On January 15, the PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers announced it is now accepting applications for 2019 Pennsylvania River Sojourn Grants cycle. The deadline for applications is February 26.

Grants are available on a competitive basis for single and multi-day paddling events on Pennsylvania Rivers. Sojourns must incorporate significant educational programming, and be open to all participants (i.e., private trips are not eligible).

Applicants can request $900 per day for multi-day sojourns and $500 for a single-day sojourn. A total of $30,000 in funding is available.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is the prime sponsor of the program.

Click Here for application instructions.  Click Here for a copy of the application.

Click Here for more general information on the program.  Questions should be directed to Janet Sweeney or Angela Vitkoski, POWR, by calling 570-718-6507 or sending email to: jsweeney@pecpa.org or avitkoski@pecpa.org.

POWR, an affiliate of the PA Environmental Council, administers the Pennsylvania Sojourn Program. POWR has been in place for over a decade and has sponsored sojourn and paddling trips on many of the Commonwealth’s rivers and streams.

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[Posted: Jan. 15, 2019]

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