Focus on Funding – April 2026
This month’s Focus on Funding explores opportunities to grow your project from the ground up—supporting initiatives that protect natural and cultural resources, improve roadway safety, restore watersheds, and strengthen communities through sustainable, well‑planned investment. With the right funding in place, strong ideas can take root and move confidently toward implementation.
Act 13 Programs: Marcellus Legacy Fund
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED)
This program funds statewide initiatives for abandoned mine drainage abatement and treatment; baseline water quality data; flood mitigation; greenways, trails, and recreation; orphan or abandoned well plugging; sewage facilities; and watershed restoration and protection. Download our helpful Act 13 Funding Opportunities guide for an overview of each program. LEARN MORE
Safe Streets and Roads for All
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to support planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational efforts aimed at preventing deaths and serious injuries on roads and streets. The program offers two types of grants: Planning and Demonstration, and Implementation. LEARN MORE
2026 Susquehanna Riverlands Conservation Landscape Mini-Grants
Lancaster Conservancy
The Susquehanna Riverlands Conservation Landscape (SRCL) Mini-Grant Program provides small competitive grants for projects that advance the SRCL mission. Susquehanna Riverlands includes municipalities along the Susquehanna River in Lancaster and York Counties. DETAILS
Dates to Know
RETTEW monitors funding opportunities from government and private entities. Bookmark our Focus on Funding calendar and check it regularly for the latest funding deadlines and webinars.
April 14 – Webinar: SS4A Supplemental Planning and Demonstration Activities
April 24 – Deadlines for Submitting Technical Questions for SS4A – 5:00 PM, and SS4A Implementation Grant Pre-Application Review – 5:00 PM
April 30 – Deadlines for 2026 Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) – 4:00 PM, and South Mountain Partnership Mini-Grants Pre-Application
May 4 – 2026 Pocono Forests and Waters Conservation Landscape (PFWCL) Mini-Grant Closes – 5:00 PM
May 14 – Schuylkill Highlands Mini-Grant Due – 4:00 PM
May 26 – Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Closes – 5:00 PM
May 31 – Deadlines to apply for Act 13 Programs
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