YORK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

Make plans to attend a virtual grant workshop about the York County Open Space and Land Preservation Grants. To register for the 1:30 P.M. workshop, please contact YorkOpenSpace@ycpc.org.

This program is dedicated to helping communities and non-profit organizations throughout York County preserve and protect open space. It offers grant funding in three categories: Land Acquisition, Planning and Ordinance Assistance, and Improvement (Marcellus Shale Legacy). Grants are for acquiring land for natural resource protection or parkland; conducting planning studies and developing portions of comprehensive plans and ordinances to address the County Comprehensive Plan’s open space, land protection, sensitive natural features, and agricultural protection related goals and objectives; and planning, acquiring, developing, rehabilitating, and repairing open spaces and recreational facilities. Applications are due September 30, 2026.

Who Should Attend: Representatives from any municipality in York County, PA (multi-municipal applications are eligible and encouraged); charitable non-profit organizations with 501(c) status with an identified focus on natural resource protection, land preservation, parks/recreation, or conservation; the York County Parks Department; other York County agencies (Improvement funding only); and York County school districts (Improvement funding only).