Water Trail Mini Grant Program in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the National Park Service to direct the Pennsylvania Water Trails Program. Donor Name: Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) State: Pennsylvania County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 10/01/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: With 28 designated trails established across the Commonwealth, the program brings technical assistance and executive oversight to the diverse network. The top partnership goals include: Creating recreational opportunities for all Pennsylvanians on Water Trails Developing trails that support sustainable use of natural resources Increasing and improving physical and psychological access to Pennsylvania Water Trails for all Connecting water trails to land trails. Funding Information A grant of $2000 is available for the project. Additional Information The pilot project is an approach to providing funding for urgent, unforeseen situations on designated water trails that impede or impair access, create unsafe conditions/ safety concerns for paddlers or others who want to access the water trail, affect safe ingress/egress from the water trail, etc. Such situations could include, but are not limited to, Storm induced scouring, flooding, debris impoundments that severely impact navigation. Fallen trees or other large obstructions caused by a storm or other event that will prohibit or severely impact an imminent sojourn, paddle fest, race, etc. A situation where there is a major in-water litter/trash issue immediately prior to a planned community event, paddle, race, etc. A situation in which an access improvement/ enhancement project was funded and is almost complete, but an unforeseen event or situation threatens to prevent the project from being completed without a small infusion of extra funding. The destruction of a safety or wayfinding sign at an access point, if the sign was critical to orienting paddlers or providing critical information about a river hazard, portage, dam. For more information, visit PEC.