{"id":541,"date":"2014-08-08T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/community-impact-managing-water-philadelphia\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:42:16","slug":"community-impact-managing-water-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/community-impact-managing-water-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Impact: Managing Water in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Penn State Public Media (PSPM), in collaboration with Fairmount Water Works\u00a0\u00a0 and The Penn State Center: Engaging Philadelphia is excited to announce a mini grant initiative, \u201cCommunity Impact: Managing Water in Philadelphia.\u201d
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\nRequest for Proposals
\n\u201cCommunity Impact: Managing Water in Philadelphia\u201d<\/p>\n

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Proposals Due by 5:00 p.m. EST, August 14, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nGrants made available with funding from the William Penn Foundation, will support projects within the Philadelphia region (Schuylkill and Delaware Watersheds) that combat water quality problems\u00a0 using green infrastructure and which include an educational component.
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\nGrants ranging from $500.00 to $2,000.00 will be awarded on a competitive basis to eligible applicants. Projects may\u00a0 include, but are not limited to, local stream restoration projects, community rain garden or rain barrel installation projects, and green infrastructure projects that are implemented in a K-12 (and post high-school) environment . For more information about the grants or to apply, please visit: http:\/\/waterblues.org\/rfp<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cCommunity Impact: Managing Water in Philadelphia\u201d mini grants are a component of Water Blues, Green Solutions<\/em>, a public service media initiative. The centerpiece of Water Blues <\/em>is a nationally distributed public television documentary produced by PSPM\u00a0 that premiered in 2013. The mini grants initiative will help extend the impact of Water Blues<\/em>. More information about this national initiative is available at: http:\/\/www.waterblues.org\/<\/a>.
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\n**Please feel free to share this information with anyone that might be interested in applying for a grant via newsletters or\u00a0 social media.<\/p>\n

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For more information, please contact:
\nLindsey Faussette
\nManager, Project Implementation
\nPenn State Public Media
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\n814.863.5489<\/p>\n

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