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Funding for Municipalities and Non-profit Land Conservation Organizations in Pennsylvania

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The Commissioners of Chester County, Pennsylvania offer two distinct grant programs that provide funding to municipalities and non-profit land conservation organizations to permanently preserve significant natural, recreational, agricultural, historic, and cultural land resources; enhance public access to those lands; provide public benefit; and implement County and municipal land use policies. The programs are administered by the Department of Parks + Preservation.

Donor Name: Chester County Department of Parks + Preservation

State: Pennsylvania

County: Chester County (PA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Type of Entity: Municipalities and Non-profit Land Conservation Organizations

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/25/2022

Size of the Grant: $250,000

Grant Duration: 3 years

Details:

Categories

  • Municipal Program
  • Conservancy Program
    • Acquisition Grants
    • Public Benefit Improvement Grants

Municipal Program:

The Municipal Program advances the County’s Strategic Plan by awarding funds to local governments to assist them with providing parks, trails, and preserves for their citizens.

  • Acquisition Grants
    • Acquisition grants fund a maximum of 50% of the appraised value to buy land, conservation easements, or trail easements plus eligible transaction costs.
  • Park and Trail Improvement Grants
    • Park and Trail Improvement Grants fund park facility and trail construction costs at a maximum of 50% up to $250,000 for parks of 20 or more contiguous acres, and a maximum of 25% up to $100,000 for parks less than 20 acres.

Conservancy Program:

The Conservancy Program advances the County’s Strategic Plan by awarding funds to nonprofit land conservation organizations to assist them with preserving land and connecting people to the land.

  • Acquisition Grants:
    • Natural Area Preservation grants fund a maximum of 50% of the appraised value to buy land, conservation easements, or trail easements plus eligible transaction costs.
    • Farmland Preservation grants fund up to the lesser of $3,000 per acre or 33% of the appraised value, plus eligible transaction costs for easement purchases and up to the lesser of $5,000 per acre or 33% of the appraised value, plus eligible transaction costs for fee simple purchases
  • Public Benefit Improvement Grants:
    • Public Benefit Improvement Grants fund up to 50% of eligible costs with a $50,000 maximum for the construction of publicly accessible trails and trail-related amenities, and for nature-based improvements on permanently preserved land that will benefit water quality or contribute to habitat restoration.

For more information, visit Preservation Partnership Program.

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