Growing Greener Plus Grants Program

Coming Soon! The next grant round will open on April 22, 2024. Check back for the latest grant guidance, forms, and other resources.

What’s New?

New watershed grant features include:

The Growing Greener Watershed Renaissance Initiative is expanded statewide.
Within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, agricultural construction projects will be considered, however Chesapeake Bay Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan Countywide Action Plan and statewide Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program funding should be the priority funding source for agricultural construction projects.
Preference will be given to implementation projects in Pennsylvania’s Environmental Justice Areas.

The programs covered under the Growing Greener Plus Grants Program are:

Growing Greener Watershed Restoration and Protection
Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) Bond Forfeiture

Application Process

1. Sign Up

Sign up for notification for Growing Greener Watershed Protection, EPA 319, and Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act Grant Programs notification.

2. Review Materials

2024 Growing Greener Plus Grants Program Guidance
A Primer for Fitting Charges within Budget Categories
Special Watershed Initiatives

3. Watch Video Tutorial

Grant Applicant Presentation and Demos

4. Look Over Examples

5. Complete Forms

6. Apply

Apply Online - Applications will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024.
eGrants Instructions for Applicants

Grant Awards

Investment Tracker

For a listing of awarded grants, please see DEP’s Investment Tracker*

*Currently, DEP’s Investment Tracker is only displaying information for grants awarded using the Electronic Single Application system. Dates of inclusion in this system will vary by grant program. Historic data for all awards not contained in this current report will be added in the near future.

2023 Grants

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The full list of approved Growing Greener Plus projects, funded by the Environmental Stewardship fund, in Southcentral Pennsylvania includes:

Berks County:

Berks County Conservation District
Cacoosing Creek Floodplain and Stream Restoration Assessment - $250,625

Dauphin County:

Capital Area Greenbelt Association, Inc.
Parkway Creek Restoration Phase 4 — $288,000

Fulton County:

Fulton County Conservation District
The Big Cove Creek Glazier/Souders Restoration Design Project — $117,110

Huntington County:

Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc.
Warriors Mark Run - East Rapid Stream Delisting Catchment — $140,000
Huntingdon County Conservation District
Standing Stone Creek Sediment Reduction Project — $374,346

Lancaster County:

Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
Sacred Green Infrastructure Program — $116,000
Cocalico Creek Watershed Association
Little Cocalico Creek at Fry Run Stream and Wetland Restoration – Design and Permitting — $96,400
Lancaster County Conservation District
Hoover Farm Stream Restoration — $276,225

Lancaster & Chester Counties:

Stroud Water Research Center, Inc.
Forested Buffers with Livestock Exclusion in Lancaster/Chester Counties — $258,000

Mifflin County:

Mifflin County Conservation District
Green Gateway at Lewistown Country Club — $67,725

York County:

Leg Up Farm, Inc.
Leg Up Farm Ecological Restoration — $108,000
Watershed Alliance of York, Inc.
Beaver Creek Stream Restoration Design and Permitting — $103,100
Horn Farm for Agricultural Education
Horn Farm Ecological Restoration — $141,145
York County Conservation District
South Branch of Conewago Creek Stream Restoration Design and Permitting — $105,000

The full list of approved Act 167 Stormwater Management Planning Grants, funded by the COVID- American Rescue Plan Act, in Southcentral Pennsylvania includes:

Blair County:

Blair County Planning Commission
Blair County ACT 167 Stormwater Management Plan — $30,000

Lancaster County:

Lancaster County Commissioners Planning Department
Lancaster County Act 167 Plan Update (Phase 1) — $50,000

2022 Grants

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The full list of approved Growing Greener projects in South Central Pennsylvania includes:

Berks County:

Cumru Township
678 Church Rd Storm Sewer Improvements and Stream Bank Stabilization - $65,790
Stroud Water Research Center, Inc.
Soil Health Transition Support for Berks County Farmers - $386,118

Blair County:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Poplar Run Blair County Stream Restoration - $114,255
Blair County Conservation District
Blair County Agricultural Design and Planning for BMPs - $107,750

Blair, Huntingdon, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland and Dauphin:

Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds
Investment to Catalyze Agricultural Project Readiness - $809,813

Cumberland County:

Borough of Shippensburg
Burd Run Conservation Greenway & Stewardship Plan - Phase 1A - Flood Mitigation at 609 E Orange St - $155,880
Wormleysburg Borough
Lower Rupley Park Stormwater BMP Project – $287,400

Dauphin County:

Susquehanna Area Regional Authority
Polyfluoroalkyl Findings, Assessment, and Solution’s Project - $152,655
Dauphin County
Wildwood Park Stream Stabilization Grant - $215,500
Capital Area Greenbelt Association
Parkway Creek Restoration Phase 3 - $971,830

