The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds (FPW) is now accepting letters of intent (LOI) for its Fall 2025 grant cycle. FPW supports community-led efforts to protect and restore Pennsylvania’s water resources.
FPW’s conservation grants program prioritizes projects that improve water quality and aquatic habitat in impaired watersheds, conserve critical headwaters, and expand community access to healthy streams. FPW is especially interested in initiatives that help organizations build their ability to leverage state and federal funding for greater conservation impact.
Funding will support projects that demonstrate measurable on-the-ground results. FPW gives preference to efforts that involve strong collaboration, attract additional funding, and enhance public access to recreational water resources.
KEY DATES
- Letter of Intent deadline: Friday, August 29, 2025
- Full proposals (by invitation): Friday, October 10, 2025
- Grant decisions announced: By November 21, 2025
Average grant awards range from $20,000 to $25,000. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and government entities such as conservation districts. Projects must be located in Pennsylvania and show a cash or in-kind match. Final reporting is required.
FPW also provides $2,000 convening grants to support nonprofit partners and their efforts to facilitate project collaboration or convene groups to set strategy for conservation success. For more information, visit thefpw.org/grant-programs.
Since its launch this spring, FPW continues to offer working capital loans to help with cash flow while waiting for grant reimbursements. Requests for working capital loans should be tied to a specific project and awarded contract. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Grants Program Administrator Maggie Anderson (manderson@thefpw.org) to discuss project alignment. LOIs must be submitted via FPW’s online grants portal: apply.fpwgrants.org
