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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Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Partnership Grants
Partnership Grants are reserved for agricultural service providers--extension staff, nonprofits, consultants, state departments of agriculture, and others working in the agricultural community--who want to conduct research to improve production practices, marketing approaches, or farmer, farmworker or community well-being; education and training programs to increase knowledge and improve decision-making about sustainable practices; on-farm or in-market demonstrations of new techniques; and developing new farm management and community development approaches that support sustainable agriculture outcomes. View More |
Funder:
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
Northeast states, including Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Academia, Non-profit Organizations, For-profit Businesses, Government Agencies |
Award Amount:
Up to $15,000 |
4/23/2019 |
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PA Water Trails Mini-Grant
All types of projects that benefit Pennsylvania’s water trails, support the PA Water Trail Program’s eight program principals, and have a one-year time frame will be considered. View More |
Funder:
PA Water Trails |
Area of Interest:
Education and Outreach, Recreation |
Eligible Region:
PA |
Eligible Applicants:
Any project on or for a designated Pennsylvania Water Trail |
Award Amount:
$5000 |
7/19/2019 |
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Regional Trail Workshop Grants
The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association is offering reimbursement grants for regional trail workshops and outreach events that deliver educational programming and training related to trails and greenways. View More |
Funder:
PA Land Trust Association |
Area of Interest:
Education and Outreach, Recreation |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
local/county governments, non-profits, businesses |
Award Amount:
Up to $5,000 |
1-15-2020 |
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Dirt Gravel, and Low Volume Road Maintenance Program
Section 9106 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code annually provides for the allocation of $35,000,000 from the Motor Vehicle License Fund for the Dirt and Gravel Road Maintenance Program. Of that amount, $7,000,000 is allocated directly to the Bureau of Forestry for maintaining the dirt and gravel roads in their jurisdictions. The SCC is responsible for allocating the remaining $28,000,000 to the 64 County Conservation Districts who participate in the Dirt and Gravel Road Maintenance Program, including up to $8,000,000 for the maintenance of low-volume roads. View More |
Funder:
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Pathogens and Point Source, Recreation, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Any state or local public entity that owns and maintains public roads is eligible to apply for Program Funding. |
Award Amount:
Ranges by county |
Rolling |
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Penn State EESL/LIME Student Seed Grant Competition
The Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL) and the Laboratory for Isotopes and Metals in the Environment (LIME) are pleased to announce an EESL Green Student Seed Grant competition for Spring 2020. The goal of this competition is to support the research of Penn State students who are interested in conducting analyses in any of the IEE/EESL and the EMS/LIME multi-user research facilities. View More |
Funder:
Penn State |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Education and Outreach, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Penn State graduate or undergraduate students |
Award Amount:
$2,500 |
1/17/2020 |
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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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Growing Greener Plus Grants Program
Growing Greener Plus, Pennsylvania’s most widely recognized environmental grant program, opens November 4, 2019. The four programs covered under this program are Growing Greener Watershed Restoration & Protection, Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) Bond Forfeiture, and Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) Set-Aside grants. The purpose of these grants is to addresss nonpoint source pollution through local, watershed-based planning, restoration and protection efforts. Applications are due by COB December 20, 2019, and applicants should contact the appropriate DEP staff by Friday, December 6, 2019. View More |
Funder:
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Recreation, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Watershed association, county or municipality, government council, county conservation district, educational institution, 501(c)(3) corporation, municipal authority |
12/20/2019 | |
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State Wildlife Grant Program
Funds for the State Wildlife Grants program (SWG) are provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to keep species from becoming federally listed as threatened or endangered. Annually appropriated by the U.S. Congress, Pennsylvania's funds are apportioned between the Fish and Boat Commission and Game Commission to address each agencies' trust species and habitats. The priority topic for the project will help support Pennsylvania's amphibian and reptile Species of Greatest Conservation Need found in the 2015-2025 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan. View More |
Funder:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) |
Area of Interest:
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Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Any organization, agency, person, etc. in PA |
Award Amount:
Up to 65% of total project costs |
March 6, 2020 |
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Small Business Advantage Grant
The Small Business Advantage Grant provides 50% matching grants up to $7,000 to enable Pennsylvania small businesses to invest in pollution prevention measures, intall energy efficiency equipment, and/or implement natural resource protection projects, thus helping small business operate more efficiently and saving money while simultaneously improving Pennsylvania's environment. View More |
Funder:
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Education and Outreach, Pathogens and Point Source, Recreation, Stormwater |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
For-profit business with 100 or fewer full-time employees |
Award Amount:
Up to $7,000 |
6-30-20 Projects for this round must be completed |
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Conservation Easement Assistance Program
The Conservation Easement Assistance Program provides small grants to conservation organizations to help cover the costs of:
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Funder:
Pennsylvania Land Trust Association |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Recreation |
Eligible Region:
Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Private nonprofit entities and/or municipal authorities |
Award Amount:
Up to $6,000 |
Rolling |
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