Friends of Wissahickon Receives More Than $1M in Grants

The Friends of Wissahickon Park have received more than one million dollars in grants for 2014 from various sources.

Here's a rundown of what grants they have received, and what they will pay for.

  $440,000 from the William Penn Foundation to support the continued growth ofFOW's community engagement and stewardship initiatives in Wissahickon Valley Park

·         $271,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority under the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support tributary and stormwater channel remediation

·         $250,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority under the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support the implementation of a park-wide trail signage program

·         $100,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority under the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support the restoration of a collapsed stream bank failure along Forbidden Drive.