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Private & Nonprofit Programs

Includes loans, grants and incentive programs administered by non-governmental organizations. Monies used may come from federal, state or private sources.

  • WAY Watershed Forestry Program

    The Watershed Alliance of York is now accepting applications for grants to support the planting of riparian forest buffers in York County.  The deadline for applications is November30.     Grants will...

  • PACD_CREP Mini-Grants Program

    PACD is offering mini-grants for up to $3,000 to implement educational and outreach activities that support and extend the work of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Projects should ...

  • Northeast SARE Farmer Grants Program

    Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Farmer Grant Program offers grants to farmers to explore new concepts in sustainable agriculture conducted through experiments, surveys,...

  • PACD Riparian Buffer Sub-Grants Program

    The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts offers two subgrants: 1) Multi-functional Riparian Buffers and 2) Conventional Buffers (multi-functional encouraged). Sub-Grants program is for c...

  • Ag Plan Reimbursement Program

    PACD offers grants to reimburse PA farmers to help cover the cost of developing a nutrient/manure management, conservation, or agricultural erosion control plan. The program was launched in PA FY 2022...

  • GIANT Co. Healing the Planet Grants

    The 2023 Healing the Planet Grant Program, funded by The GIANT Company, is a competitive grant for tax-exempt organizations that aims to improve the health and quality of waterways which will help pro...

  • NFWF Most Effective Basins Grants

    The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation offers grants through its Pennsylvania Most Effective Basins (PA_MEB) grants for projects that accelerate implementation of agricultural best management practic...

  • Turkey Hill Partnership

    Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay partnership with Turkey Hill Diary and ten other partners to implement water quality practices on dairy farms in southcentral PA....

  • American Water Environmental Grant Program

    Within American Water's service areas, grants of up to $10,000 are available for streamside buffers, wellhead protection, and reforestation projects, among other activities. For a service area map, se...

  • Farm Stewardship Program

    Under Stroud Water Research Center’s Farm Stewardship Program, farmers can earn funds to help pay for conservation practices in exchange for stream buffer plantings.  For each acre of stream buffer pl...