Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

Eligible applicants must be one of the following: Counties, municipalities, educational institutions, and non-pofits (tax-exempt 501(3) (c) organizations registered with the Bureau of Charitable Organizations). Eligible projects include species surveys, inventories, research into techniques needed for the recovery of nongame wildlife, native wild plants, and orphan taxa including fungi and terrestrial invertebrates; technical and scientific aspects conservation such as genetic or molecular research, research into herbaria or museums, taxonomy, and propagation. Other techniques may include reintroduction, habitat management <br />approaches and assessment of their efficacy on the continued survival of wild resources. <br />Ineligible projects would be those that do not support the mission of the WRCP to conserve and protect the Commonwealth’s non-game wildlife, native wild plants, and their habitats. This includes development, recreation, or other infrastructure projects, as well as projects that do not focus on non-game wildlife, native wild plants, or their habitats (e.g., game, sport, or agricultural species), or orphan taxa. Budget is usually approx. $30,000. 25% match of overall budget is required.

Application Opens: May 5, 2025

Application Deadline: July 7, 2025