Dirt & Gravel / Low Volume Road Program — Lancaster County Conservation District

Fact (page-stated, lancasterconservation.org/road-programs): the Lancaster County Conservation District administers Pennsylvania's Dirt & Gravel/Low Volume Roads Program locally, providing funding to municipalities and other road-owning entities to reduce sediment pollution to streams while improving the quality of unpaved and low-volume public roads. Fact (page-stated): Act 89 of 2013 increased the statewide program from $4 million to $20 million annually and broadened its scope to low-volume paved public roads, with an additional $8 million set aside for paved or tar-and-chipped roads carrying fewer than 500 vehicles per day (traffic counts must be verified per SCC policy). Fact (page-stated) important dates: Spring applications were due February 20, 2026 and Fall applications August 21, 2026, with Quality Assurance Board meetings March 4, 2026 and September 2, 2026. Local contact is Matt Kofroth, (717) 874-2523 or mattkofroth@lancasterconservation.org. Assumption: per-grant award amounts are not published on the page, and the next round's dates are not yet stated.