Department of Agriculture Notice

pa-56-30-1048: Most effective basin-public private partnership

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Summary

The State Conservation Commission (Commission) has received funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Budget Period 2022 2028. Section 117(e) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1267(e)) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) provide financial and technical assistance for the implementation of best management practices (BMP) on agricultural operations within this Commonwealth's Most Effective Basins (MEB). The Commission is seeking requests for proposals for funding of Most Effective Basin-Public-Private Partnership (MEB-PPP) applicants. MEB-PPP applicants include, but are not limited to, for-profit conservation entities, nonprofit entities, private businesses, corporate businesses, conservation districts and the like. Proposals must include at least one county conservation district, as a public partner and at least one private partner, to be eligible for MEB-PPP funds. Funding must be used to implement BMPs that reduce nutrient and sediment pollution on agricultural operations within this Commonwealth's portion of the MEB geography. Funding may also be used for engineering, consulting and permitting. This notice establishes the procedures by which grant applications will be solicited, reviewed and by which grants will be awarded, contingent on funding available in State Fiscal Year 2026-2027. 1. Grant Solicitation. The Department of Agriculture (Department) will accept grant applications for the purposes, in the form and...

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