NFWF Now Accepting Proposals For Local Govt. Installation Of Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Practices In 8 Priority Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties; Webinar Sept. 17

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Protection, is now accepting proposals for local government projects to implement one or more high-priority nutrient and sediment load reduction practices within 8 counties, consistent with Pennsylvania’s Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan and the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL).

All projects must occur in one or more of the following counties: Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York.

Proposals are due October 22.

Proposals for the Pennsylvania Local Government Implementation funding opportunity will be accepted from eligible local governments and entities specifically authorized by local governments in Pennsylvania to support local government implementation. 

NFWF estimates awarding roughly $2.4 million in grants through the PA-LGI with funding made available by the EPA

Proposals must be submitted through NFWF’s online application. 

Sept. 17 Webinar

An informational webinar has been scheduled for September 17 to provide an overview of this funding opportunity. Applicants are strongly encouraged to participate, and can register online for the webinar.

FieldDoc Tool Training Sept. 19

In addition, NFWF will provide training on the online FieldDoc tool for calculating nutrient and sediment load reductions from proposed PA-LGI projects on September 19.  All applicants are strongly encouraged to participate. Registration for the FieldDoc webinar is available online.
Both webinars will be available on demand within about 48 hours after they are webcast on the NFWF Grantees Tools webpage.

For more information, visit the NFWF PA Local Government Implementation Grants RFP webpage.  Questions should be directed to Jake Reilly by sending email to: jake.reilly@nfwf.org,  Stephanie Heidbreder by email to: stephanie.heidbreder@nfwf.org or Syd Godbey by email to: sydney.godbey@nfwf.org or by calling 202-857-0166.