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The ICPRB works with many national, state and local governments
and non-profit agencies on a regular basis. Because of our
day-to-day interaction with these groups, we are aware of
the current request for proposals for available grant funding.
Many small watershed organizations lack the time or the resources
to track down this information and therefore they often miss
out on funding opportunities.
Below is a list of current grant opportunities. For a list
of grant giving organizations active in the Potomac watershed
click here. If you know of an available
grant that is not listed below, please contact the watershed
coordinator at 301-984-1908x103.
Current Funding Opportunities
Name of grant: Sportfishing and Aquatic Resource Education Grants
Grant giving institution: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC)
Deadline: May 1, 2006
More information: The PFBC is seeking grant applications from organizations and local agencies involved in offering sportfishing and aquatic resource education programming. Grantees can receive up to $5,000 as part of the PFBC’s new Sportfishing and Aquatic Resource Education Grants. This funding can be applied to the purchase of equipment, materials and costs associated with field trips.
Successful applicants will be notified by June 1, 2006, and funding will be awarded after July 1, 2006. Applications, program rules and eligibility information are available at the Commission’s website (http://www.fish.state.pa.us), or by calling 717-705-7835.
Name of grant: 2006 Pioneer Grants Program
Grant giving institution: The Chesapeake Bay Trust
Deadline: May 19, 2006
More information: The Pioneer Grants Program is designed to encourage and promote innovative ideas, creative partnerships, and cutting-edge projects that advance Bay restoration. This year the Pioneer Grants Program will focus on best management practices in agriculture and land development. For more information, visit www.chesapeakebaytrust.org for the RFP.
The Chesapeake Bay Trust will be hosting two Pioneer grant workshops to provide additional information to interested applicants and to allow applicants the opportunity to discuss potential project ideas with Trust staff. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of the workshops.
A workshop will be held Tuesday, March 28th at 2 pm at the Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology:
124 Wye Narrows Drive, Queenstown, MD 21658, 410-827-6202. A second workshop will be held Wednesday, April 5th at 2 pm at the Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center: 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708, 301-497-5760. Please RSVP to Christine Dunham at cdunham@cbtrust.org or 410-974-2941x106 and indicate which workshop you will be attending.
Name of grant: Section 319 Grants Program
Grant giving institution: Maryland Department of the Environment
Deadline: May 27, 2006
More information: Eligible applicants include municipal and county governments, State agencies, and Soil Conservation Districts. Applications from municipal and county governments, state agencies, and Soil Conservation Districts that include active non-profit partners and citizen groups will receive the greatest consideration. Eligible applicants may enter into a contractual or funded relationship with these other partners. Non-profit organizations, private for profit firms, citizen groups and individuals are encouraged to enter into working arrangements with eligible applicants.
The 319(h) Program supports the restoration and protection of water quality and habitat through watershed planning, policy, or in-the-ground implementation. Specifically, the goal is to implement a TMDL or remove a water body from the state’s list of impaired waters (the 303(d) list). Varying strategies may be used to reach this goal. New and innovative approaches are encouraged. Projects must be accessible for public demonstration. Importantly, all projects must clearly demonstrate a quantifiable link to water quality orhabitat improvement. For more information visit http://www.mde.state.md.us/assets/document/RFP319.pdf or contact Danielle Lucid, Maryland Department of Environment at 410-537-4217 or dlucid@mde.state.md.us
Name of grant: 2006 Kodak American Greenways Awards
Grant giving institution: Conservation Fund, Eastman Kodak Company and the National Geographic Society
Deadline: June 1, 2006
More information: Applications for the awards, which provide important seed money to stimulate greenway, blueway and trail planning and design, may be submitted to the Conservation Fund through June 1, 2006. The award recipients, announced in early fall, will receive grants of $500 - $2500 to support their pioneering work in linking the nation's natural areas, historic sites, parks and open space. Local, regional, and statewide nonprofits, as well as community-based and municipal government organizations are encouraged to apply. Last year, Kodak, The Conservation Fund, and the National Geographic Society awarded 47 community grants. Grants can be used for all appropriate expenses needed to complete a greenway, blueway and trail project including public outreach, planning, design, construction, technical assistance, legal and other costs. Grants may not be used for academic research, general institutional support, lobbying, or political activities.
