{"id":69,"date":"2009-06-02T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pacd.org\/webfresh\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:17:48","slug":"grant-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=69","title":{"rendered":"Apply for a Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Ag Plan Reimbursement Program<\/h3>\r\n<p>Pennsylvania\u2019s conservation districts are encouraged to work with farmers in the Delaware, Ohio, and Chesapeake Bay watersheds to apply for reimbursement of agricultural plans. This grant is first-come, first-served. The grant round will stay open until funds are exhausted or the end of the grant period, whichever comes first.\u00a0The Ag Plan Reimbursement Program is administered by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The application period for this program is closed. Current grantees, click <a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=23966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for forms and program information.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n<h3>Lawn Conversion Sub-Grant for Conservation Districts<\/h3>\r\n<p>PACD was awarded a $200,000 Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to continue offering training and mini-grants to Pennsylvania\u2019s conservation districts. Landowners are encouraged to work with their local conservation district to determine eligibility and work through the process of installing a project.<\/p>\r\n<p>This round, there are three mini-grant categories available. Installation of lawn conversion and buffer projects, post-planting establishment, and education &amp; outreach.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=25337\">here<\/a> for the grant application, guidelines, and templates.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h3>PRISM Sub-Grants<\/h3>\r\n<p>A pilot Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) program is taking place in the North West region of Pennsylvania. The NW region covers 13 counties: Erie, Warren, McKean, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Forest, Elk, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion, Jefferson, and Armstrong. Funding is available for Education &amp; Outreach Mini-grants and Management Project Sub-grants.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The grant round is open. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=25429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for the grant applications and guidelines.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h3>Riparian Buffer Sub-Grant for Conservation Districts<\/h3>\r\n<p>PACD was awarded a $200,000 Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to continue offering training and mini-grants to Pennsylvania\u2019s conservation districts. Landowners are encouraged to work with their local conservation district to determine eligibility and work through the process of installing a project.<\/p>\r\n<p>This round, there are three mini-grant categories available. Installation of lawn conversion and buffer projects, post-planting establishment, and education &amp; outreach.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=25337\">here<\/a> for the grant application, guidelines, and templates.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Other Resources<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1BAU0L06qqXBJI8P3Hqx8cDS7gvi5LksTD33v65_1u4U\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grants &amp; Awards<\/a> &#8211; From the PA Environment Digest, this resource lists <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upcoming deadlines for awards and grants.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nonpointsourcepa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonpointsourcepa.org<\/a> \u2013 The site is a resource for funding opportunities for nonpoint source pollution projects in the following four areas: Agriculture,\u00a0Acid Mine Drainage,\u00a0Stream Restoration, and Urban Stormwater.<\/li>\r\n\t<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\"><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.pa.gov\/about\/Resources\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Pennsylvania Department of Education<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\"><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dep.pa.gov\/Citizens\/GrantsLoansRebates\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ag Plan Reimbursement Program Pennsylvania\u2019s conservation districts are encouraged to work with farmers in the Delaware, Ohio, and Chesapeake Bay watersheds to apply for reimbursement of agricultural plans. This grant is first-come, first-served. The grant round will stay open until funds are exhausted or the end of the grant period, whichever comes first.\u00a0The Ag Plan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":67,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27450,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/27450"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}