State Conservation Commission Extends Deadline To Apply For Federally-Funded Grants To Implement Farm Conservation Practices In Chesapeake Bay Most Effective Basins

The State Conservation Commission published notice in the August 2 PA Bulletin announcing an extension of the deadline to apply for federally-funded grants to implement farm conservation practices through the Chesapeake Bay Most Effective Basins Program.  The new deadline is September 30.

$5.1 million in federal funds are available in FY 2025-26 and $2.6 million in FY 2026-27.

The projects must be implemented in the Commonwealth’s Most Effective Watershed Basins.  Click Here to enter your address to see if your area is eligible for a project.

Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, for-profit conservation entities, nonprofit entities, private businesses, corporate businesses, conservation districts and the like.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.

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[Posted: August 1, 2025]  PA Environment Digest