An online application, grant guidelines and additional program information are available on The Conservation Fund's website www.conservationfund.org under "Award Programs". It is preferred that applicants use the online application.
Name of grant: Fisheries Grant Program
Grant giving institution: Chesapeake Bay Trust and FishAmerica
Deadline: June 2, 2006
More information: The program accepts proposals for projects that restore and enhance water quality and the fisheries resource in the Chesapeake Bay and its Maryland tributaries. Requests up to $35,000 are accepted and up to $100,000 has been allocated for this grant program. Applications are due to the FishAmerica Foundation by 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 2, 2006. Visit the Trust website for additional information and application forms.
Name of grant: Community-based Habitat Restoration National and Regional Partnership Grants
Grant giving institution: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Deadline: June 2006
More information: Partnerships are a key element in community efforts to accomplish significant, on-the-ground habitat restoration. Partnerships established under the Community-based Restoration Program in 2001 have helped NOAA amplify financial resources and reach a larger, more diverse array of communities with strong vested interests in fishery habitat restoration. Partnerships have significantly leveraged available NOAA funds through cash match and local contributions, including land, volunteer support, and other in-kind services such as technical assistance, earthmoving activities and local knowledge. NOAA Restoration Center regional staff take an active role in partnership projects as needed, providing one-on-one technical and permitting assistance in restoring habitats required by marine and anadromous fish, endangered species, and other living marine resources. Restoring and protecting natural resources would be greatly limited without the advantages of partnerships. For more information, visit the NOAA Restoration Center webpage.
Name of grant: 2006 Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant
Grant giving institution: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Deadline: June 30, 2006
More information: The goal of the Wild Resource Conservation Program, in partnership with agencies, organizations and concerned citizens, is to maintain, manage, enhance and restore Pennsylvania's native wild flora and non-game fauna and their habitats. The Wild Resource Conservation Program promotes conservation of Pennsylvania's wild plants and non-game wildlife through research, hands-on conservation efforts, and education. Grants can include inventory work, basic research, species recovery and reintroduction, applied conservation, educational products or outreach efforts, and monitoring. The average size of Wild Resource Conservation Program grants are $35,000.
The 2006 application is listed on DCNR's website, http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcf. Please contact WRCP director Sara Nicholas, snicholas@state.pa.us or (717) 783-1337, to discuss your project idea.
Name of grant: Project Earth Environmental Education Grants
Grant giving institution: ppl (Pennsylvania)
Deadline: June 30, 2006
More information: Through the PPL Project Earth program, students across the nation are learning more about the environment and how to protect precious resources for the future. Through these grants schoolteachers can receive up to $1,500 in funding for school projects that focus on issues like watersheds and wetlands, air quality, renewable and non-renewable resources, energy conservation and the greening of schools.
All qualifying public, private and parochial schools near major PPL facilities are eligible for these competitive grants. (For a full listing of eligible school districts, click here.)
A school may partner with an organization, association or business, but the school must submit the application and must have prime responsibility for the project.
Grants are available for projects that enhance established classroom curricula and academic standards, or support extracurricular activities of school organizations and clubs. To apply use the online application form.
Name of grant: Community Greening Grants
Grant giving institution: Chesapeake Bay Trust
Deadline: July 14, 2006
More information: The Trust is proud to announce the new Community Greening Initiative grant program, which is designed to aid communities in implementing “greening” plans that increase tree canopy, reduce storm water runoff, and improve air quality in urban areas. Submit your application for up to $50,000 to the Trust by Friday, July 14. Approximately $300,000 has been allocated to the grant program. For grant instructions and an application, visit their website http://www.chesapeakebaytrust.org/ or contact Christine Dunham at (410) 974-2941 ext. 106 or email cdunham@cbtrust.org.
