The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will begin accepting applications January 22 for local land conservation, recreation, riparian buffer project grants under the Community Conservation Partnership Grant Program. 

The deadline for applications is April 10.

Community Conservation Partnership grants can fund-- Planning, acquisition, rehabilitation and development of public parks, greenways, critical habitat areas and open space; Recreation areas; Motorized and non-motorized trails; ATV and Snowmobile, River conservation and access; and Conservation of open space.

The Riparian Forest Buffer Program provides financial assistance to identify locations in need of riparian forest buffers, and to design, establish, monitor, and provide short-term maintenance for those buffers.

Webinars

DCNR has scheduled 2 webinars to help potential applicants--

-- January 30: Grants For Recreation, Conservation, Trail and Riparian Buffer Projects, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.;

-- February 27: Statewide and Regional Partnership Grant Program for public recreation, conservation or heritage-area initiatives undertaken across a statewide or regional landscape, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m..

For more information, visit DCNR’s Community Conservation Partnership Grant Program webpage.

More information on the full range of DCNR grant opportunities is available on the DCNR Grants webpage.

Resources

For more information on buffers, financial and technical assistance available, visit DCNR’s Forest Buffers webpage.

CFA Accepting Applications

The Commonwealth Financing Authority will accept applications from February 1 to May 31 for its Act 13 Watershed Restoration Grants which includes funding control nonpoint source pollution runoff, which includes agricultural operations.  Click Here for more.

Forest Buffer Summit

Registration is now open for the DCNR and Western PA Conservancy Pennsylvania Riparian Forest Buffer Summit on February 20-21 at the Best Western Premier Conference Center, 800 East Park Drive in Harrisburg.  Click Here for more.

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