The Lumber Heritage Region (LHR) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025-2026 Mini-Grant Program. In addition to at least $30,000 to be distributed in 2025 Mini Grant Funds by the Lumber Heritage Region, these grant projects will leverage more than $51,436 in local spending to build communities and improve life for residents and visitors.

The mini grant program is possible through the funding provided by DCNR’s partnership grant. The LHR was able to fund eight of the eighteen organizations that applied. “This year we received applications for more than $188,000 in leveraged projects – that’s incredible growth,” said Holly Komonczi, Executive Director at the Lumber Heritage Region. “It really shows the enthusiasm across our region and the impact our staff and partners are having in supporting local communities.”

Since 2001, the LHR has leveraged more than 3 million dollars in projects in the Lumber Heritage Region. It is the mission of the organization to support communities and preserve the forest products industries by making tools and assets available to visitors and residents of the fifteen-county region.

To get involved or donate to one of the many projects in the region email info@lumberheritage.org or log on to the LHR’s website at www.lumberheritage.org
Recipients include:
● Austin Dam Memorial Association – Potter County – $1,736 for CCC Company 2336 S-146 Interpretive Displays
● The Roland Curtin Foundation – $3,250 for Forging Connections: A QR-Integrated Scavenger Hunt at Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village
● Clinton County Government – $5,000 for Signals of the Past: Preserving Rail Heritage Along the Bald Eagle Valley Trail
● Saint Marys Area School District – $5,000 for Forestry and Forest Products Education at SMASD
● Greater Renovo Area Heritage Park – $5,000 for Carved in History Lumber Heritage Mural
● Clarion County Economic Development Corporation – $5,000 for Clarion Riverlands Disc Golf
● Jefferson County History Center – $5,000 for Brookville Historic Interpretive Panels
● Keystone Wood Products Association – $500 for Forest Products & Carbon Storage Education

The Program uses funding from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) for local and regional projects that relate to the work of the Lumber Heritage Region. The funding requires a dollar-for-dollar match. Watch our social media and website for the next round of funding.

“This project is financed by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, Heritage Area Program Fund, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.”