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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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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

ADVOCACY 101

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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