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FFY 2013 Coastal Zone Grants

CRM receives an annual grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This award provides for a portion of the funds to be used for eligible projects that address one or more of the priority areas of the CRM program. Applications are evaluated and awarded through a competitive process. The funds are distributed through sub-grant awards to state and local government agencies as well as nonprofit groups located in or having facilities in the Delaware Estuary or Lake Erie Coastal Zones.

Eligible projects are reviewed by program staff, two local Coastal Zone Advisory Committees, and the State Coastal Zone Advisory Committee and are evaluated based on criteria outlined in the Grant Application Instruction Guide.


The upcoming solicitation period for the FFY 2013 Coastal Zone grants opens on August 13, 2012 and continues until 4pm on October 15, 2012. For more information access the PA Bulletin announcement here: http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol42/42-27/1267.html.

The term of the grant agreement begins in October of 2013 and runs until March 31, 2015.


All potential grantees must submit applications electronically through our Environmental eGrants System by 4pm on October 15, 2012. The online application can be accessed at: https://www.grants.dcnr.state.pa.us


The Department of Environmental Protection will be conducting coastal zone grant solicitation workshops in both of Pennsylvania's coastal zones. The workshops will provide information and instructions on how to apply to the competitive grant program.

Grant Solicitation Workshop Flyer - DECZ (PDF)
DECZ Workshop Presentation (PDF)

Grant Solicitation Workshop Flyer - LECZ (PDF)

Grant Solicitation Workshops

  • August 28
    10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
    John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge classroom
    8601 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia 19153
  • August 29
    10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
    Pennsbury Manor Visitor’s Center
    400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville 19067
  • September 12
    10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
    Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle, Rm 110
    301 Peninsula Drive, Erie 16505
  • September 12
    6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
    Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle, Rm 110
    301 Peninsula Drive, Erie 16505

Eligible organizations include municipalities, townships, boroughs, city, counties as well as non-profit organizations with projects located in one of Pennsylvania’s coastal zones. A map of the boundaries can be found on DEP’s website http://www.dep.state.pa.us/river/about/about.htm.


Starting on August 24, 2009, all grant-related invoices/requests for payment must be sent to the following new mailing address. Final reports and other documents should continue to be mailed to our existing address (found at the very bottom of this page). For more information on this invoicing change, you can view a notification that was sent to our existing grantees on July 29, 2009 here.

Water Planning Office/Coastal Zone Management Program
35 WTRPLAN
PO Box 69183
Harrisburg, PA 17106


Links for more Information:

Project Application Announcement (FFY 2013)
Project Eligibility Criteria

Downloadable Materials:
2013 Grant Application Instruction Guide
Grant Administration Instructions - Part 1 (Grant Agreement)
Grant Administration Instructions - Part 2 (Post-Award) - (MS Word) (PDF)
Electronic "Request for Payment" Form
P.O. Box 8465
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8465
Phone:  (717) 772-4785
Fax:  (717) 783-4690