Delaware County Conservation District (DCCD) MINI-GRANT PROGRAM

Provider

Delaware County Conservation District (DCCD)

Application Deadline

Applications are accepted semi-annually.
Fall Deadline: October 30th, 2024

Summary

To promote conservation work in Delaware County, the Conservation District has established a mini grant program. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.  Grant requests should not exceed $500.00. The Conservation District Board of Directors will annually allocate a sum of money to this program based on the prior year’s excess of income over expenses.  To start the program in 1998, the Board allocated $3,000.00.

Common Eligible Projects

Projects expected to result in the conservation of natural resources, education of a wide audience, and/or significant improvements to water quality will be funded. Projects must be located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The following are examples of the types of projects that will be considered:

• Streambank stabilization
• Riparian forest buffer plantings
• Storm sewer stenciling / disks
• Wildlife habitat improvements
• Conservation practice installation or implementation approved by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (N.R.C.S.) on land open to the public without an access fee
• Special topic workshops or seminars for the general public on local environmental issues
• Stream monitoring / water quality testing programs
• Evaluation of new erosion and sediment control products on publicly owned construction projects
• Nature trails
  
  

More Information

https://www.delcocd.org/mini-grant-program/