The Lancaster County Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Clean Water Fund to serve as a catalyst for increased collaboration to efficiently achieve clean and clear water in Lancaster County.
Donor Name: Lancaster County Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lancaster County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/21/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $25,000
Details:
This fund will enable local partners to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of those projects using technology, cultural sensitivity, and science-based practices that will get the streams to clean and clear in a generation.
It provides a unique opportunity to work with landowners, leaders, and communities across the county on education, restoration, and protection projects to improve water quality. Across Lancaster County, clean water is a priority. With the majority of Lancaster County streams and much of their groundwater unhealthy, their community is a priority area for reducing specific pollutants (nutrient and sediment) by 2025 in accordance with Lancaster’s Countywide Action Plan (CAP).
This grant is created and managed with the Lancaster Clean Water Partners to achieve clean and clear local waterways by 2040. They work with trusted experts in the field to make this grant possible, including Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Economic Development Company of Lancaster County, Lancaster Conservancy, Lancaster County Conservation District, Lancaster Farmland Trust, Local municipalities, and Penn State’s Agriculture and Environment Center.
Funding Information
- Grants range from $1,000 – $25,000.
- $80,000 available in total
Eligibility Criteria
- Serve Lancaster County residents without discrimination
- Current 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS
- Registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations unless otherwise exempt per the Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act
- Complete IRS Form 990 Annually
- Annual Audit or a financial review by an independent CPA within the last 12 months
- In good standing with all existing awards and contracts with the Lancaster County Community Foundation
- Provide organizational Non-Discrimination Policy meeting all federal requirements as it applies to your type of organization
- Be aware of the Community Foundation’s Anti-Hate policy
Community Foundation will not typically fund
- Creation of a new organization
- Schools
- Capital campaigns/capital costs (equipment, building costs, maintenance)
- Political campaigns
- Expenses incurred before the grant is awarded
- Cemetery associations
- Religious causes that further a specific belief/agenda
For more information, visit Clear Water Fund.
