The Coldwater Heritage Partnership is now accepting applications for its 2020 Coldwater Conservation Grants Program.  The deadline to apply is January 17.

Eligible entities are watershed associations, land trusts, sportsman groups, educational institutions, conservancies, Conservation Districts, municipalities, and PA Trout Unlimited Chapters.

There are two types of grant opportunities available:

-- Planning – up to $5,000: Funds available for: data collection, identifying potential threats, problems, opportunities, plan of action creation, community awareness.

-- Implementation – up to $8,000: Funds available for: equipment, materials, meeting expenditures, construction activities and other services to implement conservation plan recommendations. 

The Coldwater Heritage Partnership provides leadership, coordination, technical assistance, and funding support for the evaluation, conservation and protection of Pennsylvania's cold-water streams.

It is a partnership between the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, The Foundation for PA Watersheds, PA Council of Trout Unlimited and the Fish and Boat Commission.

For all the details, visit the Coldwater Conservation Grants webpage.  Questions should be directed to Rachel Kester, Program Director, PA Council of Trout Unlimited by sending email to: c-rkester@pa.gov or calling 814-359-5233.

Other Watershed Grant Opportunities

Here are several other grant programs accepting applications for watershed restoration projects--

November 30-- PECO Green Region Tree Planting Grants

December 1-- DEP Farm, Small Business Advantage Grants

December 3-- NRCS Regional Farm Conservation Partnership Grants

December 20-- DEP Growing Greener Plus Watershed Restoration Grants

December 20-- Western PA Conservancy Dominion Energy Watershed Mini Grants

December 30-- USDA Rural Stormwater, Water Infrastructure Funding

December 31-- OSI Delaware Watershed Protection Fund Transition & Catalyst Grants

January 15-- DCNR Begins To Accept Community Conservation Partnership Grants

January 31-- DEP Pilot Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Proposals

January 31-- Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest: Idea - Fund Farm Conservation

April 1-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Farm Conservation Plan Grants

April 22-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grants

(Photo: Project in the West Branch of Crum Creek, Chester County.)

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