Coastal Zone Grant Application Period Opens for Federal Fiscal Year 2006 Grants [35 Pa.B. 4791] The Water Planning Office of the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will be accepting applications beginning August 29, 2005, for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2006 Coastal Zone grants. Applicants must meet certain eligibility requirements (for example, be a political subdivision, an authority, a 505(c)3 nonprofit organization or an educational institution) and must be located within the defined Coastal Zone geographic areas of this Commonwealth. Proposals must also support the Coastal Zone Program's mission to protect and enhance this Commonwealth's coastal resources. Applications must be postmarked by October 24, 2005. Pending Congressional funding approval, grants will be available for projects that begin on or after October 1, 2006. These Federal grants must be matched on a 50/50 basis by applicants.
To request an application or to obtain more information concerning Coastal Zone grants, visit the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Coastal Zone) or contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Planning Office, 15th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, (717) 772-4785 or fax (717) 783-4690.
KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1568. Filed for public inspection August 19, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
