Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Program

Updated October 17, 2025

The Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Program aims to fund projects that mitigate consumptive use or otherwise improve drought resilience in the Susquehanna River Basin. The Commission anticipates awarding approximately $4 million to $6 million yearly in total grant funding, with anticipated individual project awards of $100,000 or more.

The next grant application period opens on November 3, 2025 and closes at 4 pm on January 30, 2026. An Apply for Grant link will be provided on November 3. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the Grant Guidelines after November 3 for details regarding eligibility and program requirements.

Please sign up for our grant mailing list or check back on our website for information on future grant opportunities.

SCHEDULE
Grant Application Opens	November 3, 2025 (8 am)
Grant Information Webinar	November 20, 2025 (10 am)
Grant Application Closes	January 30, 2026 (4 pm)
Grant Application Review	February-March 2026
Grant Awards Announced	April 2026
Grant Agreements Executed	July 2026

Webinar

The Commission will host an informational webinar at 10:00 am on November 20, 2025, to provide an overview of the grant program and answer questions. Please click the Webinar Registration button for more information and to register (the link will take you to a Constant Contact website). A link will be emailed to you a few days before the webinar.

Webinar Registration

Prior Awardees

2025 - Please click here to review the 18 projects awarded grant funding in 2025.

2024 - Please click here to review the 27 projects awarded grant funding in 2024.

2023 - Please click here to review the 23 projects awarded grant funding in 2023.

2022 - Please click here to review the 14 projects awarded grant funding in 2022.