Cooperative Nursery Grant
Forecasted
Cooperative Nursery Grant supports nursery sponsors with construction, facility improvements, water quality tools, and equipment to enhance cooperative nurseries that help supply trout for Pennsylvania stocking.
Funder: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Sponsor Grant Application) | June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Purchase grants: one year; construction grants: two years; matching funds optional
Summary: Supports construction, facility improvements, water quality tools, and equipment for PFBC-approved cooperative nurseries.
Key Information: Only organizations sponsoring PFBC-approved cooperative nurseries are eligible; individuals cannot apply.
Description
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Cooperative Nursery Grant supports physical improvements and equipment for nurseries within its Cooperative Nursery Program. Administered through the Cooperative Nursery Unit (CNU), the program provides separate purchase and construction grants rather than support for general nursery operations. CNU staff review applications each year, and PFBC determines which projects are eligible for support.
Preferred projects include new cooperative nursery construction, major additions or improvements, facilities that improve water quality or monitoring, aquatic habitat structures that enhance rearing facilities, and equipment used exclusively at a cooperative nursery. The broader Cooperative Nursery Program is a partnership between PFBC and nursery sponsors that produces as much as one quarter of the trout stocked in Pennsylvania.
