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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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 |
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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 | ||
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Berks County Community Foundation Teacher Mini Grants
Mini-Grants for innovative K-12 classroom projects at any of Berks County's public schools. View More |
Funder:
Berks County Community Foundation |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship |
Eligible Region:
Berks County |
Eligible Applicants:
Public School Teachers |
Award Amount:
up to $500 |
December 15, 2022 |
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Climate Change Investment Initiative (2c2i)
The Climate Change Investment Initiative (2c2i℠), launched by The Exelon Foundation and Exelon Corporation, concentrates on startups that will help mitigate or adapt to climate change (e.g. reducing GHG emissions, energy efficienty improvements, renewable energy, flood mitigation, stormwater management, etc.) in Atlantic City, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Wilmington DE. The goal is for the start-up to begin and make as much progress around the Impact Project as possible in partnership with Exelon -- You can apply for the next 2C2I Cohort today by completing and submitting our application. View More |
Funder:
Exelon |
Area of Interest:
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Eligible Region:
Atlantic City, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Wilmington DE |
Eligible Applicants:
Start-up companies |
Award Amount:
100,000 - 300,000 |
Rolling |
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NOAA Barrier Removal Grant
Nearly $175 million in funding is available for fish passage projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. This funding will support projects that reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitat for fish around the country. In collaboration with NOAA, selected partners will use these funds to implement locally-led removals of dams and other in-stream barriers. Selected projects will assist in sustaining our nation’s fisheries and contributing to the recovery of threatened and endangered species. They may also provide community and economic benefits, such as jobs and climate resilience. View More |
Funder:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Area of Interest:
Engagement & Stewardship |
Eligible Region:
Applicants must propose work in areas that benefit United States migratory fish as defined in the Program Objective |
Eligible Applicants:
Institutions of higher education, non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local, and tribal governments. |
Award Amount:
$1 Million to $20 Million |
October 16, 2023 |
| PECO Green Region Open Space Program View More |
Funder:
PECO |
Area of Interest:
Recreation, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Any township, borough, city, or regional recreational authority within PECO’s service territory in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or York Counties. |
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible applicants must receive gas and/or electric service from PECO. |
Award Amount:
Up to $10,000 and may be used to fund up to 50% of the project, with 50% or greater of project expenses covered by cash match. |
October 24, 2024 4pm |
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AML/AMD Reclamation Awards
EPCAMR has once again partnered with the Appalachian Region Independent Power Producer’s Association (ARIPPA) to offer a competitive award to watershed organizations working on Abandoned Mine Land (AML) and/or Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) remediation projects in the Anthracite and Bituminous Regions of PA. Grants, at a maximum of $2,500, will be awarded to at least one eligible organization or local government entity (ex. Conservation District) in each region. EPCAMR is hoping to see several good project proposals that we can help fund for this year. Grant proposals should be for on-the-ground AML/AMD construction projects with a completion date between August 2020 and August 2022. View More |
Funder:
EPCAMR and ARIPPA |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage |
Eligible Region:
Anthracite and Bituminous Regions of Pennsylvania |
Eligible Applicants:
Watershed organizations and local government entities (ex. Conservation Districts) |
Award Amount:
$2500 |
7-31-2021 |
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American Water Charitable Foundation Water and Environment Grant Program
Important: If your organization historically applied to both American Water and the American Water Charitable Foundation environmental grant programs, please note only one environmental-focused grant program will be offered in 2024. The American Water Environmental Grant Program has been discontinued and blended into the Foundation’s Water and Environment Grant Program. Applications will be accepted in the following states served by American Water, in addition to its Military Service locations: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Grants will be awarded to help fund innovative, community-based projects that:
To qualify:
Deadline: |
Funder:
American Water/American Water Charitable Foundation |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
American Water Service Locations in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. |
Eligible Applicants:
501(c)(3) nonprofit or educational institutions (K-12, college or university) |
Award Amount:
varies |
March 15, 2024 |
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Environmental Grant Program
Established in 2005, the annual Environmental Grant Program offers funding for innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore, and/or protect the watersheds, surface water, and groundwater supplies in our local communities. Project activities should address a watershed or source water protection need in the local community within American Water service areas. This annual grant program has donated more than $650,000 to fund more than 135 projects to protect and improve the environment across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2022, 13 Environmental Grant recipients, listed below, received a share of grant funds totaling nearly $75,000 for their community-based projects that improve, restore or protect watersheds. View More |
Funder:
American Water |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Recreation, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
American Water service areas |
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofits, Municipalities, Schools, and Other |
Award Amount:
Up to $10,000 |
03/31/2023 |
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Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Program
The Commission is offering a new grant program for the implementation of innovative pilot projects that improve water availability and watershed resiliency during critical low flow periods and droughts throughout the Susquehanna River Basin. Improvements can include: environmental and water quality improvement projects that support the resiliency of water resources (both in terms of water quality and quantity) during drought conditions (e.g., groundwater recharge, restoring wetlands/streams/floodplains, improving stormwater management, treating abandoned mine drainage). A minimum 10% cash match is required for the total requested grant funds. View More |
Funder:
Susquehanna River Basin Commission |
Area of Interest:
Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection |
Eligible Region:
Although a proposed project generally must be located within the Susquehanna River Basin, adjacent projects may be eligible provided that the consumptive use mitigation will benefit watersheds and streams within the Basin. |
Eligible Applicants:
Project sponsors, government agencies, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply. |
Award Amount:
$4 to $6 million in grant funding in this first year of the grant program offering and encourages grant applicant requests to be greater than $100,000 |
01/28/2022 |
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