Additional Grant Opportunities
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED)
The Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) offers various funding, grant, education and resources to offer. Read more
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Additional Grant Opportunities
The Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) offers various funding, grant, education and resources to offer. Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
U.S. Department of Agriculture | Rural Development has various grant opportunities available. BioPerferred Program Business Programs Community Facilities Programs Energy Programs Multifamily & Single Family Housing Programs Telecommunications Programs Water... Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
AgConnect can help offset the cost of training for eligible forest/wood products & ag-related employers/trainees with a reimbursement of up to 50% of the course cost. Funding is provided through grants by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, the PA Departme... Read more
Classes & Learning Opportunities
AHUG will host the Susan Swanson Memorial Internship Program again this year, providing an exciting internship opportunity for a 10-week program in 2025 (May-July). The selected candidate will operate from the central hub of the AHUG office in Kane, PA, working on landscape invas... Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
The Recreation and Parks Technical Assistance Program (RecTAP) is a statewide technical assistance service designed to help organizations receive expert advice on recreation, park, and trail issues. It is funded through DCNR and administered by the Pennsylvania Recreation & Park ... Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
These DCNR grant programs fund projects that help municipalities, counties, multi-municipal partnerships, and council of governments to increase local capacity for recreation, parks, and conservation. Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
Administered by The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) and Community Heart & Soul, this program seeks to help PA small cities, townships, and boroughs to implement the Community Heart & Soul model by providing $10,000 matching grants to resident-led groups in communities with ... Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced that applications are being accepted for the Marketing to Attract Tourists Program, which is investing $6 million to promote overnight tourism stays and attract international, national, and regional visitors to... Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
Administered by DCNR, these grants cover a range of projects dedicated to the Bureau of Recreation and Conservation's mission to build connections between the citizens and the outdoors through recreation enhancement, natural resources conservation, and community revitalization ef... Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
Administered by DCNR, All-Terrain Vehicle and Snowmobile projects include the planning, acquisition of land, development, rehabilitation, maintenance, purchase of equipment for maintenance and construction, and development of educational programs related to ATV and/or snowmobile ... Read more
Additional Grant Opportunities
The Department of Conservation & Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a draft of Pennsylvania’s Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan through March 3, 2025. Every five years, states across the nation are required to produce a new statewide recreation plan to help gui... Read more
News & Updates
HELP plan the next chapter in Pennsylvania's Outdoor Recreation Industry by joining one of the meetings below. The purpose of the meetings is to get business needs and barriers to growth on the record and to build support for a PA Outdoor Business Alliance. A business alliance... Read more
Grants & Projects
The Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) has been awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to design and build an 18-hole disc golf course on the Hatch Run Property in Warren, PA. Read more
Heritage
Discover some of the lumber and forest related stories of Black Americans in the Lumber Heritage Region and throughout Pennsylvania. Combatting injustice, breaking barriers, and contributing to the forests and places we hold dear today, explore just a few of these fascinating st... Read more
Heritage
Explore what 'Moon Trees' are, what they represent, and the connection between the Earth's Forests and the night sky. Learn more about this unique heritage and some of the places it continues to grow within the Lumber Heritage Region under some of the darkest skies East of the Mi... Read more
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