County Recycling Coordinator and Host Municipality Inspector grant programs now open for applications

Appropriations    April 5, 2021

STATE PROGRAMS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: County Recycling Coordinator Grant Program (Section 903)  (Funding Source: Recycling Fund)

Who Can Apply: Counties are the only eligible applicants.
Use: To reimburse the cost of employing a county recycling coordinator in calendar year 2020.
Funds: Reimbursement grant for up to 50% of approved costs.
Application Deadline: May 31
More Information: Click on https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Land/Waste/Recycling/Municipal-Resources/FinancialAssistance/Pages/default.aspx and view “Section 903.”

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: 2020 Host Municipality Inspector Program  (Funding Source: Recycling Fund and Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund)

Who Can Apply: Cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships and home rule municipalities that have a municipal waste landfill, resource recovery facility or commercial hazardous waste storage, treatment and disposal facility located within its geographic borders.
Use: For salary and expenses of up to two certified Host Municipality Inspectors.
Funds: Reimbursement grant for up to 50% of approved costs.
Application Deadline: June 30
More Information: Click on https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Land/Waste/SolidWaste/MunicipalWaste/Host-Municipality-Programs/Pages/default.aspx.

UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINES: 

PA Fish & Boat Commission – R3 Education Grant Program: April 12  (Funding Source: PA Fish & Boat Commission)

  • School districts, universities and colleges, community and civic groups, sportsmen’s and conservation organizations, and local recreation departments. - Education programs to retain and/or reactivate former anglers and boaters and to recruit new anglers and boaters.

L&I School-to-Work Program: April 14  (Funding Source: Reemployment Fund - State)

  • An entity that is, or will be, registered with the department as a pre-apprenticeship program. – Various school-to-work activities.

DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2): April 14   (Funding Source: Multiple State and Federal Sources)

  • Counties, municipalities, municipal agencies, nonprofit organizations, state heritage areas, prequalified land trusts, for-profit enterprises. - Planning, acquisition, and development of public parks, pools, indoor recreation facilities, playgrounds, motorized and walking trails, river conservation and access, stream buffers, open space conservation, and regional and statewide partnerships.

PA Agriculture Urban Agricultural Infrastructure Grant Program: April 16  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • An individual, partnership, association, business, or municipal government. - Projects that grow agricultural infrastructure in urban food deserts to improve access to fresh, local food and provide opportunities for hands-on learning, community-building, and for people to become social entrepreneurs.

L&I Dislocated Worker Near Completer Demonstration Project: April 19  (Funding Source: Federal Funding)

  • Pennsylvania Local Workforce Development Boards. – To support job seekers who have been displaced from employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and who were within one semester (16-weeks) or less of completing training.

PEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program: April 20  (Funding Source: Federal Funding)

  • 501(c)3 nonprofits, including religious institutions. Must be at a high risk of a terrorist attack. - Target hardening and physical security enhancements.

PCCD 2021-22 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program: April 27  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • Pennsylvania counties. - To support restrictive conditions that are imposed as part of a county probation sentence, needed drug and alcohol-related services, and mental health treatment and supportive services for eligible individuals.

DCNR Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant: May 13  (Funding Source: Federal Funding)

  • Rural or volunteer fire departments that serve communities with fewer than 10,000 people. - Equipment and training to prevent and control wildfires in rural areas.

DCED Neighborhood Assistance Program: May 28  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • 501c3 nonprofits. – Tax credit program to encourage businesses to invest in projects by eligible nonprofits to serve low-income individuals and improve distressed areas.

DCED Neighborhood Assistance Program Enterprise Zone Tax Credit (NAP-EZP): May 28  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • Private for-profit companies. - Provides tax credits to private companies investing in rehabilitating, expanding, or improving buildings or land located within designated enterprise zones.

CFA Abandoned Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Abatement and treatment of AMD.

CFA Baseline Water Quality Data Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - To establish baseline water quality data on private water supplies.

CFA Flood Mitigation Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. – Flood mitigation projects.

CFA Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Projects which involve development, rehabilitation and improvements to public parks, recreation areas, greenways, trails and river conservation.

CFA Orphan and Abandoned Well Plugging: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Orphan or abandoned well plugging projects.

CFA Sewage Facilities Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Costs associated with the planning work required under Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act. 

CFA Watershed Restoration and Protection Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Projects which involve the construction, improvement, expansion, repair, maintenance or rehabilitation of new or existing watershed protection Best Management Practices (BMPs).