Huntingdon County:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Huntingdon County Stream Restoration - $809,256

Lancaster County:

Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County
Phase 1. Watershed Renaissance Initiative. Co77. Trib. 2 to Conestoga at mouth - $97,300
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County
Phase 1. Watershed Renaissance Initiative. P96. Calamus Run - $89,690
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County
Phase 1. Watershed Renaissance Initiative. Co76. Trib. 1 to Conestoga at mouth - $35,300
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County
Phase 1. Watershed Renaissance Initiative. Co49. Hammertown Rd. - $119,900
Warwick Township
Cocalico Creek Tributary at Warwick Township Pump Station #18 - Restoration Design & Permitting - $75,000
Little Conestoga Creek Foundation
Little Conestoga Blue/Green Corridor Project: Phase 4 Restoration - $1,100,000
American Rivers
Chiques Roller Mill Dam Removal Construction - $854,470

Lebanon County:

Doc Fritchey, Trout Unlimited
Snitz Creek 4 Stream Restoration and Stormwater Retrofit - $196,028

York County:

York County Rail Trail Authority
Oil Creek - Floodplain Restoration Construction -$793,446
Manchester Township
Stillmeadow Public-Private Collaboration for Stormwater and Stream Restoration Study - $256,554
Hanover Borough Stormwater Authority
Hanover Region Urban SWM Retrofits & Floodplain Restoration – Design & Permit - $139,336

The full list of approved Growing Greener projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania includes:

Allegheny County:

Allegheny Land Trust
St. Johns Green - $282,953
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association - Upstream Pittsburgh
Rosedale Runoff Reduction Project Dornbush Street GSI Construction - $230,736
Bridgeway Capital
Ecologically Sustainable Renovation of the Parking Lot at 7800 Susquehanna Street - $250,000
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Camp Deer Creek Streambank Stabilization - $134,867
Borough of Franklin Park
Unnamed Tributary to Fish Run Stream Restoration Project - $200,900
Borough of Franklin Park
Ramblewood Pond Retrofit Project - $190,000

Beaver County:

Beaver County Conservation District
Raccoon Creek Streambank Stabilization Design and Construction-$163,121

Cambria County/Statewide:

Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Quick Response 10: Fiscal Management for Repair of Growing Greener-type Projects - $150,000

Clarion County:

Clarion Conservation District
Morrison AMD Treatment System Overhaul Part 2 - $193,362

Fayette County:

Mountain Watershed Association
Kalp Passive Treatment System Redesign and Development - $222, 482

Greene County:

Greene County Conservation District
Cree Farm BMP Implementation - $454,400

Indiana County:

Indiana County Conservation District
Lower Two Lick Creek Watershed Assessment - $164,466

Washington County:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Buffalo Creek Restoration Project - $183,369
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Brush Run Restoration Project - $59,041
Washington County Watershed Alliance
Chartiers Creek Ag BMP Restoration Project - $119,103

Westmorland County:

Westmoreland County Conservation District
Municipality of Murrysville Streambank Stabilization Projects - $163,185
Westmoreland County Conservation District
Murrysville Parking Lots Stormwater Improvements - $229,811
Westmoreland County Conservation District
Sugar Run Road Stream Crossing and Fish Habitat Improvement Project - $158,360
Westmoreland County Conservation District
Poole Farm Manure Management Improvements - $129,275
Westmoreland County Conservation District
Smithton Borough Streambank Stabilization - $110,410

Growing Greener Plus Grants Program

Coming Soon! The next grant round will open on April 22, 2024. Check back for the latest grant guidance, forms, and other resources.

What’s New?

Application Process

1. Sign Up

2. Review Materials

3. Watch Video Tutorial

4. Look Over Examples

5. Complete Forms

6. Apply

Grant Awards

Investment Tracker

2023 Grants

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Fourteen projects in the state’s Southcentral region were awarded a total of $1,984,431

Ten projects in the state’s Southeastern region were awarded a total of $1,668,178

Eleven projects in the state’s Southwestern region were awarded a total of $2,120,547

Fifteen projects in the state’s Northcentral region were awarded a total of $2,621,020

Five projects in the state’s Northeastern region were awarded a total of $1,052,401

Six projects in the state’s Northwestern region were awarded a total of $1,560,656

Three projects statewide were awarded a total of $1,021,015

2022 Grants

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Eleven projects in Northcentral Region awarded a total of $3,545,001

Seven projects in Northeast Region awarded a total of $919,035

Twenty-three projects in South Central Region awarded a total of $7,833,271

Nine projects in Northwestern Region awarded a total of $1,462,883

Ten projects in Southeast Region awarded a total of $2,119,504

Twenty-two projects in Southwestern Region awarded a total of $3,789,841