Applications will be accepted for PECO's Green Region Open Space grant program, which Natural Lands administers. The program, now in its 16th year, awards grants of up to $10,000 to eligible municipalities and recreation authorities within PECO's service area. The deadline for applications is Saturday, Oct. 31.
Over the years, numerous municipalities, regional recreational authorities, and nonprofits in southeastern Pennsylvania have undertaken a variety of open space projects. PECO has partnered with Natural Lands to provide grants to assist in these efforts.
Eligible applicants include municipalities and regional recreational authorities within PECO's suburban service territory, which includes portions of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and York counties. Within the City of Philadelphia, eligible applicants are limited to incorporated nonprofit organizations.
The grants are to be used with other funding sources to cover expenses related to open space projects, such as consulting fees, trail construction, land acquisition, habitat improvement, and the cost of creating and implementing an open space plan.
Through the PECO Green Region program, more than $2.3 million has been awarded to execute nearly 300 projects since the program's inception in 2004. Townships are urged to apply for their planned open space projects as communities work to preserve and protect farmland, watersheds, parks, and trails for this and future generations.
To learn more and apply, readers may visit http://www.natlands.org/greenregion or contact Estelle Wynn Dolan, program administrator, at 610-353-5587, ext. 213, or edolan@natlands.org. To learn more about Natural Lands, readers may visit http://www.natlands.org.
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