The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is seeking applications from conservation partners for projects to be conducted in the Tulpehocken Creek and Quittapahilla Creek Watersheds.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
State: Pennsylvania
County: Berks County (PA), Lebanon County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Through an agreement between the PFBC and Helix Ironwood, LLC, funds provided by Helix Ironwood, LLC are to be applied to projects that will improve aquatic habitat, water quality, improve or expand recreational use of the fishery, or studies related to these issues in these watersheds. This application form is to be used to apply to the PFBC for a grant in support of projects funded by this grant program.
Funding Information
- Applicants are required to provide at least a 25% MATCH of the TOTAL project cost with a contribution of cash and/or in-kind services (including labor and/or materials).
- Grant requests of less than (<) $100,000 are encouraged.
Eligible Projects
- Projects eligible for this program must support aquatic habitat enhancement, recreational access, and water quality in the Tulpehocken Creek and Quittapahilla Creek watersheds in Berks and Lebanon counties and be located wholly within the watersheds.
- The Tulpehocken Creek watershed encompasses 219 square miles in Lebanon and Berks counties and includes Blue Marsh Reservoir. The Quittapahilla Creek watershed covers 77 square miles in Lebanon County.
Eligible Applicants
Parties eligible to submit a grant application for consideration include non-profit organizations with Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501 (c) 3 status (e.g., sportsmen’s groups, watershed associations, conservancies, etc.) or government agencies at the local, state, or federal level. Incomplete applications or applications from individual landowners without any of the aforementioned organization/agency affiliations will not be considered.
Criteria
Projects must provide one or more of the following aquatic resource benefits:
- Improved aquatic habitats (lakes, streams, wetlands) for fisheries and aquatic life,
- Improved water quality, recreational fishing and boating opportunities, or
- Studies related to these topics.
- Grants can be used for stand-alone projects or to supplement other funding for larger projects that are designed to improve aquatic habitat, water quality, or recreational use.
- Examples of acceptable project activities include:
- Instream fishery habitat restoration or enhancement;
- Instream barrier removal to restore aquatic organism passage;
- Riparian buffer plantings;
- Wetland restoration/protection;
- Fish stocking;
- Maintenance or creation of facilities to encourage, improve or expand recreational angler and/or boater access; and
- Studies related to these issues.
For more information, visit PFBC.
