Montgomery County, PA

 

The Green Fields/Green Towns Program establishes an allocation of funding for each municipality in Montgomery County.  This allocation is to be used in the first years of the program for various activities  involved in implementing municipal open space plans.  The initial funding round commenced on April 1, 2004 and will now end on April 1, 2009.  (On February 21, 2008 the County Commissioners amended the Green Fields/Green Towns Program guidelines to extend this date one year from April 1, 2008 to April 1 2009.)  This process was established to encourage municipalities to develop good plans and applications for implementation as soon as possible.  All grant applications received before April 1, 2009 will be reviewed under Round I guidelines.

 

After April 1, 2009, all remaining grant funds, including planning grant funds, will be made available to all municipalities for additional open space acquisition and green infrastructure projects that are consistent with the municipal open space plans.  The approval of grants under this second round of funding will be competitive.  The Montgomery County Open Space Board will review all applications in accordance with a process that it will establish.  The board will make recommendations based upon its judgment of which projects best meet the goals of both municipal plans and the county open space plan.  For further information, contact Devan Stewart at 610.278.3743.