Aqua's "Protect Your Drinking Water" Grant Program 2027
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
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- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Amount
- $2,500 - $10,000
- Closes
- Jan 15, 2027 (in 85 days)
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Amount
$2,500 - $10,000
Who can apply
Government agencies can apply here. Check the eligibility details below to see if your organization fits.
Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations with tax-exempt status 501(c)(3), educational institutions, municipalities, and local government entities. The geographic areas for the grant program are Aqua's priority source water protection regions. During 2027, grants are targeting the Chester/Ridley Crum Watersheds area again along with the Neshaminy Creek and the East Branch of Brandywine Creek Watersheds in southeast Pennsylvania. These are surface water source water protection areas. Please click here for maps showing additional details. Also included in this round are ground water protection areas for wells in municipalities located in Montgomery, Bucks and Chester Counties. Please click here for a list of the municipalities with groundwater source water protections areas. A gr...
About this opportunity
Grant Guidelines General Information: Aqua's "Protect Your Drinking Water" Grant Program is being offered by Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), in partnership and with funding from Aqua's Essential Foundation. This program provides grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 for watershed protection and education projects that serve to protect the sources of public drinking water by addressing potential sources of contaminants (i.e., fertilizer runoff, road salts, pathogens, etc.) to our waterways. Grants may be used for a variety of projects that result in the protection or improvement of the community’s public drinking water supplies, such as green stormwater infrastructure, stream bank stabilization, agricultural best management practices, spill prevention planning, and educational pro...