Grants from Other Sources
Deadline: October 22, 2007
Coastal Zone Grant
Projects must support the program’s mission to protect and enhance Pennsylvania’s coastal resources. To request an application or to obtain more information concerning Coastal Zone grants, visit the DEP website at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/river/czm_projs.htm , or contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Planning Office, 15th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, or 717-772-4785.
Deadline: December 14, 2007
Coldwater Heritage Partnership Coldwater Conservation Grants
Grants are designed to help develop conservation plans that identify the values and threats to the health of our coldwater ecosystems that have naturally reproducing trout. The collected information can be used as a catalyst for more comprehensive planning or for development of watershed improvements projects.
Applications for grants up to $5,000 will be accepted through December 15, 2006. Copies of the grant application can be downloaded at www.coldwaterheritage.org
Deadline: December 15, 2007
DEP Environmental Education Grant Program
To help schools, universities, nonprofit organizations and county conservation districts develop projects to increase environmental literacy among Pennsylvania’s students.
Environmental education grants range from $1,500 to $20,000 and address specific topics identified as gaps by the environmental education community.
Conservation and educational organizations, colleges and universities may apply to do professional development workshops in the field of environmental education.
County conservation districts may apply to assist with environmental education efforts that relate to their missions. The districts also may apply on the mini-grant track to provide educational resources that can be made available to educators by conservation districts.
The Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology and Science and Technology will be the focus for kindergarten through 12th grade education grants.
The state-mandated standards provide a roadmap for what students must know about the environment by the end of 4th, 7th, 10th and 12th grades. Schools may apply for money to integrate the academic standards into formal curriculum or to provide lessons and field experiences that include standards based instruction.
For a copy of the application manual, visit the 2007 Environmental Education Grants Program.
Deadline: May 15, annually
PACD Mini Grant Program
http://www.pacd.org/resources/grants.htm
The PACD administers two grant programs, the PA Chesapeake Bay Educational Mini-Project Program and the Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Mini-Project Program. With funding, PA Conservation Districts are able to implement educational programs to increase local awareness of water quality issues and to promote the theme, We All Live Downstream. The Chespapeake Bay and Nonpoint Source Pollution Mini-grant applications have a deadline of May 15, annually.
Next application period begins September 2007
PPL Environmental Education Grants
Grants are available for projects that enhance established classroom curricula and academic standards, or support extracurricular activities of school organizations and clubs. Eligible applicants are public, private and parochial schools near PPL facilities. Projects must be completed by June 30, 2006. Details at Environmental Education Grants
Previous Deadline: Feb 14, 2007
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Private Stewardship Grants Program
The Private Stewardship Grants Program (PSGP) provides grants and other assistance on a competitive basis to individuals and groups engaged in private, voluntary conservation efforts that benefit species listed or proposed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, candidate species, or other at-risk species on private lands within the United States. Eligible projects include those by landowners and their partners who need technical and financial assistance to improve habitat or implement other activities on private lands. Under the PSGP, privately owned means land that is not owned by governmental entity. The PSGP supports on-the-ground conservation actions as opposed to education and outreach, planning, or research activities, and we will not fund the acquisition of real property either through fee title or easements. 10 percent cost sharing required. http://www.fws.gov/endangered/grants/private_stewardship/index.html
Deadline: April 2 , 2007
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program
The Program provides grants to organizations working on a local level to protect and improve watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay basin, while building citizen-based resource stewardship. A description of the grants program and the application form are now available on the NFWF website: Grants range from $5,000 - $50,000, and also include five Community Legacy Grants of up to $100,000.
Deadline: April 13, 2007
DCNR's Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2)
The Community Conservation Partnerships Program contains the following grant components: Community Recreation, Land Trusts, Rails-to-Trails, Rivers Conservation, Snowmobile/ATV, Heritage Parks, Land and Water Conservation Fund and Recreational Trails. The Grant Application Manual, forms, schedule of workshops and additional information is on the DCNR website at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/grants/
Deadline: April 13, 2007
DEP Growing Greener Grants
2007 state and federal Watershed Protection, Flood Protection and Growing Greener II Guidelines and application packet can be downloaded from the Growing Greener website.
Previous Deadline: April 19, 2006
American Water Environmental Grants
Grants must address a source water or watershed protection need in the community and be completed between June 1 and November 1, 2006.
Guidelines and application form can be downloaded here.
Previous Deadline: April 28, 2006
Schuylkill River Heritage Area Grants
Grant information available at SRHA website
Previous deadline: July 17, 2006
Delaware Estuary Watershed Grant Program
Grants of $10,000 to $50,000 will be awarded on a competitive basis to
- Encourage innovative, community or locally-based programs or projects that restore important habitats and living resources within the Delaware Estuary Watershed;
- Develop the capacity of local governments, citizens groups and other organizations to promote community based stewardship and enhance local watershed-based resource management; and
- Promote a greater understanding of the Delaware Estuary and the interrelationship between the health of the Estuary and the condition of local watersheds.
Public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations, educational institutions, and local and state government are eligible for funding. Governmental agencies are encouraged to involve nonprofits in their projects.
Projects will be considered for DEWGP funding that are located in the boundaries of the Delaware Estuary, as established by the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Delaware Estuary (CCMP). This includes the major tributaries to the Lower Delaware River and Bay including the Schuylkill River, Maurice River and Brandywine Creek Watersheds. In addition, the non-tidal main stem of the Delaware River from the Head of Tide in Trenton (River Mile 133.4) north to the downstream boundary of the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area (mile 209.5) is also included in the geographic scope. For more information: http://www.nfwf.org/
Previous Deadline: October 16, 2006 or November 15, 2006
EPA Targeted Watershed Grants
EPA plans to award up to $19 million in grants to help clean up and restore the nation's waterways. Proposals must reach EPA by Oct. 16, 2006, for capacity-building grants and Nov. 15, 2006, for project-implementation grants. Capacity-building grants provide for education and training, whereas implementation grants involve actions such as protection and preservation.
State governors and tribal leaders nominate potential recipients for implementation grants. EPA will evaluate and rank submissions based on criteria outlined in each notice. Watershed organizations receive the awards based on how likely they are to achieve environmental results in a relatively short time. Selection of the grantees will be announced in the fall.
More information: Targeted Watershed Grants: http://www.epa.gov/twg
Grant process: http://www.grants.gov
Previous Deadline: December 15, 2006
Western PA Watershed Mini-Grant program
Funding available to area watershed organizations in the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland.
The grants may be used for three primary categories that include operating expenses, organizational promotion and outreach, or a restoration project. Cash or non-cash match funding is recommended, but not required for this grant.
The grant application and proposal guidelines are available at http://www.wpconline.org/rc/pdfs/2006MiniGrantRFP.pdf. Please contact the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Watershed Assistance Center with any questions regarding the application or required information (724- 459-0953).
Forest Land Beautification Program
This program is no longer a grants program, instead it provides technical assistance through the Bureau of Forestry in DCNR.
Forest Land Beautification Program
Visit PA Organization for Watersheds And Rivers grants page for more funding opportunities.
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