The South Mountain Partnership (SMP) is accepting applications for its 2024 Mini-Grant Program.
Donor Name: South Mountain Partnership
State: Pennsylvania
County: Adams County (PA), Cumberland County (PA), Franklin County (PA), York County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The South Mountain Partnership (SMP) is a collaborative network of people and organizations protecting and promoting the agricultural, natural, cultural, and recreational resources in Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and York counties of south-central Pennsylvania.
Purpose
SMP’s Mini-Grant is designed to catalyze on-the-ground projects that sustain South Mountain’s sense of place through the protection and promotion of SMP’s four identified Landscape Resources for all:
- Natural (Environmental resources like plants and animals, as well as streams and forests)
- Cultural (Historic buildings, Cultural history)
- Agricultural (Farming, orchard, gardens and more)
- Recreational (Trails, parks, fishing and hunting, biking).
Mini Grant Goals
SMP works to identify projects that strategically benefit the region – be it impacting the resources across the region or by creating a new approach for addressing an issue, with lessons that can be diffused throughout the region. Eligible projects meet these four goals:
- Engage partners new to SMP to advance SMP’s mission.
- Implement projects throughout the landscape to protect, promote, and/or build upon the South Mountain region’s unique Landscape Resources.
- Integrate thinking and approaches across disciplines; SMP strives to support “nexus projects” that recognize the region’s interrelated Landscape Resources.
- Build and strengthen collaboration amongst partners across the landscape.
Funding Information
Single-year grant requests for a minimum of $2,500 to a maximum of $15,000 are considered; at the discretion of the review committee projects exceeding $15,000 and up to $25,000 may be considered for projects that have demonstrable regional impact and integrate across multiple priority areas.
Eligible Costs
Applicants must match (at a 1:1 ratio) these funds with additional funding and/or eligible non-cash (in-kind) services. Eligible costs include professional services, in-house professional services, and direct costs. Please note tools and supplies are only eligible for SMP Mini-Grant projects if they are 1) critical for making the project happen, 2) directly used for the scope of work, and 3) will remain on site. Eligible matches include volunteer time, donated costs, and donated professional services. The Mini-Grant is not intended to support general operating or organizational capacity efforts (printing membership brochures or promotional brochures, for instance, or to facilitate fundraising efforts for the organization) but staff time is eligible when used for a specific project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Who: Non-profit organizations with a tax-exempt status 501(c)(3), municipalities, counties, authorities, and educational institutions are all eligible for the Mini-Grant. Non-profit organizations must provide a Federal 501(c)(3) registration number and a Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations registration number.
- Where: All projects must be within Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, or York County and have significant ties to the landscape resources and communities of South Mountain. Priority may be given to projects within the core geographic boundaries of SMP.
For more information, visit SMP.
