Focus on Funding – January 2026
A new year means a fresh start—and the perfect time to kickstart your project plans with the latest grant announcements! As you look ahead to the future (and leave last year’s challenges in the rearview), the opportunities featured in this edition can help your community, business, or municipality chart a clear path forward.
PennDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
PennDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) provides grants to ensure a safe and reliable transportation system is available to Pennsylvania residents. MTF awards are available for projects with a total cost of $100,000 or more. LEARN MORE
Keystone Historic Preservation Grants
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC)
PHMC’s Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program offers two categories of grants—Construction and Planning. Applicants may apply for only one type of grant. There is a special initiative for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year. For this year’s grant round, PHMC will give special consideration to proposals that advance one of the America250 themes and align with the United States Semiquincentennial celebration in 2026. Grant proposals that aim to promote Pennsylvania’s role in the Revolutionary War are encouraged.
Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program
Chesapeake Bay Trust, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Chesapeake Bay Program, and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Offering six tracks of grants, the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Program helps communities develop and implement plans that reduce stormwater runoff, increase the number and amount of green spaces in urban areas, improve the health of local waters and the Chesapeake Bay, and enhance the quality of life and community livability. LEARN MORE
2026 Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2)
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
This program provides funding for seven types of grants covering community and watershed forestry, community recreation and conservation planning, land acquisition and conservation, motorized trails, non-motorized trails, and park rehabilitation and development. 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.
January 21 – Webinar: 2026 Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program
January 27 – Webinar: 2026 AARP Community Challenge
February 13 – 2026 Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program Deadline
February 13 – PennDOT’s 2026-27 Multimodal Transportation Fund Closes
February 24 – Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Deadline
March 2 – Montco 2040 Implementation Grants Due
March 2 – Keystone Historic Preservation Planning Grants Due
March 2 – Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grants Due
March 4 – 2006 AARP Community Challenge Deadline
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