{"id":273994,"date":"2026-08-28T14:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273994\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:52:36","slug":"pa-environment-digest-blog-dep-now-accepting-applications-for-lake-erie-delaware-estuary-coastal-zone-grants-thru-oct-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273994\/","title":{"rendered":"PA Environment Digest Blog: DEP Now Accepting Applications For Lake Erie, Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Grants Thru Oct. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;\">Projects must be located within the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone or the Lake Erie Coastal Zone boundaries as noted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/greenport.pa.gov\/elibrary\/GetFolder?FolderID=1547508\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coastal Program Grant Application Instruction Guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;\">Proposals must support the mission of the Department&#8217;s Coastal Resources Management Program to protect and enhance coastal resources in this Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\">\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/services\/dep\/grants\/apply-for-a-coastal-zone-grant\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here for all the details<\/a>.  Questions should be directed to: <a href=\"http:\/\/paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com\/2026\/08\/mailto:RA-epcoastalzone@pa.gov\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RA-epcoastalzone@pa.gov<\/a> or (717) 705-7692.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\">\t     Visit DEP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/dep\/programs-and-services\/water\/bureau-of-safe-drinking-water\/interstate-water-resources-management-division\/coastal-resources-management-program\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coastal Resources Management Program<\/a> to learn more about this program.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\">\t     For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dep.pa.gov\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DEP\u2019s website<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/dep\/report-incidents-and-complaints.html\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit Environmental Complaints<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/app.e2ma.net\/app2\/audience\/signup\/1844964\/1790186\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a> to sign up for DEP\u2019s newsletter; sign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahs.dep.pa.gov\/eNOTICEWeb\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DEP\u2019s eNotice<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PennsylvaniaDEP\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like DEP on Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pennsylvaniadep\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow DEP on Twitter<\/a> and visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PennsylvaniaDEP\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DEP\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\">Related Articles This Week:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\">&#8212; PA Congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y2mdbf3u\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Lee, Westmoreland County Leaders Celebrate $1.075 Million Federal Grant To Cleanup Abandoned Mine Drainage In Turtle Creek Watershed<\/a>\u00a0 [PaEN]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\">&#8212; Three Rivers Waterkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yfvcj6km\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Notifies Harwick Operating Co. 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