The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), in collaboration with Circuit Trails Coalition member organizations and with funding from The William Penn Foundation, is excited to launch the Circuit Trails Coalition Community Grant Program.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC)
States: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/22/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Purpose
The Circuit Trails Coalition Community Grant Program intends to fund projects that make the Circuit Trails more inclusive by making them safer, more welcoming, more enticing, and more comfortable spaces for under-represented and marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color; disabled people/people with disabilities; immigrants; people who earn a low income; and queer and trans people.
The Circuit Trails Coalition is guided by the Equity of Access to Trails report – the product of research conducted in fall 2020 within four focus areas: Camden, NJ; Trenton, NJ; Cobbs Creek, PA; and Norristown, PA — each an underserved community with a Circuit Trail running through it.
Priority will be given to projects led by and engaging under-represented and marginalized groups; projects that promote equity and serve historically disinvested communities; and organizations with a budget of less than $500,000.
The Circuit Trails Coalition will prioritize:
Organizations or projects led by and engaging under-represented and marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to: Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; disabled people/people with disabilities; immigrants; people who earn a low income; and queer and trans people.
Projects that serve geographic areas or neighborhoods that historically have been subject to systemic racism and disinvestment, with a higher than average concentration of low-income residents; residents who are Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color; and/or ethnic minorities.
Grant Amount
The program provides one and two-year grants of $1,000 to $10,000 per year for projects that increase a sense of welcome, belonging, and safety among under-represented groups on the Circuit Trails, a network of hundreds of miles of multi-use trails throughout nine counties in the Greater Philadelphia region (PA and NJ). The program will distribute a total of $150,000 over two years.
Eligibility Criteria
Your project is eligible for funding if:
- You are working in the geography of the Circuit Trails network, which includes Circuit Trails in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania, and Mercer, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties in New Jersey.
- You are an individual, group, or organization. You are NOT required to have 501(c)3 designation or a fiscal sponsor to be eligible for funding.
For more information, visit Community Grant Program.
