Federal grants to Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania received $2.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 18 awards. Its largest program was National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements, with $1.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 million
- Awards18
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.7 million
- Largest award$1.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $343,448 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $219,734 |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $536,548 |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $37,170 |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $1.7 million |
Programs that fund Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Urban and Community Forestry Program | 3 | $694,047 |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | 5 | $149,947 |
| Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation | 1 | $124,662 |
| Forest Stewardship Program | 2 | $90,000 |
| Museums for America | 1 | $87,734 |
| National Fish Habitat Partnership | 1 | $86,000 |
| Endangered Species Recovery Implementation | 2 | $42,553 |
| Cooperative Forestry Assistance | 1 | $35,000 |
| Schools and Roads - Grants to States | 1 | $10,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 10 | $1.9 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 7 | $829,047 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 1 | $87,734 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The goal of the kelly run stream restoration project is to restore and maintain natural river processes and reconnect floodplains and improve water quality and enhance aquatic connectivity through the restoration of kelly run to its original hydrological flow path and regime. The project seeks to en | National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | November 27, 2024 | $1.5 million |
| Urban and community forestry assistance to Pennsylvania communities | Urban and Community Forestry Program | February 1, 2023 | $370,482 |
| Urban and community forestry assistance to Pennsylvania communities | Urban and Community Forestry Program | September 8, 2021 | $223,565 |
| Program: not-for-profit acid mine drainage (AMD) reclamationaward purpose: funding assists local qualified not-for-profit organizations to begin actual construction projects to improve the water quality of streams impacted by amd. Lands and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expend | Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation | February 24, 2022 | $124,662 |
| This project provides financial, technical, educational and related assistance that helps units of local government and others to plan urban forestry programs and to plant, protect, maintain, and utilize wood from community trees and forests in Pennsylvania to maximize social, environmental, and eco | Urban and Community Forestry Program | August 8, 2025 | $100,000 |
| The western Pennsylvania conservancy will improve environmental conditions for its collection of objects and archival materials related to fallingwater, designed by architect frank lloyd wright. The project will aid in the installation of a new fire suppression system, new hvac and humidification sy | Museums for America | July 12, 2022 | $87,734 |
| Western Pennsylvania conservancy and american rivers are partnering to remove two obsolete dams that are blocking 12 miles of high-quality coldwater habitat on callen run, a tributary to the wild scenic clarion river. This project will complete phase 1 to remove the lower dam and restore access to h | National Fish Habitat Partnership | August 15, 2023 | $86,000 |
| Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the national park system. The study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information p | Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | April 22, 2025 | $47,946 |
| Chesapeake bay watershed forestry program | Forest Stewardship Program | November 16, 2022 | $45,000 |
| Pennsylvania chesapeake bay watershed forestry program | Forest Stewardship Program | September 14, 2021 | $45,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Western Pennsylvania Conservancy get?
$2.8 million in 18 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Western Pennsylvania Conservancy the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $1.9 million in 10 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Institute of Museum and Library Services follow.
What is Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's largest federal grant?
$1.5 million under National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements, with its first action in the period on November 27, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Western Pennsylvania Conservancy?
Its largest are National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements, Urban and Community Forestry Program and Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System.
Other grant recipients in Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Port Authority of Allegheny County Inc
- Carnegie-Mellon University
- Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
- County of Allegheny
- Allegheny County Airport Authority
- Kraft Heinz Foods Company
- Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation
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