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Quote from Carol Grayshaw on October 3, 2024, 11:57 amPennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: Boating Facility Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is now accepting applications for its Boating Facility Grant Program. The grants fund planning, acquisition, development, expansion, and rehabilitation of public boating facilities located on the waters of the Commonwealth. Public entities are eligible including municipalities and 501(c)-3 non-profit organizations. Grants can cover up to 50 percent of costs.
The deadline for applications is Saturday, November 30.
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: Boating Facility Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is now accepting applications for its Boating Facility Grant Program. The grants fund planning, acquisition, development, expansion, and rehabilitation of public boating facilities located on the waters of the Commonwealth. Public entities are eligible including municipalities and 501(c)-3 non-profit organizations. Grants can cover up to 50 percent of costs.
The deadline for applications is Saturday, November 30.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on October 14, 2024, 1:55 pmLower Delaware Wild & Scenic 2025 Mini Grant Program Announcement (Delaware River Greenway Partnership)
The Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic (LDWS) River Management Council announces the availability of 2025 Wild & Scenic Mini-Grants. Mini-Grants are up to $5,000 and intended for projects in the Lower Delaware river corridor to be completed in 2025. Projects can vary but must support and enhance the goals of the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River Management Plan. Applications are due by November 17, 2024.
Management Council Goals:
- Water Quality - Maintain existing water quality in the Delaware River and its tributaries from measurable degradation and improve it where practical.
- Natural Resources - Preserve and protect the river's outstanding natural resources, including rare and endangered plant and animal species, river islands, steep slopes, and buffer areas in the river corridor and along the tributaries.
- Historic Resources - Preserve and protect the character of historic structures, districts, and sites, including landscapes, in the river corridor.
- Recreation - Encourage recreational use of the river corridor that has a low environmental and social impact and is compatible with public safety, the protection of private property, and the preservation of natural and cultural qualities of the river corridor.
- Economic Development - Identify principles for minimizing the adverse impact of development within the river corridor and encourage sustainable development where appropriate.
- Open Space Preservation - Preserving open space as a means of maximizing the health of the ecosystem, preserving scenic values, and minimizing the impact of new development in the river corridor.
Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic 2025 Mini Grant Program Announcement (Delaware River Greenway Partnership)
The Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic (LDWS) River Management Council announces the availability of 2025 Wild & Scenic Mini-Grants. Mini-Grants are up to $5,000 and intended for projects in the Lower Delaware river corridor to be completed in 2025. Projects can vary but must support and enhance the goals of the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River Management Plan. Applications are due by November 17, 2024.
Management Council Goals:
- Water Quality - Maintain existing water quality in the Delaware River and its tributaries from measurable degradation and improve it where practical.
- Natural Resources - Preserve and protect the river's outstanding natural resources, including rare and endangered plant and animal species, river islands, steep slopes, and buffer areas in the river corridor and along the tributaries.
- Historic Resources - Preserve and protect the character of historic structures, districts, and sites, including landscapes, in the river corridor.
- Recreation - Encourage recreational use of the river corridor that has a low environmental and social impact and is compatible with public safety, the protection of private property, and the preservation of natural and cultural qualities of the river corridor.
- Economic Development - Identify principles for minimizing the adverse impact of development within the river corridor and encourage sustainable development where appropriate.
- Open Space Preservation - Preserving open space as a means of maximizing the health of the ecosystem, preserving scenic values, and minimizing the impact of new development in the river corridor.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on October 23, 2024, 1:26 pmPennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) and Aqua Pennsylvania Announce Next Round of Protect Your Drinking Water Grants
The Protect Your Drinking Water program will award grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 for watershed protection and education projects that address pollutants of concern to public water supplies, such as fertilizer runoff, road salts and bacteria. Grants will fund projects such as green stormwater infrastructure, stream bank stabilization, agricultural best management practices, spill prevention planning, water quality monitoring, and educational programming. Projects must target one of the following watersheds: Chester/Ridley/Crum, Neshaminy Creek, and the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek. View Grant Area Maps.
Applications are due by January 15, 2025.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) and Aqua Pennsylvania Announce Next Round of Protect Your Drinking Water Grants
The Protect Your Drinking Water program will award grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 for watershed protection and education projects that address pollutants of concern to public water supplies, such as fertilizer runoff, road salts and bacteria. Grants will fund projects such as green stormwater infrastructure, stream bank stabilization, agricultural best management practices, spill prevention planning, water quality monitoring, and educational programming. Projects must target one of the following watersheds: Chester/Ridley/Crum, Neshaminy Creek, and the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek. View Grant Area Maps.
Applications are due by January 15, 2025.
Uploaded files:Quote from Brad Barkdoll on November 14, 2024, 1:37 pmDCNR Publishes C2P2 Grant Workshop Videos
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has released a video playlist of all 2025 Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant workshop sessions via their YouTube Channel.Check them out if you missed the recent workshop, or if you just want a refresher as you get ready for the next grant round.
It is recommended that you watch the General Overview video first. Then watch the project type video that corresponds to the kind of grant you plan to apply for.
The 2025 grant round opens on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. For those interested in applying, it’s never too early to contact your regional advisor to schedule a site visit and discuss ways to make your application more competitive.
DCNR Publishes C2P2 Grant Workshop Videos
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has released a video playlist of all 2025 Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant workshop sessions via their YouTube Channel.Check them out if you missed the recent workshop, or if you just want a refresher as you get ready for the next grant round.
It is recommended that you watch the General Overview video first. Then watch the project type video that corresponds to the kind of grant you plan to apply for.
