The Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024-25 Mini-Grant Program.
In addition to at least $25,000 to be distributed in 2024 Mini Grant Funds by the Lumber Heritage Region, these grant projects will leverage more than $63,000 in local spending to build communities and improve life for residents and visitors.
The mini grant program is possible through the funding provided by a state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources partnership grant. The LHR was able to fund 10 of the 17 organizations that applied for the grant.
“We are ecstatic about the number of great projects that were presented in this round of grants. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t support all of them,” says Executive Director Holly Komonczi.
Since 2001, the LHR has leveraged more than $3 million dollars in projects in the Lumber Heritage Region.
It is the mission of the organization to support communities and preserve the forest products industries by making tools and assets available to visitors and residents of the fifteen-county region.
To get involved or donate to one of the many projects in the region e-mail info@lumberheritage.org or log on to the LHR’s Web site at www.lumberheritage.org.
Recipients include:
- Austin Dam Memorial Association – Potter County – $800 for Kindling Factory Interpretive Panels
- Castanea Township Recreation Committee – Clinton County – $1,000 for Chestnut Tree and its History in Castanea Interpretative Sign
- Clinton County Government – Clinton County – $4,000 for Bald Eagle Valley Trail Way-Finding Historical Signs
- Dubois Area Historical Society – Clearfield County – $1,000 for Sidney Fuller, Lumberman – Historic Educational Panel
- McKean County Historical Society – McKean County – $5,000 For Phase III Fire Tower Restoration
- McKean County Government – McKean County – $3,000 for Route 6 Timber Treasurers: Showcasing McKean County’s Lumber Heritage with Welcome Signs
- Muncy Heritage Park – Lycoming County – $2,000 for ADA Picnic Table Project
- Redbank Valley Trails Association – Clarion County – $640.50 for Andrews Lumber Co. Historic Panel
- Tri-county Rails to Trails Association – Elk County – $3,373.50 for Clarion Little Toby Recognition Through Signs
- Wilds Sonshine Factory: PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship – McKean County – $5,000 for Historic Educational Displays of Refurbished Sheffield Log at Wilds Sonshine Factory
The program uses funding from the DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) for local and regional projects that relate to the work of the Lumber Heritage Region.
The funding requires a dollar-for-dollar match. Watch the LHR social media and Web site for the next round of funding.