Sustainable Communities

AVAILABLE GRANTS: Grants and loans are currently available from the Metropolitan Edison Company Sustainable Energy Fund. To learn more, click here.

CHARITABLE FUNDS INVOLVED: The Fund for Berks County, The Metropolitan Edison Company Sustainable Energy Fund; The Fund for Farmland Preservation

GRANT DOLLARS COMMITTED IN FY 2003: $280,000
LOAN DOLLARS COMMITTED IN FY 2003: $350,000

KEY PROJECTS:

Initiative for a Competitive Greater Reading (ICGR)
The Initiative for a Competitive Greater Reading (ICGR) is a collaborative project of government, business and community leaders who are determined to breathe life into downtown Reading and strengthen the economic vitality of the county as a whole.

Smart Growth
The Community Foundation is working closely with local agencies to encourage a structured approach toward the preservation of farmland and open space in an overall plan for economic growth.