Grants of up to $7,500 and grants of up to $10,000 to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations, municipalities, counties, educational institutions, and conservation districts to develop plans for the protection of local streams. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended to ensure that productive, naturally occurring fisheries have healthy and sustainable ecosystems. The goal of the plans is to identify potential problems and opportunities for stream conservation and to implement solutions.
The Coldwater Conservation Plan grant provides funding to:
Coldwater Conservation Implementation Grants:
Coldwater Conservation Planning and Implementation Grants may be used to pay for equipment, materials, meeting expenditures, construction activities and other services to implement recommendations.
Coldwater Conservation Planning and Implementation Grants proposals that meet the following criteria will be given priority:
Estimated Size of Grant:
The proposed project must be completed along with the final report and budgetary information within 18 months of the grant award.
Email applications to Rachel Kester at c-rkester@pa.gov
Contact:
Rachel Kester, Program Director
Coldwater Heritage Partnership Program
595 E. Rolling Ridge Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
(814) 359-5233