The 2024 Healing the Planet Grant Program, funded by the The GIANT Company, aims to invest in tree plantings across The GIANT Company’s operating areas in Pennsylvania. Trees provide numerous benefits to the environment, water, and air quality as well as health benefits and an enhanced overall quality of life for all Pennsylvanians. Applications will be accepted for up to $4,000. A list of criteria for eligible projects can be found below. Applications will be accepted online only until July 1, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST. All trees planted must be native to Pennsylvania.

The 2024 applications is now closed. The Review and Selection Committees’ decisions are final. Due to the sheer volume of applications, we cannot give feedback on individual applications and scores. Thank you for all you do to keep your community clean and beautiful.

Resources:

For grant questions, please contact Heidi Pedicone, Director of Programs for Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful at hpedicone@keeppabeautiful.org or 724-836-4121 ext. 109.

2024 HEALING THE PLANET AWARDEES
  • Antis Township - Antis Logan Valley Trail Project - Blair Co PA
  • Board of Supervisors of Derry Township - 2024 Kish Park Tree Grant - Mifflin Co PA
  • Borough of East Stroudsburg - Dansbury Park Tree Enhancement - Monroe Co PA
  • Borough of Wyomissing - Replacement Tree Planting - Berks Co PA
  • Capital Area Greenbelt Association - CAGA Tree Replacement Project - Dauphin Co PA
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone 10 Million Trees Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award Tree Planting Project - Lancaster Co PA
  • City of Allentown - Parks Buffer Planting - Lehigh Co PA
  • City of DuBois - DuBois Tree Planting - Clearfield Co PA
  • City of Reading Public Works - Reading City Park bandshell slope restoration - Berks Co PA
  • Colonial Canopy Trees - Restoring Trees to Our Community Library - Montgomery Co PA
  • Concord Township - Concord Township Park Walking Trail Planting - Delaware Co PA
  • East Buffalo Township - Turtle Creek Park Restoration - Union Co PA
  • Excel Events - Green Lane Nature Trail Fall 2024 (biodiversity at Green lane nature trail) - Bucks Co PA
  • Fairmount Park Conservancy - Haddington Woods Tree Planting - Philadelphia Co PA
  • French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust - Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve Forest Restoration Project - Chester Co PA
  • Izaak Walton League of America York - IWLA of York - The Waltonian Arboretum and Riparian Buffer - York Co PA
  • Juniata College - College and Community Tree Planting - Huntingdon Co PA
  • Manada Conservancy - Clawson Preserve Invasive Species Removal and Native Plant Reintroduction - Dauphin Co PA
  • Michaux Forest Association - American Hornbeam Trees for the Mountain Creek Buffer at Pine Grove Furnace State Park - Cumberland Co PA
  • MT Top Area Swimming Pool Association Inc - Carbon Control & Beautification and Noise Control - Centre Co PA
  • Newtown Square in Bloom - Goshen Walking Trail Tree Replanting - Delaware Co PA
  • Open Land Conservancy of Chester County - Valley Creek Tributaries Riparian Restoration - Chester Co PA
  • Pennsylvania Environmental Council - Knox Mine Memorial Site Beautification - Luzerne Co PA
  • Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation - Native Trees for Three Pennsylvania State Parks - Bucks Co PA
  • Pennsylvania State University - Examining Tree Health and Climate Change across Pennsylvania - Schuylkill Co PA
  • Red Lion Borough - Red Lion Refresh Planting Initiative - York Co PA
  • Snipes Farm and Education Center - Tiny Forest - Bucks Co PA
  • St. Paul Lutheran Church - Sacred Grounds - Lancaster Co PA
  • Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership - Riparian Buffer Restoration Along Shoemaker Run - Montgomery Co PA
  • Town of Bloomsburg - Roots to Canopy: Bloomsburg Community Tree Grant - Columbia Co PA
  • Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, Ltd. DBA Wild Ones Pennsylvania Ridge & Valley Chapter - Browning Avenue & Wordsworth Avenue Floodplain - Blair Co PA
  • Wildlands Conservancy, Inc. - Restoration of Saucon Park - Northampton Co PA
MEDIA TOOLKIT

We encourage you to promote this award. To promote your award and project locally, a sample press release template, social media posts, and logos can be found below. Please share any related press about this project, again, it helps us tell your story!

In all public acknowledgments, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful requires that you use the following tag line: This project was funded by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Healing the Planet Grant Program with support from The GIANT Company. Educational signage requires the use of the tag line or both logos below.

GRANT TIMELINE
  1. Grant will open on June 1, 2024. Online submissions only. No applications will be accepted by post or email.
  2. All grant applications and supplemental information will be accepted until July 1, 2024 4:00 PM EST. No exceptions.
  3. Grant winners will be announced in August 2024. All applicants will be informed of their application outcome at this time. All decisions of the grant committee are final.
  4. Projects must be completed by November 30, 2024.
  5. A completed final report including photos must be submitted by December 13, 2024.
This is a competitive grant program with intent to provide support for diverse community improvement projects across The Giant Company’s operating area in Pennsylvania.
GRANT/PROJECT ELIGIBILITY
  • Applicants can be any tax-exempt organization including nonprofit organizations, conservation districts, schools, churches, local and county governments, etc. EIN must be provided.
  • Eligible projects must be located in areas where The GIANT Company operates stores within Pennsylvania. Applicants can reside outside of the target locations but the project MUST be in the below locations. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

    Pennsylvania: Adams, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union and York counties.

  • Eligible projects must be shovel ready with any required permits already secured. Eligible projects include tree planting and direct costs relating to tree planting. All applicants must have prior successful tree planting experience.
  • View Frequently Asked Questions about the grant (.pdf).
  • Download the grant program guidelines here (.pdf).
HOW TO APPLY

The 2024 applications is now closed. Grant winners will be announced in early August 2024. All applicants will be informed of their application outcome at this time.

GRANT MANAGEMENT/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

All organizations awarded will be asked to sign an agreement with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, outlining requirements and expectations. The grant agreement will outline all project requirements that will be submitted at the end of the grant period in an online format. Photos will also be required. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful will provide each awardee with a sample release template and requirements for appropriate and agreed upon recognition of The GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Recognition could include local press releases, inclusion in educational materials, and/or signage. All items are to be approved by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and The GIANT Company prior to release of such materials.

FINAL PROJECT REPORT FORM
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