tree Pennsylvania |
Area of Interest:
Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania except for Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties |
Eligible Applicants:
municipalities, non-profits |
Award Amount:
Up to 20 large caliper bare root trees (approx. $2,000 value) |
12-15-2020 |
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Schuylkill Highlands Mini Grant Program
The Schuylkill Highlands Mini-Grant Program is a reimbursement grant program funded by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and administered by Natural Lands. This grant program provides small grants up to $25,000.00 for projects in Berks County, major portions of Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks, and to a lesser extent Lancaster and Lebanon Counties, that support the goals and objectives of the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape. The two major priorities of this grant are:
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Funder:
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape (click grant link for more details) |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities, non-profits, watershed associations, and registered friends groups with a 501(c)(3) status |
Award Amount:
Up to $25,000 |
5-15-2020 |
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