DCNR: Nov. 16 Online Recreation & Conservation Grants Workshop

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will hold an online Recreation and Conservation Grants Workshop from 9:00 a.m. to Noon on November 16.

This free workshop will help applicants develop project ideas in preparation for submitting a grant application to the Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2). 

The next grant round opens January 16, 2024 and closes April 3, 2024.

During the workshop, DCNR Bureau of Recreation and Conservation staff will present grant program selection criteria, review program priorities, and discuss eligible project types. 

There will be ample time for project-specific Q&A with DCNR’s professional grant managers and regional advisors.

2024 applicants are strongly encouraged to attend. The workshop is especially suited for municipal officials, consultants, board members, trail managers, land trust staff, and park and recreation professionals.

A general session for all applicants will begin at 9:00 AM. Project type-specific breakout sessions will follow. 

Applicants should plan on attending both the general session and the breakout session for the project type they plan on applying for.

Click Here to register and for more information.

For more information on available grants, visit DCNR’s Grants webpage.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

  For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog,  Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

(Courtesy WeConservePA website.)

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[Posted: August 15, 2023]  PA Environment Digest