Grants up to $2,000 are awarded to conservation districts for adult educational projects that offer new and innovative strategies for reducing and preventing Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution. Projects should stimulate a local awareness of water quality issues, promote the theme “We All Live Downstream,” and encourage citizen participation in activities to improve water quality in local watersheds. 

Please note: repeat projects will not be funded.

The deadline for applications is March 30, 2012.  Contact: PACD at grants@pacd.org or (717) 238-7223.

Please consider completing your application in Word prior to submitting it online as it is not possible to save your progress. Filling out the application first in Word will also result in your having a completed application for your records. Click here for the Word version of the application.

Please note: You must scroll to the bottom of the page and click “submit” in order for your application to be submitted. You will receive an email confirmation that the application was successfully submitted within 3 business days.

Financial and other support for the NPS Mini-grant Program is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.