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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Boyertown Area Charitable Giving Program
The Boyertown Area Charitable Program provides grants for programs that improve the quality of life for the residents of the Boyertown Area School District. For questions regarding this opportunity, please email Kevin Lugo, Energy and the Environment Program Officer, at KevinL@bccf.org. Apply via the Berks County Community Foundation's online portal here View More |
Funder:
Berks County Community Foundation |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Boyertown area school district |
August 15, 2022 | ||
|
2022 Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini-Grant Program
The Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic (LDWS) River Management Council announces the availability of 2022 Wild & Scenic Mini-Grants. These grants are intended for projects that support and enhance the goals of the LDWS Management Plan.Only new projects being completed in and benefiting the LDWS corridor will be eligible. View More |
Funder:
Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Bucks County and Northampton, PA among several other NJ counties in the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipal appointed community committees, Schools, Community and non-profit 501(c)3, Government entities |
Award Amount:
$5,000 or less |
01/07/2022 |
|
PECO Green Region Open Space Grants
Recognizing that open space in our communities is crucial to the quality of our lives, PECO has committed to supporting municipalities, recreational authorities and nonprofits in Southeastern Pennsylvania with their ongoing efforts to preserve, protect and improve public spaces. The grants, which have a 50 percent match requirement, can be used with other funding sources to cover expenses related to open space projects, such as consulting fees, trail construction, land acquisition, habitat improvement and the cost of creating and implementing an open space plan. View More |
Funder:
PECO |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and York Counties within a PECO area of service |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities and regional recreational authorities within PECO’s suburban service territory, including portions of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and York counties. Within the City of Philadelphia, eligible applicants are limited to nonprofits. |
Award Amount:
Up to $10,000 |
10-12-2022 |
|
Chester County Preservation Partnership Program (PPP) - Municipal Grants
The Chester County Department of Parks + Preservation Municipal Grant Program advances the County's Strategic Plan by awarding funds to local governments to assist them with providing parks, trails, and preserves for their citizens. Applications are due by Friday, February 25, 2022 by 4 p.m. Please contact Judy Thomas at 610-344-5499 or jthomas@chesco.org to find out more about these programs and the grant application process. View More |
Funder:
Chester County Department of Parks and Preservation |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Chester County |
Eligible Applicants:
municipalities and land-owning municipal recreation authorities |
Award Amount:
up to 50% of acquisition costs |
February 28, 2023 |
|
Chester County Preservation Partnership Program (PPP) - Conservancy Grants
The Conservancy Program advances the County's Strategic Plan by awarding funds to non-profit land conservation organizations to assist them with preserving land and connecting people to the land. Please contact Judy Thomas at 610-344-5499 or jthomas@chesco.org to find out more about these programs and the grant application process. View More |
Funder:
Chester County Department of Parks and Preservation |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Chester County |
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit, 501c3 land conservation and preservation organizations and meet additional criteria in grant guidance |
Award Amount:
range depending on grant subtype |
February 28, 2023 |
|
Vision Partnership Program – Cash Grant
The Chester County Planning Commission is pleased to announce the opening of Round 1 of the Vision Partnership Program (VPP) for 2023. Grants awarded under VPP are provided to municipalities to achieve consistency with and implementation of Landscapes3 while accomplishing impactful, lasting, and positive benefits through planning projects that address opportunities and issues of community concern. View More |
Funder:
Chester County |
Area of Interest:
Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Chester County |
Eligible Applicants:
Municipalities |
Award Amount:
up to $30,000 or up to $50,000 depending on project type and number of partners |
March 17, 2023 4pm |
|
County Recycling Coordinator Grants
The County Recycling Coordinator Grants outlined in Section 903 provide a 50 percent reimbursement for County Recycling Coordinators’ salary and expenses. This grant is only available to Pennsylvania county governments. Application Dates for Calendar Year 2022: Opens – January 2, 2023 |
Funder:
PA Department of Environmental Protection |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship |
Eligible Region:
Commonwealth of PA |
Eligible Applicants:
County government |
Award Amount:
up to 50% salary and expenses |
May 1, 2023 |
|
Mine Map Grant Program
The Mine Map Grant (MMG) provides funding to learning institutions and incorporated nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania to process mine maps and mine data into electronic formats that can be used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other computer applications. Primarily, the MMG will fund the scanning, georeferencing, vectorizing and 3D modeling of mine maps. All these efforts will improve the quality, quantity and delivery of mining information to the millions of residents of Pennsylvania's mining regions. The MMG also provides opportunities for learning institutions and nonprofits to train individuals in the use of the emerging geospatial technologies that will be integral to many computer operations, especially governmental operations that provide services and information to the residents of Pennsylvania. However, the experience gained from creating geospatial elements of a geodatabase is applicable to almost any profession or business. If you have questions about the MMG, please contact us by email at: RA-MMG@pa.gov View More |
Funder:
PADEP |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage |
Eligible Region:
Commonwealth of PA |
Eligible Applicants:
Institutions of learning and incorporated nonprofit organizations that are located in Pennsylvania |
Award Amount:
$300,000 minimum |
February 28, 2023 |
|
TreePennsylvania Bare Root Tree Program
TreePennsylvania's 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 10 – 20 large caliper bare root trees for planting on land owned by a municipality (streets and parks) or non-profit organizations. Approved applicants are responsible for scheduling a site visit and/or consultation with a PADCNR/Penn State Extension Forester and coordinating pick up of trees at a designated location and date. Trees must be planted within one week of pick up. TreePennsylvania will purchase trees on behalf of the communities – funding will not be provided directly to grantees. Pre-application deadline is July 29 at 4pm. Applicants will be notified if invited to submit a full application with a deadline of August 15. View More |
Funder:
PA DCNR, USFS |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Communities outside Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties |
Eligible Applicants:
municipalities and non-profit organizations |
July 29, 2022 4pm | |
|
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Farmer Grant Program
This program offers grants to farmers to explore new concepts in sustainable agriculture through experiments, surveys, prototypes, on-farm demonstrations, or other research and education techniques. Topics eligible for funding include marketing and business, crop production, raising livestock, social sustainability, climate-smart agriculture practices, urban and Indigenous agriculture, and more. All types and scales of farms — large or small scale, organic or conventional, urban or rural — can apply. Farm business owners as well as farm employees, whether full- or part-time, can apply. View More |
Funder:
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education |
Area of Interest:
Agriculture |
Eligible Region:
Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. |
Eligible Applicants:
To be eligible, you must meet the U.S. Census of Agriculture definition of a Farm: “Any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year.” For more information see, “ |
Award Amount:
up to $30,000 |
November 15, 2022 |
Pages
About Us
The Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) is a collaborative network of over 100 partners working together to improve water resources in the Schuylkill River watershed. With "action" as SAN’s middle name, SAN partners have been working since 2003 to implement best practices across the Schuylkill River Watershed.
Downloadable Map
