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Andrew HeathExecutive Director
PA Growing Greener Coalition
OVERVIEW
ABOUT THE COALITION
PRIORITIES
PROJECTS
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Mission: To enhance the health and economic well-being
of communities across the Commonwealth by advocating
for funding to conserve, restore, and protect land, water and wildlife, to preserve farms
and historic places, and to provide well-managed parks
and recreational areas throughout the state
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PRIORITIES
Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program
Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship Fund (ESF)
Heritage Areas Program / Historic Preservation
Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund (Key ’93)
Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund (Act 13 of 2012)
Oil and Gas Lease Fund (OGLF)
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PR
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SAct 13 of 2012
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(40%) Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund provides funding to the following environmental programs:
1. (20%) Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA)
2. (10%) Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship Fund
Act 13 also authorizes annual transfers from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to the Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship Fund
3. (25%) Water & Sewer Projects• Split between PENNVEST and CFA H20 PA
4. (15%) County Conservation and Recreation Projects
5. (5%) Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund
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THE BIG QUESTION – Which Programs for Which Projects Abandoned
Mine Drainage
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Community Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Greenways
Agriculture Preservation
Habitat Restoration and Protection Historic Preservation and Heritage Area Conservation Land and Water Conservation Stormwater Management and Sewer Infrastructure Watershed Restoration
Other Opportunities
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Community Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Greenways
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CFA Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program
CFA Flood Mitigation Program
DCNR Community Conservation and Partnership Program C2P2 DEP Coastal Management
DEP Environmental Education Grants Program
PennDOT Transportation Alternatives Program
PFBC Boating Infrastructure Grant Program
PFBC Erie Access Improvement Grant Program
PFBC Sinnemahoning Creek Restoration Grant Program
PFBC Valley Creek Watershed Grant Program
County Conservation and Recreation Projects
HELPFUL HINTS
Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) Keep applications straightforward and concise. Follow
directions, including the instructions for the number of copies to be provided and the format.
Notify the county and municipality where the project is located. Demonstrated public support is helpful.
Demonstrate project readiness and financial need. Include benefit-to-cost ratio.
Garner the support of the state representatives and senators from where the project will be developed.
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Clean Streams & Rivers Initiative
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Andrew HeathExecutive Director, Pennsylvania Growing Greener Coalition
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Andrew HeathExecutive Director
PA Growing Greener Coalition
Work: 717.745.9304Cell: 717.824.2281
P.O. Box 103Elizabethtown, PA 17022
www.PaGrowingGreener.org
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