Grants to Pennsylvania government agencies, IHEs, businesses, and watershed organizations for projects to prevent flood damage throughout the state. Grant funds may be used for construction projects, land acquisition, engineering studies, security measures, debris removal, and costs of permits, insurance, engineering, and inspection.

Projects authorized by a flood protection authority, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or identified by a local government for flood mitigation are eligible for the program.

Funds may be used by the applicant to pay for any of the following project costs:

1. Acquisition of land, rights-of-way, and easements necessary to construct an eligible project.
   
2. Engineering studies required for levee certification and Hydrologic Engineering Center’s River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) studies.
3. Construction, improvement, expansion, repair, or rehabilitation of flood control projects. Construction contingencies are limited to 5% of the actual construction costs.
4. Debris removal.
5. Installation of security measures.
6. Construction engineering costs/inspections costs. Maximum of 10% of the grant award.
7. Permit fees.
8. Costs to secure appropriate bonds and insurance.
9. Administrative costs of the applicant necessary to administer the grant. Administrative costs will include advertising, legal, and audit costs as well as documented staff expenses. Administrative costs shall not exceed 2% of the grant.