The Commissioners of Chester County is seeking applications for its Municipal Acquisition Grants.
Donor Name: Commissioners of Chester County
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 02/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Funding Information
The County may reimburse the cost of appraisals and appraisal reviews up to a combined total of $3,000 for a successfully completed project.
Grant Period
The contract length is three (3) years from the date the grant is awarded.
Eligible Projects
- Fee simple acquisition of privately owned land for public access and benefit.
- Acquisition of conservation easements with provisions for public access.
- Acquisition of right-of-way easements for public recreational use (i.e. trails).
- Fee simple acquisition of eased or restricted property, if ownership will significantly increase public access and recreational opportunities on the property.
- Fee simple acquisition of land owned by non-County governmental agencies, if ownership will significantly increase public access and recreational opportunities on the property.
- Transaction costs associated with eligible projects involving the full donation of land or easement to the municipality, up to the limits established by this program. To be eligible, the project must conform to all Preservation Partnership Grant requirements and the County must retain a legal interest in the land or easement.
Eligibility Criteria
- Chester County municipalities (individual or joint applicants)
- Land-owning municipal recreation authorities.
Ineligible Costs
- Any costs in excess of the grant contract amount.
- Costs incurred after the contract termination date.
- Costs incurred after reimbursement of County funds.
- Any costs not included as “County Funds Requested” on the Financial Summary form in the grant application.
- In-house services and staff time.
- Demolition costs.
- Site clean-up (removal of trash, for example.)
- Acquisition cost of any structures of monetary value and their appurtenant property.
- Mortgage or loan interest.
- Costs associated with an appraisal that the County determines is not in compliance with its appraisal guidelines.
- Any other costs not specifically noted as eligible for grant reimbursement.
For more information, visit Commissioners of Chester County.
