Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds: Conservation Grants

Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds: Conservation Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds
Amount: Approximately US $20,000
Last Updated: March 18, 2026

Summary

The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds Grant Program supports local initiatives aimed at conserving and restoring Pennsylvania's vital water resources. Since 1995, the foundation has provided matching grants to nonprofit organizations, enhancing the health of local streams and ensuring clean water for future generations. Eligible applicants must be IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofits, focusing on areas from the Ohio border to the Susquehanna River, while individuals and government agencies are ineligible for funding.

Overview

About the Foundation The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds (FPW) is a grant-making foundation that invests in local efforts to protect healthy natural streams, clean-up and restore degraded streams, and advocate for Pennsylvania’s extensive water resources. Pennsylvania’s rivers are expansive, covering 86,000 miles. Some are pristine. Others are highly polluted. Through our grantmaking, we assist conservation organizations in achieving their restoration goals, while ensuring enough clean water for future generations of Pennsylvania children, families and wildlife. Our ethos is to protect the best of the best and restore the worst of the worst. Since our inception in 1995, we have provided matching funds to leverage local, state, and federal resources. We provide private matching grant funds to both small and large groups throughout most of the Commonwealth (we currently do not service areas east of the Susquehanna River). Conservation Grants The grant-making program of the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds (FPW) supports local efforts toward the protection and restoration of Pennsylvania’s water resources. It focuses on both protecting pristine waterways and rehabilitating those that are highly polluted. By offering private matching grant funds, the program aims to assist both small and large conservation groups through most of the Commonwealth. The grants target the enhancement of water quality and the conservation of water resources for the benefit of children, families and wildlife in the future, embodying the Foundation’s commitment to securing clean and healthy water resources for future generations. Grantmaking Goals Improve water quality and aquatic habitat in impaired watersheds.Strengthen community capacity for long-term watershed stewardship.Advance land conservation strategies that protect critical headwaters.Increase public access on streams as they rebound.Build organizational capacity to leverage available federal and state resources for increased conservation impact.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. FPW awards grants to nonprofit organizations and government entities such as conservation districts. We will verify tax exempt status.FPW’s funding is available for projects within Pennsylvania. However, some restrictions may apply each grant cycle, making some funds only available for certain regions.Application must demonstrate some match (cash or in kind)Final reporting is mandatory for all grants

Ineligibility

Individuals, businesses and government agencies are not eligible for Foundation grants.