Coastal Zone Management
🏛 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
✓ Free, no account · Source: Pennsylvania Grants (CODE PA) · Last verified Sep 18, 2026
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This grant is for implementing coastal zone management policies in Pennsylvania's Delaware Estuary and Lake Erie Coastal Zones. Eligible applicants include local governments, counties, municipalities, regional planning agencies, incorporated nonprofits, educational institutions, conservation organizations, state agencies, conservation districts, and public authorities. Activities must take place within Pennsylvania's designated Coastal Zone boundaries. Funded activities include studies, planning, design, research, land acquisition, and minor construction projects addressing hazards, wetlands, public access, intergovernmental coordination, ocean resources, and nonpoint source pollution.
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The Coastal Zone Management Grant Program provides funding to implement its policies and focus areas in the Delaware Estuary and Lake Erie Coastal Zones, including hazards, wetlands, public access, intergovernmental coordination, ocean resources, and nonpoint source pollution. Typical projects funded through grant awards range from studies, planning, design, and research to land acquisition and minor construction projects. Activities must take place within the Coastal Zone boundaries of Pennsylvania. To apply for a Coastal Zone grant, applicants must be eligible as a government, partnership or non-profit for your entity type on the application. All other entity types will not be accepted. Eligible Applicants: (Submissions by ineligible organizations will not be considered) Local Governments, Counties and Municipalities, Area-wide agencies – county and regional planning agencies, Incorporated non-profits, Educational Institutions – School Districts, Intermediate Units, Universities and Colleges, Incorporated Conservation and Educational Organizations, State Agencies, Conservation Districts, Port Authorities and Public Authorities. See Coastal Zone Grant Application Instruction Guide for more information.
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