Grants from Other Sources
Visit the DEP Grants Center for info on:
DEP Coastal Zone Grants
DEP Environmental Education Grants
DEP Growing Greener Watershed Grants
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/growinggreener/site/default.asp
and many others
Visit the PA Association of Conservation Districts for info on:
Nonpoint Source Pollution Educational mini-grant Program for Conservation Districts
Foundation for PA Watersheds awards grants to citizens groups that the IRS has classified as 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. Individuals, businesses and government agencies are not eligible for Foundation grants. The primary service area is from the Ohio boarder to the Susquehanna River’s mainstem.
Western PA Conservancy and Dominion Resources Seek Proposals for Watershed Mini Grants
Submittal Due date 12/16/11
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is accepting proposals for the 2011-2012 Watershed Mini Grant Program, which provides assistance to the region’s grassroots watershed groups. Funding for the program is provided by Dominion. The grant application and proposal guidelines are available online.
Watershed Mini Grants may be used in support of expenses in three categories: operating costs, organizational promotion and outreach, and/or restoration projects. A cash or non-cash match is preferred but not required. Grants of up to $1,000 may be awarded for operating expenses. Up to $2,500 is available for promotion and outreach or restoration projects. A cash or non-cash match is preferred but not required.
Please contact Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to have an application mailed to your organization or to ask questions regarding the application and its required information.
The program offers funding to watershed organizations in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Bradford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Perry, Potter, Somerset, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
The grant application and proposal guidelines may be viewed at http://waterlandlife.org/112. Grant applications must be postmarked by December 16, 2011 and mailed to:
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
c/o Stephanie Jellison
1067 Philadelphia Street, Suite 101
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 471-7202 x 5109
sjellison@paconserve.org
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.
Copies of the grant application can be downloaded at www.coldwaterheritage.org
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/
Foundation for PA Watersheds
Funding available to citizens groups. Their primary service areas is from the Ohio border to the mainstem of the Susquehanna River. The grant application and proposal guidelines are available at http://www.pennsylvaniawatersheds.org/
Pennsylvania American Water
2011
Environmental Grant Program
Deadline for entries is March 25, 2011
Visit: http://www.amwater.com/paaw/ensuring-water-quality/environmental-grants-program.html
For more information about the program, contact Terry Maenza at 610-670-7789, ext. 123 or terry.maenza@amwater.com
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. Details at Environmental Education Grants
EPA grants available for urban waters
The US Environmental Protection Agency will provide up to $1.8 million for projects to protect Americans’ health and help restore urban waters by improving water quality and supporting community revitalization. The agency will hold two web-based seminars on this funding opportunity, one was held on December 14 and another will be on January 5th, 2012. To register for the Jan 5th webinar, go to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/491541690
Examples of projects eligible for funding include
- Education and training for water quality improvement or green infrastructure jobs
- Public education about ways to reduce water pollution
- Local water quality monitoring programs
- Engaging diverse stakeholders to develop local watershed plans
Funding proposals must be received by January 23.
Read more.
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
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Five Star Restoration Grant Program
Provides modest financial assistance on a competitive basis to support community-based wetland, riparian, and coastal habitat restoration projects that build diverse partnerships and foster local natural resource stewardship through education, outreach and training activities.
2010 Application deadline: 2/16/2010
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Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Grants
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in partnership with EPA and the Chesapeake Bay Program, will award Chesapeake Bay Stewardship grants on a competitive basis of between $200,000 and $1 million each to support the demonstration of innovative approaches to expand the collective knowledge about the most cost effective and sustainable approaches to dramatically reduce or eliminate nutrient and sediment pollution to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
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