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Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom (TIC) Teacher Grant Program

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Funder
Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (with Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission R3 funding)
Deadline
Next cycle: Annual. Application opens early March and closes mid-May (2026-27 cycle deadline was 11:59 PM on May 17, 2026).
Deadline as stated by the funder
by 11:59 PM on May 17, 2026 (read from the source page on Nov 1, 2026)
Cycle
Annual. Application opens early March and closes mid-May (2026-27 cycle deadline was 11:59 PM on May 17, 2026).
Posted
Not stated
Award range
$1,000
Total program funding
Not stated
Expected number of awards
Not stated
Match or cost share
No match required
Who applies
TeachersSchoolsNonprofits
Who benefits
TeachersStudents
Eligible applicants
TeachersSchoolsNonprofits
Education level
K-12
Topics
STEM
Geography
PA
Source
FindGrants reviewed programs registry · ID pa-patu-trout-in-the-classroom-grant

Summary

Grants of up to $1,000 for teachers and partners to keep existing Trout in the Classroom programs running (replacement filters, test kits, field trips) and start-up assistance for new TIC programs; TIC is the PFBC and PATU coldwater conservation program in which students raise trout in classroom aquaria.

Full description from the funder

Next cycle not yet posted. Annual. Application opens early March and closes mid-May (2026-27 cycle deadline was 11:59 PM on May 17, 2026). The last published deadline was May 17, 2026. Grants of up to $1,000 for teachers and partners to keep existing Trout in the Classroom programs running (replacement filters, test kits, field trips) and start-up assistance for new TIC programs; TIC is the PFBC and PATU coldwater conservation program in which students raise trout in classroom aquaria. Quote is the deadline phrase from STEP 3 on the page ('...or email to Eric Null by 11:59 PM on May 17, 2026.').

Applicants must have completed a TIC Teacher Workshop or agree to take the online training. The program-timeline page (https://www.patroutintheclassroom.org/program-timeline.html) says 'EARLY MARCH - MAY: PATU TIC Existing Program Grant application opens and closes'. PFBC's own teachers page (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/education/teachers) links to PA TIC but carries no grant details. Site is Weebly-hosted; robots.txt disallows only /ajax/ and /apps/. Applications are Google Forms. Grant information sheet is a PDF.

Details are copied from the funder's posting and may change. The official page is authoritative. Applying is free.