The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) was awarded a total of $60,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) through their Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2) to administer the 2024-2025 Pocono Forests and Waters Conservation Landscape (PFWCL) Mini Grant Program.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Carbon County (PA), Lackawanna County (PA), Luzerne County (PA), Monroe County (PA), Pike County (PA), Wayne County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant | In-Kind | Reimbursement
Deadline: 04/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The DCNR funding is provided through the Environmental Stewardship Fund administered by the Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. The PFWCL mini grant is administered by PEC as a reimbursement funding program.
Priorities
- Conservation – Conserve important natural landscape areas through methods such as acquisition, easements, and other land protection measures while championing stewardship of the region’s array of natural resources.
- Community – Engage communities to promote, enhance, and sustain local natural, cultural, and outdoor recreational resources.
- Example of Projects:
- Promote recreational opportunities and use of land and water trails and conserved lands
- Implement projects identified in Open Space and Greenway Plans
- Create educational programs that engage participants using the natural, cultural, and outdoor recreational resources
- Develop tools to highlight the natural, cultural, and outdoor recreational assets and their benefits
- Example of Projects:
- Connections – Identify and create greenway and trail connections to public lands and communities throughout the landscape.
- Example of Projects:
- Conduct trail corridor studies/feasibility studies
- Enhance and provide trailheads and trail amenities
- Develop wayfinding and educational signage
- Construct public access amenities.
- Example of Projects:
Funding Information
Mini grants of $2,000 to $10,000 that support and advance the priorities of the PFWCL will be considered.
Mini Grants require a 1:1 match in the form of cash and/or eligible non-cash (in-kind) services, or a combination of both cash and in-kind.
- Cash Match – No portion of the cash match can originate from DCNR funding.
- In-kind Match – the value of municipal labor and/or professional services is equal to the hourly billable rate multiplied by the number of hours performing that service or job. The value of volunteer in-kind will be valued at the current Independent Sector Volunteer Rate for Pennsylvania at the time the work was performed. No portion of the in-kind match can originate from a DCNR funded project.
What kind of project is eligible?
Projects must be located within the PFWCL region which includes the counties of Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike and Wayne.
Who is eligible?
- Non-profit organizations with tax-exempt status 501(c)(3), municipalities, counties and educational institutions.
- Non-profit organizations must submit proof of non-profit status and be registered with the PA Department of State Bureau of Charitable Organizations.
For more information, visit PEC.
