Funding Amount

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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Clean Water Fund

Overview: The Clean Water Fund enables local partners to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of water restoration projects using technology, cultural sensitivity, and science-based practices to restore Lancaster County's streams and groundwater to clean and clear conditions within a generation.

Problem Statement

Over half of Lancaster County's 1,400 miles of streams are unhealthy, and much of the groundwater is unhealthy.

    Focus Areas

  • Stream restoration
  • Water quality improvement
  • Groundwater protection

Geographic Scope

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Eligible Applicants

Local community benefit organizations and partners working on water restoration projects

    Approach

    Collaborative group of partners working across the landscape on restoration projects in priority places using:
  • Technology
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Science-based practices

Partners

Lancaster Clean Water Partners (collaborative effort)

Contact Information

Lancaster County Community Foundation 24 W King St Suite 201 Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 397-1629 lancfound.org

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

nonprofitsenvironmentwaterenvironmental-conservation

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