Environmental Funds

Codorus Watershed

The Codorus Watershed Fund works to develop strategic direction and action plans to build on the work of existing watershed improvement programs. By leveraging new public and private investments, this fund seeks to improve the health and vitality of the Codorus and its environs.

Grant Programs

• Watershed Improvement: Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded for pre-construction costs, such as design, permitting, engineering, and other technical assistance-oriented activities.
• Engagement and Education: Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded for projects that enhance the local capacity to implement present and future on-the-ground actions by supporting community-based assessments, planning, educational experience, workshops, and recreation.
• Larger Requests: Grant requests that are larger than $15,000 will be entertained by the committee on a rolling basis. Grant request must be related to our fund priorities.

Program Indicators

All projects must have a focus on decreasing pollution (and increase water quality) and/or an increase in recreational/educational activities.

Agriculture and Land Preservation

Established with the Robert R. Anderson Family Fund. This also includes the Kristen E. Baylor Memorial and Early and Margaret Brown Family funds.

The Agriculture and Land Preservation Fund supports education, study, and research in agriculture to improve farms, farming and land preservation in York County.

Grant Programs

• • Land Preservation: Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded for projects that enhance restore/establish wildlife habitat, maintain, or improve grassland productivity, reduce soil erosion, increase control of critical invasive species, enhance critical threatened and endangered plant and animal species services survival.
  • Education and Implementation: Grants of up to $10,000 awarded for projects that enhance education, study and research in agriculture that will improve farms and farming in York County, provide technical assistance to further farm productivity.
  • Larger Requests: Grant requests that are larger than $10,000 will be entertained by the committee on a rolling basis. Grant request must be related to our fund priorities.

Program Indicators

Number of acres of preserved lands and/or number of farmers/farms served/reached.

Sustainable Energy

Established with the Charles G. Eyster Family Fund.

The Sustainable Energy Fund provides education and technical assistance to help nonprofit organizations and municipal entities conserve energy and reduce operating costs. The fund is currently exploring large-scale demonstration projects to transform the way York Countians think about energy conservation.