This section gives you a heads up on upcoming deadlines for grants and financial assistance as well as nominations for awards and other recognition programs. NEW means from last week—

February 27-- Conservation District.School Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education Grants

February 28-- PACD 2009 Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Farm Award

March 1--USDA Great Lakes Basin Soil Farm Erosion Control Assistance

March 1--PA Assn. of Environmental Education Awards

March 2-- DEP Coastal Zone Land Acquisition Grants

March 2--NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants

March 9--Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

March 15--Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp

March 15--Allegheny County Enviro Star Awards

TBA-- NRCS Air Quality Initiative - Environmental Quality Incentives Program

TBA-- NRCS Grazing Assistance - Environmental Quality Incentives Program

TBA--NRCS Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative Grants

March 16-- EPAEnvironmental Community Grants

March 20--NEW. Protect Philadelphia's Hidden Streams Student Art Contest

March 31-- DEPHost Municipality Inspector Reimbursement

March 31--PA Environmental Professionals Karl Mason Award

March 31--NEW. PA CleanWays Litter Hawk Student Contest

April 1--Wildlife For Everyone Seedlings For Schools Program

April 3-- Green Building Alliance Product Innovation Grants

April 3--WRENCommunity Watershed Education Grants

April 3--NEW. 2009 Grassland Evaluation Student Contest - FFA, 4-H

TBA-- Commonwealth Finance Agency Geothermal, Wind Energy Projects

April 22--DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grants

April 30-- PACD Conservation District Director, Staff Awards

May 1--NEW. 2009ConocoPhillips/Penn State Energy Prize

May 1-- NEW. Fund for Wild Nature Grants

May 1-- PHMC Keystone Historic Preservation Grants

May 1--DEP Small Business Energy Efficiency Grants

May 1-- PA CleanWays Sue Wiseman Student Scholarships

TBA-- Coca-Cola/NRC Recycling Bin Grant Program

June 15-- PACD College Scholarship Applications

July 17--EPABuilding Healthy Communities for Active Aging Award

August 21-- Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds Grants

August 30-- EPA Lifecycle Green Building Design Competition

October 31-- PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest

November 1--NEW. Fund for Wild Nature Grants

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

2/20/2009