We make a promise to sustain the South Mountain Regions quality of life which is critically reliant on its natural, cultural,

and economic assets.

Join us in this promise.

Mini-Grant
WORKSHOP

Workshop Outline:
About the South Mountain Partnership Grant basics Past projects Details of the Application What happens if you are awarded

Map courtesy of Capital RC&D

MINI-GRANT PURPOSE
Stimulate on the ground projects that aligns with the goals and strategies of the partnership. Biggest bang for the buck- with results that we can own and promote as a partnership. Strong partner collaboration. Overlaps many categories that create the regions sense of place.

Goals

Goals:

Preserve, sustain, and develop critical natural and cultural assets of the region

Promote regions natural and cultural assets and develop them into a major regional economic force
Build a critical mass of public and private organizations, non-profits, and citizens to support the Partnerships mission

Strategies

Strategies:
A) INVENTORY our assets so that we can preserve, promote, and develop them B) PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE for natural and heritage assets, agriculture, and recreation and SHOWCASE ORGANIZATIONS/ BUISNESS that support them C) COLLABORATE with key COMMUNITIES to preserve, promote, and develop natural and heritage assets, agriculture, and recreation D) SUSTAIN THE PARTNERSHIP and develop programs and activities that will attract all kinds of demographics

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For a complete list of resources

Who can apply ?

Municipalities, municipal agency, a pre-qualified land trust and authorized organizations are all eligible applicants. Authorized organizations must be both tax-exempt under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and registered with the PA Dept. of State, Bureau of Charitable Organizations. The Pennsylvania Recreation Trails and the ATV legislation also allow eligibility for some private groups.

What Amount Can You Ask For?

There is a grant request limit of $25,000 and a minimum of $2,500

Where Does The Project Need to Be Located

All projects must be within Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, or York County and have significant ties to the assets of the South Mountain, to the communities tied to these assets, and to the working lands surrounding it. Applicants must submit in the application a list of all participating partners who would benefit or participate in the project.

FUNDED
PROJECTS 2009-2012

Tales of Preservation -Land Conservancy of Adams County

Tales of Preservation -Land Conservancy of Adams County

Adams County Conservation District & Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve

Vernal Pools Workshops

PROMOTION
Publication 5,000 booklets - mailed to 50 acre + landowners - available at TPAs - Conservation District Offices - Primary businesses Website hosted on Capital RC&D as a project page e-book a page flipping digital publication on-line - link available to all partners - Forest Stewardship website - Woodlot Owners - Hardwood Council Workshops/Conference - Forest Stewardship Training - TUs River Conservation Course - Potential conference A Feast in the Forest 2011 @ Ironmasters Mansion

Community Supported Forests

A Partnership with Penn State University DCNR Forestry Capital RC&D Central PA Conservancy

Community Supported Forests

(Press event for kick-off at the Farmers On the Square Market: included Cumberland County Commissioners, PDA, and others)

Local Food, farm & Outdoor Attractions

Local Food, farm & Outdoor Attractions

Photo by Robert T. Kinsey

APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM

SOUTH MOUNTAINS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Cumberland County Historical Society

CAMP MICHAUX

Cumberland County Historical Society

CAMP MICHAUX

Arendtsville Borough

CAMP NARROWS GATEWAYS MICHAUX INTERPRETIVE PROJECT

BOILING SPRINGS SIGNAGE PLAN & INTERPRETIVE PROJECT

Boiling Springs Civic Association
Photo by Cornee van der Linden

Cumberland County

MOUNT HOLLY MARSH PRESERVE SIGNAGE IMPROVMENTS

Photo by C. Thoyes

MINI-GRANT

Details of the Application

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Details
No more than 4 pages
(double sided which means 8 pages total) 10 point font

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Ranking Projects:
Criteria Out of 100 points
10 POINTS 20 POINTS 20 POINTS 10 POINTS 10 POINTS 20 POINTS 10 POINTS Criteria A: Sufficient Project Scope Criteria B: Partner and Regional Collaboration Criteria C: Satisfies Goals and Objectives of Strategic Plan Criteria D: Overlaps Many Categories of Interest Criteria E: Measurable Success Criteria F: Match Is Secured Bonus Points: Project Directly Related to Outcomes of Workshops

Required For Application To Be Scored: Acknowledgement of Terms and Conditions

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PLEASE ONLY LIST PARTNERS THAT ARE PROVDING A MATCH, LETTER OF SUPPORT REQUIRED

Partners

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A) Scope: summary

Synopsis- SHORT!!

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A) Scope: summary
agriculture, natural resources, heritage, and recreation

Tie into regions assets:

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A) Scope: budget

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Itemize all costs: per unit cost x amount

Use for in-kind costs or professional labour

A) Scope: budget

Use this for both direct costs

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Professional services whether donated or contracted should be at the professional billing rate Un-skilled labor is set at PAs minimum wage ($7.50)

A) Scope: budget

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A) Timeline

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A) Timeline

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Match needs to be 1:1

What you CAN match What you CANT match

-Donated volunteer or professional time - Donate materials, land, etc..

- A match to other DCNR funded grants

- Other grant dollars (but NO DCNR funded projects)

- Straight cash!

- Unjustified professional service rates (no guessing)

- Funds that are already being spent for the project

A) Scope: budget

B ) Partners

LINK

C) Goals and Objectives

Agriculture Tourism & Economic Development

Recreation
Projects that intersect the most areas will rank the highest

Land Use & Planning Heritage

Ecology

METRICS, METRICS, METRICS!!!

In project closeout we will be reviewing where you are at in meeting your measurements for success.

E) Measurable Success

Simple yes or no

If no- please explain the circumstances so we can determine if it may still be deemed eligible

F) Match

If project was identified, discussed or stemmed from a Partnership meeting or workshop, it will receive additional points

BONUS POINTS!

No points will be given if your organization attended an event for something un-related to your project

BONUS POINTS!

Terms and conditions are provide through the link. If you are not typically the signatory for contracts, please review this with the person that would

Absolutely required

Absolutely required

Absolutely required

Absolutely required

Important dates:
Application Deadline: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 5 p.m.
Grant Awards Announces: September 2012 Project Completion: December 31, 2013 ****Please note many project take much longer for parties to agree and sign agreement

MINI-GRANT

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Send to:
Kimberly Williams (South Mountain partnership Co-Lead) Appalachian Trail Conservancy at kwilliams@appalachiantrail.org

****Please no PDFs- send a Word file

What happens if you are awarded?

Agreement signed by both parties
Scope of work based off of application Agreements signed sometime between September and October 2011

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Questions?

GOOD LUCK!!!!

We make a promise to sustain the South Mountain Regions quality of life which is critically reliant on its natural, cultural, and economic assets.

Join us in this promise.