Notice

Grant Updates

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)
A federal grant program created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries. It provides $5 billion (2022–2026) and supports the National Roadway Safety Strategy using a Safe System Approach.

Goal:
Achieve zero roadway deaths (Vision Zero) and improve safety, especially for pedestrians and cyclists.

Who can apply:
MPOs, local and regional governments, Tribal governments, and partnerships.

Grant types:

• Planning & Demonstration: Create safety plans or test strategies
• Implementation: Fund projects like intersection redesigns, bike lanes, and speed management

2026 funding:

• ~$1 billion available
• Deadline: May 26, 2026

Strong applications include:

• A safety action plan
• Data-driven risk analysis
• Equity focus
• Measurable outcomes
• Community support

Eligible projects:
Infrastructure upgrades, traffic calming, pedestrian/bike improvements, lighting, signage, and safety data systems.

Municipal Fire Department Capital Grant
Deadline: May 29, 2026
Grants of $25,000–$100,000 are available to support fire department facilities and training needs.

Eligible uses:

• Building, renovating, or upgrading stations that house fire, EMS, or rescue vehicles
• Purchasing or converting structures for emergency response use
• Buying or repairing firefighting, ambulance, or rescue equipment for training

Focus:
Projects should improve operational readiness, firefighter safety, and emergency response capabilities.

Emergency Service Training Center Capital Grant
Deadline: May 29, 2026
Provides funding to support emergency service training providers.

Eligible uses:

• Building or upgrading facilities that house fire, EMS, or rescue vehicles
• Purchasing, renovating, or constructing training-related structures
• Buying or repairing firefighting, ambulance, or rescue equipment for training

Focus:
Strengthen training capacity, facility readiness, and emergency response support.

Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program (GTRP)
Deadline: May 31, 2026
Funded through the Marcellus Legacy Fund (Act 13 of 2012), this program supports park, trail, and open space projects.

Funding:

• Up to $250,000 per project
• 15% match required

Eligible applicants:
Municipalities, councils of governments, nonprofits/authorized organizations, higher education institutions, watershed organizations, and for-profit businesses.

Eligible uses:
Planning, development, rehabilitation, and improvement of parks, trails, greenways, open space, and river conservation projects.

Abandoned Mine Drainage
Deadline: May 31, 2026

Purpose:
Restore and protect waterways impacted by AMD, which affects over 5,500 miles of streams statewide.

Eligible uses:

• AMD treatment systems
• Abatement and remediation projects
• Watershed restoration and water quality improvements

Focus:
Improve water quality, ecosystem health, and environmental restoration.

Growing Greener Plus
Deadline: June 22, 2026

A set of Pennsylvania environmental grant programs supporting watershed restoration, stormwater planning, and mine land reclamation.

Includes three programs:

• Growing Greener (Watershed Restoration & Protection)
• Act 167 Stormwater Management Planning Grants
• SMCRA Bond Forfeiture Program

Purpose:
Address nonpoint source pollution (NPS)—a major cause of water impairment in Pennsylvania (about 54% of impaired waterways).

Key pollution sources include:

• Acid mine drainage
• Agricultural and urban runoff
• Septic systems
• Construction and land disturbance
• Stream and land use changes

Eligible uses:

• Watershed restoration and protection projects
• Stormwater management planning
• Mine land reclamation and environmental cleanup
• Local watershed-based planning and implementation

Focus:
Improve water quality by reducing widespread pollution through local, watershed-based restoration and planning efforts.

Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grant
Deadline: June 22, 2026

A federal-pass-through grant program funded by the U.S. EPA under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act to address nonpoint source (NPS) pollution in Pennsylvania.

Multimodal Transportation Fund (DCED)
Deadline: July 31, 2026

A Pennsylvania state grant program supporting transportation improvements that enhance safety, connectivity, and economic development.

Funding range:

• Minimum: $100,000
• Maximum: $3,000,000

Purpose:
Improve transportation infrastructure to support safe, reliable, and economically strong communities.

Eligible uses:

• Streetscape improvements and roadway enhancements
• Sidewalk construction and upgrades
• Lighting and pedestrian safety projects
• Connectivity between transportation systems
• Transit-oriented development projects
• Rehabilitation of existing transportation assets

Focus:
Strengthen community infrastructure by improving mobility, safety, and access to transportation networks.