The Application Process - “What you need to know”
Date/TimeTuesday, March 3, 2015
7:30 am and 10:00 AM.
Location
Albright College
Roessner Hall
13th & Rockland Streets, Reading, PA
Room 100
SpeakersDean Druckenmiller
Berks County Conservation District
Program Fees
Free – Continental Breakfast Included
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Who Should Attend:
Local governing board members, municipal managers and secretaries, Roadmasters, Authority utility providers, , and other individualswith responsibility or interest in the topic.
Please register online or return this form to:
Albright College Center for Excellence in Local Government
PO Box 15234
Reading, PA 19612-5234
(610) 921-7278 fax / The Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road program (the “Program”) began in 1997 from an initiative by Trout Unlimited in conjunction with Penn State University’s Center for Dirt and Gravel Roads, the State Conservation Commission and local Conservation Districts. The goal of the Program is to reduce pollution to nearby streams while improving the rural road network. One of the qualification requirements of the Program is to direct funding to “worksites” where road runoff is affecting water quality of the nearby stream. As a result of Act 89 (PA Gas Tax), additional funding has been allocated to the Program which will now include Low Volume Roads (<500 vehicles per day). Technical Assistance is available and provided by the Center for Dirt and Gravel Road studies and the Berks County Conservation District (BCCD).
The Berks County Conservation District has received almost $290,000 with approximately $80,000 for dirt and Gravel Roads and $210,000 for paved low volume roads and expects to have a similar dollar amount available for the next 6 years totaling almost 1.8 million dollars.
Projects that qualify must consist of components that improve the road and the environment. Low Volume Road (LVR) Program projects must contain benefits to both the road systems (i.e. - improved drainage, reduced surface, ditch & bank erosion, smoother surface, more durable surface, reduced maintenance costs, etc.) and the environmental systems (i.e. - water quality, stream quality, reduced storm water flows, increased infiltration).
Grant Application Process – Eligibility - Applicants (i.e. – townships, boroughs, or a gov’t agency like the PA Game Commission) must have a representative attend Environmental Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) training and acquire the certification. The ESM certification is good for 5 years and projects must have an impact on improving water quality.
This workshop will provide the information and background necessary to properly apply for this funding. Tips on the components of a successful application will be reviewed as will the actual application forms. Attendance at a ESM training session is not a prerequisite for attending this workshop and you will learn if it is in your best interest to pursue this funding source and attend the ESM Training. The grant application period is openuntil all funds have been committed.
Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road Program- Registration Form
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If you require additional information, please contact Andrea Weist at (610) 929-6503 or .
Trainees are admitted to workshops without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, political affiliation, national origin, or disability.