Greene County awards 73 GRACE contracts totaling about $273,000 to support soil and water conservation
October 01, 2025 | Greene County, Pennsylvania
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Greene County commissioners placed on the agenda and approved the conservation board’s recommendation to award 73 contracts through the Greene County Reinvestment in Agriculture Cost Share Enhancement (GRACE) program, the board reported at Wednesday’s agenda meeting.
The conservation board representative said the program this year produced the largest number of applicants since the program began in 2017 and that the board was able to write contracts totaling more than $273,000 for local landowners. The board reported those awards are funded with public utility commission (PUC) funds distributed by the State Conservation Commission under Act 13.
“The year was our largest year of applicants. I was kind of proud of that. We’ve been doing this since 02/2017, and we were able to write contracts for over $273,000 for local residents,” the conservation board director said during the meeting. The director also said administration costs are low so most funds go directly to on‑the‑ground practices.
Commissioners and the board described the grants as supporting best management practices to promote soil and water conservation across pastures and woodlands. No separate vote or dollar reallocation was introduced at the meeting beyond placing the conservation board’s awards on the agenda for approval; commissioners recorded the motion as carried with the standard “all in favor” vote.
The commissioners’ action places the GRACE contracts into county records and authorizes the conservation board to execute the listed contracts and continue program administration using the stated PUC funds. The conservation board director thanked the commissioners for support that helps put conservation practices into operation across Greene County.
The item was introduced during the consent/regular agenda portion of the meeting and drew the most substantive comments of the session, limited to the conservation board’s report and the board’s remarks about funding sources and program history.
Looking forward, the conservation board’s remarks indicate continued use of PUC funds via the State Conservation Commission and ongoing county support to implement the contracted best management practices.
The conservation board representative said the program this year produced the largest number of applicants since the program began in 2017 and that the board was able to write contracts totaling more than $273,000 for local landowners. The board reported those awards are funded with public utility commission (PUC) funds distributed by the State Conservation Commission under Act 13.
“The year was our largest year of applicants. I was kind of proud of that. We’ve been doing this since 02/2017, and we were able to write contracts for over $273,000 for local residents,” the conservation board director said during the meeting. The director also said administration costs are low so most funds go directly to on‑the‑ground practices.
Commissioners and the board described the grants as supporting best management practices to promote soil and water conservation across pastures and woodlands. No separate vote or dollar reallocation was introduced at the meeting beyond placing the conservation board’s awards on the agenda for approval; commissioners recorded the motion as carried with the standard “all in favor” vote.
The commissioners’ action places the GRACE contracts into county records and authorizes the conservation board to execute the listed contracts and continue program administration using the stated PUC funds. The conservation board director thanked the commissioners for support that helps put conservation practices into operation across Greene County.
The item was introduced during the consent/regular agenda portion of the meeting and drew the most substantive comments of the session, limited to the conservation board’s report and the board’s remarks about funding sources and program history.
Looking forward, the conservation board’s remarks indicate continued use of PUC funds via the State Conservation Commission and ongoing county support to implement the contracted best management practices.
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