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HARRISBURG, PA (September 10) \u2013\u00a0The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is now accepting applications for the Erie Access Improvement Program.\u00a0 The\u00a0application<\/a>\u00a0can be found on the PFBC website (Fishandboat.com).<\/p>\n Through this grant program, funding is available to support projects that provide public fishing access or protect or improve fish habitat for Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay, their tributaries, and waters that flow into those tributaries.\u00a0 Eligible applicants include townships, boroughs, counties, municipalities, and 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations such as land trusts, conservancies, and watershed groups.<\/p>\n Applicants may seek grants for site acquisition, access development, expansion, and other types of projects that benefit recreational fishing and public fishing access.\u00a0 Projects to rehabilitate existing access sites, such as construction of access roads and parking lots, or projects that enhance accessibility and compliance with\u00a0Americans with Disabilities Act\u00a0standards are also eligible for funding.\u00a0 Habitat projects, fisheries research, and the development of fish cleaning stations may also qualify.<\/p>\n Site visits are mandatory as part of the application process and a 50% funding match is required.<\/p>\n The deadline for applications is December 1, 2026.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Pennsylvania Fishing and Boating Access Strategy<\/a>, developed jointly by the PFBC and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, is available to help communities identify access needs, overcome barriers to access, and prioritize improvements.<\/p>\n For more information, visit the PFBC\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0or contact Mark Morrison at\u00a0(717) 346-8196<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0RA-boatgrants@pa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HARRISBURG, PA (September 10) \u2013\u00a0The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is now accepting applications for the Erie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-283320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}