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Grants/Loans Grants and loans available to fund environmental projects and sustainable development Growing Greener grants for acid mine drainage abatement, mine cleanup efforts, abandoned oil and gas well plugging & local watershed-based conservation projects PA Dept. of Environmental Protection lists programs that are currently being offered & other PA organizations that offer financial assistance Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society links to multiple grants funded by PRPS Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS) provides information about grants & funding, awards, training opportunities & workshops Act 537 offers grants to municipalities & local agencies responsible for sewage management programs Energy Harvest supports projects that simultaneously reduce or supplement the use of conventional energy sources & lead to improvements in water, air or land quality PA Dept. of Community & Economic Development find grants, loans & initiatives offered through the Dept. of Community & Economic Development PA Dept. of Environmental Protection offers grants for underground storage tank improvements PA Dept. of Environmental Protection recycling & waste management grants PA Energy Development Authority (PEDA) awards grants, loans & loan guarantees for clean, advanced energy projects in PA PA Fish & Boat Commission provides grant funds to organizations & local agencies involved in offering sportfishing and aquatic resource education programming for fishing & aquatic education programs in need of financial assistance PA Infrastructure Investment Authority offers low-interest loans for design, engineering & construction of publicly & privately owned drinking water distribution systems & wastewater systems PA. Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources offers grants for the Commmunity Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2). Renewable Energy Center provides grant money to support community wind development in PA by offering technical assistance, feasibility analysis & project development consulting Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation supports natural resource conservation, beautification, environmental education & horticulture /botanical programs Sustainable Energy Fund promotes energy efficiency, renewable energy & education initiatives in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a focus on eastern & central PA Water Resources Education Network (WREN) accepts proposals for water resources education projects sponsored by community based partnerships that educate, build awareness & promote water-sustaining public policies Environmental Research & Education Foundation awards several grants yearly for research/education in topics pertaining with any aspect of solid waste management which include waste minimization, collection & transport, sorting, recycling & remanufacture Five Star Restoration Grant brings together students, conservation corps, other youth groups, citizen groups, corporations, landowners & government agencies to provide environmental education & training through projects that restore wetlands & streams Kodak American Greenways Awards Program provides small grants to stimulate the planning & design of greenways in communities throughout America National Fish & Wildlife Foundation provides funding on a competitive basis to projects that sustain, restore and enhance the Nation’s fish, wildlife, plants & their habitats National Research Initiative supports inter-disciplinary experimental, observational, theoretical & modeling studies of invasive species that lead to ecological & economic models in cost/benefit analyses of different management, control & elimination strategies Tremaine Foundation supports efforts in the Northeast that focus on developing & promoting climate change solutions & supports nationwide efforts to protect remaining open spaces Valley Creek Trustee Council funding to improve trout habitat & angler access through implementation of projects related to stormwater management, streambank stabilization, implementation of environmentally sensitive land practices & projects that directly improve angler access

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