Growing Greener

• Signed into law by Gov. Ridge 12/15/99

• Invests nearly $650 million over five years in Pennsylvania’s environment

• Funding shared among 4 agencies• $240 million to DEP

Growing Greener

Watershed Protection, Mine Reclamation, Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Technical Assistance, New and Innovative Technology Grants

Open Space Grants, Recreation Grants, River Conservation Plans & Projects Grants

Wastewater, Drinking Water and Stormwater Management Grants

County Farmland Preservation Grants

Primary Goals

• Non-Point Source Pollution• Watershed Restoration & Protection• Abandoned Mine Reclamation• Oil & Gas Well Plugging Projects

             

Eligible Applicants

• Counties & Local Governments• County Conservation Districts• DEP recognized Watershed

Organizations • Educational Institutions• Authorized organizations involved

in watershed restoration and protection activities in Pennsylvania

Project Types

• Organizing a Watershed Group• Watershed Assessment to develop a

Watershed Restoration / Protection Plan

• Implementation Project• Demonstration Project• Education & Outreach

Allowable Costs

• Personnel• Travel & lodging• Materials and supplies• Administrative (up to 2% of grant)• Professional Services• Construction costs• Equipment purchases (<$5,000.00)

Non-Allowable Costs

Costs associated with lobbying• Property acquisition• Entertainment• Interest Payments• Food• Clothing

www.GrowingGreener.org

Pennsylvania’s Coastal Zone Management

Program (CZM)

Coastal Zone Management

• PA’s CZM Program is funded by:– Federal Office of Ocean and Coastal

Resource Management (OCRM)– National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA)– U.S. Department of Commerce

Coastal Zone Management

PA has two coastal areas

• The 57-mile stretch of coastline along the Delaware Estuary

• The 63-mile Lake Erie coastline

Coastal Zone Management

FUNDING LIMITATIONS• $50,000 grant limit per project.

• 50% Local match requiredFunds contributed by another federal grant program may NOT be applied as local match.

Coastal Zone Management• Coastal Hazard Areas • Dredging and Spoil

Disposal• Fisheries Management• Wetlands • Public Access for

Recreation 

• Historic Sites and Structures,  

• Port Activities,  • Energy Facilities

Siting,  • Intergovernmental

Coordination,  • Public Involvement

Coastal Zone Management

Eligible Recipients:

State agencies, local governments, regional agencies and registered and pre-approved non-profit organizations.

Application Deadline: April 1, 2002.

Coastal Zone ManagementCONTACT INFO:

Chris Linn, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission at 215-592-1800, email: clinn@dvrpc.org

Jim Tabor, Coastal Zone Management Program at 717-772-5626, email: etabor@state.pa.us.

Matt Trepal, Erie County Department of Planning at 814-451-6336, Email: mtrepal@eriecountyplanning.org

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program (CNPP)• Through PA’s Coastal Zone

Management Program (funds from NOAA)

• Grant period – 18 months• Generally $50,000 or less –

there may be exceptions• Projects that address specific

types of NPS pollution

Who is Eligible?

• Municipalities• Non-Profit Orgs.• Conservation Districts• Schools• Other State Agencies

CNPP – NPS CategoriesSpecific measures under:

• Agriculture• Urban runoff• Recreational boating and marinas• Eroding stream channels and stream

banks• Protection of wetlands from pollution

Project Examples

• Streamside buffer assessment and restoration

• Storm water management – education and retrofits

• Streambank restoration using bioengineering or natural stream channel methods

• Training for municipal officials

Who to Contact?

• Pat Pingel at 717-772-5637

OR

• Jim Nagy in CZM at (717) 783-2402 jnagy@state.pa.us

• Applications are due April 1st

(Uses same application forms as CZM grants)

Pennvest Loans Scope:

• Drinking Water• Wastewater• Stormwater• Industrial pretreatment• On-Lot Disposal systems

PENNVEST Questions?

•Call Vickie Johnson

Central Office – PENNVEST Program

717-783-8618