The PA Environmental Council is now accepting applications for the Pocono Forest and Waters Conservation Landscape Mini-Grant Program.  Applications are due April 25.

The programs provide mini-grants of $2,000 to $10,000 to projects within Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne Counties that support and advance the goals and objectives of the PFW CL.

Eligible applicants include any municipality, council of governments, registered Pennsylvania nonprofits, county conservation districts, or learning institutions to consider projects that may fit the grant criteria.

A total of $60,000 in grant funding is available. All mini-grants require a 50/50 match.

The program is funding by a grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Click Here for more background on the Pocono Forest and Waters Conservation Landscape Program.

For more information and all the details, visit the Pocono Forest And Waters Mini-Grant webpage or contact Janet Sweeney, PFW CL Coordinator by calling 570-718-6507 or sending email to: jsweeney@pecpa.org.

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3/21/2016