Provider
Delaware County Conservation District (DCCD)
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted semi-annually.
Spring Deadline: April 1, 2026
Fall Deadline: October 30, 2026
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.
Applicants must be based in Delaware County. Applications for mini grants will be accepted from the following groups:
- Locally Based Environmental Organizations
- School-based Environmental Clubs
- Homeowners Associations and Civic Associations
- Scouting Organizations
- Municipal Environmental Advisory Councils and Shade Tree Commissions
- Sportsman’s Groups
- Master Watershed Stewards and Master Gardeners of Penn State Extension in Delaware County
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 (NRCS) 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/
