RECENT GRANTS
ENVIRONMENT
Community Development/Beautification
Allegheny County Parks Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $20,000
Develop and implement a communications and marketing plan to engage citizens to participate in a variety of activities offered at the County Parks
Event Committee Pittsburgh, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA $10,000
Supplies/needs for approximately 1,600 volunteers for the G-20 Clean-Up Campaign held on September 12, 2009
Friends of the Riverfront, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA $1,000
Volunteer Trail Stewardship as part of the G-20 Clean-Up Campaign
Friends of the Riverfront, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA $30,000
Initiatives to support the continued development of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and the Riverfronts Naturally Stewardship program
Growth Through Energy & Community Health Strategies Pittsburgh, PA $25,000
Vacant Land Reclamation project to reclaim four blighted lots in the Uptown, Wilkinsburg, and Oakland neighborhoods
Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA $15,000
Entrance Corridor Planting project of the Botanic Garden consisting exclusively of plants native to our eco-region, the Western Allegheny Plateau
Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County Greensburg, PA $5,000
General operating support to enable communities to enhance their viability, quality of life, and long-term sustainability by providing education and technical assistance and by promoting smart growth principles
Sprout Fund Pittsburgh, PA $35,000
2010 Sprout Public Art program where communities and local artists collaborate to improve the image of Pittsburgh and the surrounding counties of Allegheny County by creating murals in diverse neighborhoods
Student Conservation Association, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA $15,000
Supporting Green Economic Growth along the Great Allegheny Passage
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Pittsburgh, PA $100,000
2010 Downtown Hanging Baskets program to install and maintain hanging floral baskets throughout Pittsburgh's downtown district