The 2025 grant round opens on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. For those interested in applying, it’s never too early to contact your regional advisor to schedule a site visit and discuss ways to make your application more competitive.
Quote from Irina_Beal on May 30, 2025, 9:01 amWild East Action Fund - Upcoming Grant Opportunity!
Administered by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in service to the Appalachian Trail Landscape PartnershipIn celebration of the Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership’s (ATLP) 10th Anniversary and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s (ATC) 100th Anniversary, the coordinators of the ATLP are excited to announce the opening of a 2025 Wild East Action Fund cycle! Beginning in June 2025 the ATLP will be accepting applications for projects advancing land protection, community resilience, and conservation planning that support the vital conservation work of our partners operating within the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) Landscape. The Wild East Action Fund is a competitive grant opportunity, administered by ATC, supporting the mission of the ATLP. Funding is available to qualified organizations for active projects that aim to advance the protection and conservation of natural, cultural, historic, scenic, recreational, agricultural, and community assets found within the A.T. Landscape.
About the Wild East Action Fund
The purpose of the Wild East Action Fund is to provide private, flexible financial support for a variety of conservation-related projects located within the A.T. Landscape. The goals of the Wild East Action Fund are to:
- Accelerate the pace and scale of land protection and conservation in our Landscape.
- Increase the capacity of our partners to achieve strategic and targeted conservation outcomes.
- Strengthen community and ecological resiliency to better address the impacts of climate change.
- Champion an A.T. Landscape that encourages everyone to feel welcomed, respected, and supported.
- Foster and support community and collaborative conservation outcomes in the A.T. Landscape.
- Grow our network of partners dedicated to improving the A.T. Landscape for generations to come.
Organization & Project Eligibility
To be eligible for the Wild East Action Fund, applicants must demonstrate a project focus and organizational mission that is aligned with the ATLP’s mission of connecting the wild, scenic, and cultural wonders of the A.T. Landscape. The applicant’s project should occur within, serve the needs of, or explicitly benefit the A.T. Landscape. Previous grant awardees are eligible to apply. Previously awarded projects may re-apply for additional funding but will be less competitive. To qualify to receive funding, organizations must be a Tribal, State, or Local entity/agency or a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Regional partnerships without 501(c)(3) nonprofit status may have a qualified 501(c)(3) apply on behalf of the partnership.Application Deadlines
The application period will to open on June 11, 2025, and the application form will go live at that time.
Please complete the application by 11:59PM (Eastern) on Friday, July 18, 2025.Learn more about the program HERE.
Information sourced via the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Trailway News newsletter.
Wild East Action Fund - Upcoming Grant Opportunity!
Administered by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in service to the Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership
In celebration of the Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership’s (ATLP) 10th Anniversary and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s (ATC) 100th Anniversary, the coordinators of the ATLP are excited to announce the opening of a 2025 Wild East Action Fund cycle! Beginning in June 2025 the ATLP will be accepting applications for projects advancing land protection, community resilience, and conservation planning that support the vital conservation work of our partners operating within the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) Landscape. The Wild East Action Fund is a competitive grant opportunity, administered by ATC, supporting the mission of the ATLP. Funding is available to qualified organizations for active projects that aim to advance the protection and conservation of natural, cultural, historic, scenic, recreational, agricultural, and community assets found within the A.T. Landscape.
About the Wild East Action Fund
The purpose of the Wild East Action Fund is to provide private, flexible financial support for a variety of conservation-related projects located within the A.T. Landscape. The goals of the Wild East Action Fund are to:
- Accelerate the pace and scale of land protection and conservation in our Landscape.
- Increase the capacity of our partners to achieve strategic and targeted conservation outcomes.
- Strengthen community and ecological resiliency to better address the impacts of climate change.
- Champion an A.T. Landscape that encourages everyone to feel welcomed, respected, and supported.
- Foster and support community and collaborative conservation outcomes in the A.T. Landscape.
- Grow our network of partners dedicated to improving the A.T. Landscape for generations to come.
Organization & Project Eligibility
To be eligible for the Wild East Action Fund, applicants must demonstrate a project focus and organizational mission that is aligned with the ATLP’s mission of connecting the wild, scenic, and cultural wonders of the A.T. Landscape. The applicant’s project should occur within, serve the needs of, or explicitly benefit the A.T. Landscape. Previous grant awardees are eligible to apply. Previously awarded projects may re-apply for additional funding but will be less competitive. To qualify to receive funding, organizations must be a Tribal, State, or Local entity/agency or a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Regional partnerships without 501(c)(3) nonprofit status may have a qualified 501(c)(3) apply on behalf of the partnership.
Application Deadlines
The application period will to open on June 11, 2025, and the application form will go live at that time.
Please complete the application by 11:59PM (Eastern) on Friday, July 18, 2025.
Learn more about the program HERE.
Information sourced via the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Trailway News newsletter.
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Quote from Irina_Beal on June 18, 2025, 10:22 amWilliam Penn Foundation: Environment and Public Space Funding Available
William Penn Foundation: Environment and Public Space Funding Available
Quote from Irina_Beal on June 18, 2025, 4:32 pmList of Funding Opportunities
Courtesy of the South Mountain Partnership Conservation NetworkThe list primarily includes funding opportunities available across all counties in the state, with varying award amounts.
Check out the list HERE.
List of Funding Opportunities
Courtesy of the South Mountain Partnership Conservation Network
The list primarily includes funding opportunities available across all counties in the state, with varying award amounts.
Check out the list HERE.