2025 Clean Water Fund Small Grant Awardees
Clear Water Fund Small Grant Awards Announced
The Lancaster Clean Water Fund serves as a catalyst for increased collaboration to efficiently achieve clean and clear water in Lancaster County by 2040. It provides a unique opportunity to work with landowners, leaders, and communities across the county on education, restoration, and protection projects to improve water quality.
In 2025, 10 non-profit organizations and municipalities were awarded over $87,000 for clean water projects! This year’s grantees:
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2025 Clean Water Fund Awards |
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Project Name |
Grantee |
Award |
Description |
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Conestoga: Our River, Our Restoration |
The Yoheh Project |
$1,800 |
The Yoheh Project will film a documentary that educates Lancastrians on the severity of the pollution in the Conestoga river, while also addressing the nuances of tribal sovereignty and the ways in which Native American communities might be empowered to protect land and water resources. |
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Mobile Stream Table for Hands-On Environmental Education Program |
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association (LSRA) |
$7,500 |
LSRA will construct a mobile stream table to bring to schools and communities to improve environmental knowledge and encourage stewardship of the Susquehanna River. |
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Eco Explorers |
Lancaster Science Factory |
$6,675 |
Building on 2024’s award, Eco Explorers will work with Lancaster students to provide watershed education through visits to farms, streams and neighborhood green infrastructure projects. |
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Lancaster City Corridor Launch Facility, Phase 1 |
Conestoga River Club |
$15,000 |
Continuing their work to provide universal access to the Conestoga River, CRC will work with the community to develop process templates for restoring launch facilities |
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Climbers Run Nature Center Stormwater Management Project |
Lancaster Conservancy |
$13,729 |
By implementing a rain garden and sub-surface infiltration bed at Climbers Run, this project will protect the property and its high quality stream while providing education to the many visitors each year. |
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Blue Green Connector – Clean Water Kiosk |
The Little Conestoga Creek Foundation |
$10,000 |
This project supports a Clean Water Kiosk at the Noel Dorwart Park trailhead to the Little Conestoga Blue Green Connector-a 3.5-mile multimodal ADA accessible trail along the restored Little Conestoga Creek when completed. |
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Accelerating the Impact of the Lancaster One Water Partnership |
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake (IPC) |
$7,000 |
IPC has partnered with congregations and partners to implement green space across the county. This year’s grant adds educational signage to their green infrastructure and conservation landscaping practices. |
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Watershed and Wildlife Improvement Projects for Plain Sect Communities |
Stroud Water Research Center |
$10,000 |
Stroud will provide watershed and wildlife education to schools and pilot conservation-education work with plain sect communities |
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Outdoor Classroom Activation & Restoration |
Let’s Go 1-2-3 |
$7,000 |
Let’s Go 1-2-3 will work with the School District of Lancaster to strengthen teacher tools by revitalizing outdoor classrooms and urban community greenspace opportunities. |
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Upper Cocalico Creek Stream, Floodplain and Wetland Restoration Partnership |
Cocalico Creek Watershed Association (CCWA) |
$8,500 |
Building on 2024 progress, CCWA will continue building landowner buy-in by developing concept plans that help private property owners envision stream restoration in their backyard. |
