Montco Awards $2.5M In Funding To 23 Sustainability Projects

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Nearly two dozen different sustainability projects across Montgomery County have been awarded millions in funding, officials announced.

Funding ranged from a few thousand to tens of thousands in the 2021 iteration of the Montco 2040 Implementation Grants.

More than $2.5 million was awarded in the latest round of the program, which seeks to support municipalities in reaching various physical improvements, including sustainability initiatives and more closely connected communities.

Categories for projects included the Walk/Bike Montco, Downtown and Community Destination, and Adaptation and Resiliency.

"When we started the Montco 2040 Implementation Grant Program, I was excited to see what kind of projects would come out of the program and how municipalities would take up the county's offer to help implement the comprehensive plan at the local level," Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh said in a statement. "Now at year six, we have seen a number of fantastic projects funded through this initiative."

A total of 95 grants and $10.2 million in funding has been disbursed across 46 municipalities since the program's launch in 2016.

See a full list of awardees online here.