Venango Conservation District Awards Funding to Municipalities for Road Improvements

The Venango Conservation District is happy to announce that funding has been awarded for the 2025-26 construction year. The Venango Conservation District administers the Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Roads grant program, providing funding for local road projects to address drainage concerns. These funds are allocated to Conservation Districts by the State Conservation Commission on an annual basis. Funding is awarded to projects which remediate unpaved and sealed low volume roads while also reducing the amount of sediment that enters our streams. To qualify as a low volume road, the road must receive less than 500 cars per day.
 
Most municipalities and organizations in Venango County with publicly owned roads are eligible to apply for funding as long as the person in charge of their road projects has attended the free, two day Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance training through Penn State University’s Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies, held at various locations throughout Pennsylvania.
 
For our 2025-2026 grant round, the following projects have been awarded:
 
Dirt and Gravel Roads Funds:
Mineral Township, Slatertown Spur: $115,430
Pinegrove Township, Schwab Road: $192,150
Rockland Township, Dotterer Road: $142,320
 
Low Volume Roads Funds:
Cornplanter Township, Pipeline Road: $20,055.03
Oil City, Lindon Alley: $20,285
 
For additional information about the program, please contact Hilary Buchanan at 814-676-2832 x5 or [email protected].