The Friends of South Mountain Partnership and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy has Flex Grant funding available to support initiatives within our community that further the goals of the South Mountain Partnership.

Applications are due July 28.

This small-scale funding opportunity is intended to support projects not traditionally eligible for the SMP Mini-Grant program.

In addition to supporting the SMP mission and goals, priority will be given to ideas that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our region.

Click Here to see example projects and initiatives, but all projects with connections to conserving landscape resources, promoting landscape resources, and/or connecting people and organizations with common goals around conservation are encouraged to apply.

Awards from $600-$1,000 will be considered.  All projects must be within Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, or York County.

Click Here for all the details and instructions on how to apply.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the South Mountain Partnership website.  Sign up for regular updates from the Partnership (bottom of the webpage).

Find out more about Friends of South Mountain Partnership.  The Partnership serves Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, and York counties.

Visit DCNR’s Conservation Landscape Initiatives webpage for more on similar programs around Pennsylvania.

(Reprinted from the latest Around South Mountain newsletter from the South Mountain Partnership.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy (bottom of page).)

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[Posted: June 8, 2023]

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