Name of grant: Stewardship Grants
Grant giving institution: Chesapeake Bay Trust
Deadline: July 14, 2006
More information: The Stewardship Grants program awards between $5,001 and $25,000 for projects that address one or more of the Trust's grantmaking priorities. Organizations working in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay andYoughiogheny River watersheds may apply for funding through this program. You may submit a request to the Stewardship Grants program for any of the two semi-annual deadlines, using the instructions, guidance and forms found at the Trust's website: http://www.cbtrust.org/grantprograms.html#Quarterly
Name of grant: Anacostia Urban Watershed Partnership Grants
Grant giving institution: Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: July 19, 2006
More information: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the US Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is soliciting new assistance agreement proposals under the EPA's Targeted Watershed Grants Program designed to support the protection and restoration of urban water resources through a holistic watershed approach to water quality management. For purposes of this activity, funding will be directed to environmental outcomes-based, watershed projects in the Anacostia River Basin which stress a range of water quality improvement strategies and targets. These include, but are not limited to: public and private partnerships (including partnering with transportation organizations and industry); non-traditional pollution controls; nonpoint source nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorous) and stormwater reduction; and long term viability. For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/anacostia_rfp.htm
Name of grant: NPS Rivers and Trails Program
Grant giving institution: National Park Service
Deadline: August 1, 2006
More information: This program is useful for groups interested in technical assistance (not direct grant funding). The help is available from from the NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program (RTCA). The deadline for projects set to start the following fiscal year (October 1 to September 30) is August 1, but you should contact your regional RTCA contact early since this assistance is a collaborative effort. For more information on this program and the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, visit http://www.nps.gov/rtca
Name of grant: Mini Grants
Grant giving institution: Chespeake Bay Trust
Deadline: Open
More information: The Mini Grants program awards up to $5,000 for projects that address one or more of the Trust's grantmaking priorities. The majority of Mini Grant applications are submitted by schools for field experiences and on-the ground student service projects. However, organizations and agencies also submit grants for small projects and public awareness initiatives. Groups working in Maryland's portions of the Chesapeake Bay and Youghiogheny River watersheds may apply for funding through this program.
You may submit a request to the Mini Grants program at any time during the year. However, requests will not be considered when the application is submitted without sufficient time to review the application. To submit a request to the Mini Grants program get further instructions, guidance and forms from the Trust's website: http://www.cbtrust.org/grantprograms.html#Mini
Name of grant: Challenge Cost Share Program
Grant giving institution: National Park Service
Deadline: Open
More information: The Challenge Cost Share Program is a national program with national criteria and national standards, however each region administers their program with slight variation. Parks in the Potomac Basin are currently accepting applications for FY 2006. Each region can create regional criteria that correspond with the national criteria. Please contact the mid-Atlanic coordinator in order to obtain regional specific information. For further information, visit http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/ccsp
Name of grant: Federal Lands to Parks Program
Grant giving institution: National Park Service
Deadline: Open
More information: The National Park Service's Federal Lands to Parks Program conveys surplus federal land to communities, usually at no cost, for public park and recreation purposes. Over 1,400 properties, approximately 150,000 acres, have been transferred to state and local governments for parks and recreation areas since the program's inception in 1949. The Program also helps assure continued public access and stewardship of resources. For more information go to http://www.nps.gov/flp/flp_abt_us.html
Name of grant: MEG '05 Marketing Environmental Grant
Grant giving institution: Rooks Communication
Deadline: Open - Selection will take place in December
More information: Rooks Communications, a marketing and advertising agency located in Portland, Maine is now accepting nominations and applications for the second annual Marketing Environmental Grant (MEG05). The service grant is extended to non-profits, start-up companies, farms and educational institutions in need of marketing strategy and design.
Interested organizations are encouraged to visit www.rookscommunications.com to learn more and apply for the grant. Or, call John Rooks at 207-772-0066.
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