State Grant Programs Now Open for Applications: March 31 Update

STATE PROGRAMS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development: Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP)  (Funding Source: General Fund)

Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits
Use: Tax credit program to encourage businesses to invest in projects by eligible nonprofits to serve low-income individuals and improve distressed areas. Projects can include affordable housing, community economic development, community services, education, neighborhood conservation, crime prevention, job training, or charitable food assistance. A special-priority category this year is COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Justice Issues, which can include a variety of COVID related services as well as projects that strive to increase awareness of or improve social justice issues within marginalized communities in Pennsylvania. See guidelines for more information.
Funds: State tax credits up to 80%, depending upon the program category, for businesses that donate to the nonprofit.
Application Deadline: May 28. Applicants submitting a solicitation plan in lieu of firm commitments must have their contributors confirmed by August 31, 2021.
More Information: Click on https://dced.pa.gov/programs/neighborhood-assistance-program-nap/.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their projects prior to application with their Regional DCED Office:  https://dced.pa.gov/dced-regional-offices/.

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development: Neighborhood Assistance Program Enterprise Zone Tax Credit (NAP-EZP)  (Funding Source: General Fund)

Eligibility: EZP is for private for-profit companies working in distressed areas within a designated Enterprise Zone, Keystone Main Street, Keystone Community, or Keystone Communities Enterprise Zone. See lists of eligible zones here:  Enterprise Zone DesignationsKeystone Communities – Expired Enterprise ZonesKeystone Main Street Designations, and Keystone Communities Designations.
Use: EZP is an incentive program that provides tax credits to private companies investing in rehabilitating, expanding, or improving buildings or land located within designated enterprise zones. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, DCED will prioritize projects that provide for the manufacturing of critical and necessary medical supplies such as masks, face shields, ventilators, and other similar products, or focus on job creation.
Funds: Tax credits equal to 25% of amount invested. Up to $500,000 total tax credits per project.
Application Deadline: May 28
More Information: Click on https://dced.pa.gov/programs/neighborhood-assistance-enterprise-zone-tax-credit-napezp/.

UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINES:

PA Agriculture – Farm to School Grant Program: March 30  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • School districts, charter schools, and private schools with pre-K or K-5 classes. – Nutrition education in the classroom, field trips, and other activities.

PA Office of Budget - Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP): March 31  (Funding Source: General Obligation Debt)

  • Entities that have a project itemized in a Capital Budget Itemization Act from the past 10 years. – The acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects that have a regional or multi-jurisdictional impact and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity.

DCNR ATV/Snowmobile Grants: March 31  (Funding Source: ATV and Snowmobile Registrations)

  • Municipalities, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations. – Planning, land acquisition, development, rehabilitation, maintenance, equipment, and educational programs related to ATV and/or snowmobile trails and facilities.

DCED State Facility Closure Transition Program: March 31  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • Eligible counties include: Butler, Carbon, Clarion, Columbia, Crawford, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and Venango. – To aid communities impacted by the closure of SCI Retreat, the White Haven Center, and Polk State Center.

DEP Agricultural Plan Reimbursement Program: April 1  (Funding Source: Environmental Stewardship Fund)

  • Agricultural operators/landowners in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (43 counties). - To hire a technical expert to develop plans for manure management, nutrient management, or erosion and sediment control.

DCED Keystone Communities: April 2  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • Municipalities, counties, redevelopment authorities, housing authorities, economic development organizations, housing corporations, community development corporations, business improvement districts, neighborhood improvement districts, downtown improvement districts. - A variety of community and economic development uses to revitalize/stabilize/grow neighborhoods and communities and encourage social and economic diversity.

PA Fish & Boat Commission – R3 Education Grant Program: April 12  (Funding Source: PA Fish & Boat Commission)

  • School districts, universities and colleges, community and civic groups, sportsmen’s and conservation organizations, and local recreation departments. - Education programs to retain and/or reactivate former anglers and boaters and to recruit new anglers and boaters.

L&I School-to-Work Program: April 14  (Funding Source: Reemployment Fund - State)

  • An entity that is, or will be, registered with the department as a pre-apprenticeship program. – Various school-to-work activities.

DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2): April 14   (Funding Source: Multiple State and Federal Sources)

  • Counties, municipalities, municipal agencies, nonprofit organizations, state heritage areas, prequalified land trusts, for-profit enterprises. - Planning, acquisition, and development of public parks, pools, indoor recreation facilities, playgrounds, motorized and walking trails, river conservation and access, stream buffers, open space conservation, and regional and statewide partnerships.

PA Agriculture Urban Agricultural Infrastructure Grant Program: April 16  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • An individual, partnership, association, business, or municipal government. - Projects that grow agricultural infrastructure in urban food deserts to improve access to fresh, local food and provide opportunities for hands-on learning, community-building, and for people to become social entrepreneurs.

L&I Dislocated Worker Near Completer Demonstration Project: April 19  (Funding Source: Federal Funding)

  • Pennsylvania Local Workforce Development Boards. – To support job seekers who have been displaced from employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and who were within one semester (16-weeks) or less of completing training.

PEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program: April 20  (Funding Source: Federal Funding)

  • 501(c)3 nonprofits, including religious institutions. Must be at a high risk of a terrorist attack. - Target hardening and physical security enhancements.

PCCD 2021-22 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program: April 27  (Funding Source: General Fund)

  • Pennsylvania counties. - To support restrictive conditions that are imposed as part of a county probation sentence, needed drug and alcohol-related services, and mental health treatment and supportive services for eligible individuals.

DEP County Recycling Coordinator Grant Program (Section 903): April 30  (Funding Source: Recycling Fund)

  • Counties. - To reimburse 50% of the cost of employing a county recycling coordinator in the previous calendar year.

DCNR Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant: May 13  (Funding Source: Federal Funding)

  • Rural or volunteer fire departments that serve communities with fewer than 10,000 people. - Equipment and training to prevent and control wildfires in rural areas.

CFA Abandoned Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Abatement and treatment of AMD.

CFA Baseline Water Quality Data Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - To establish baseline water quality data on private water supplies.

CFA Flood Mitigation Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. – Flood mitigation projects.

CFA Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Projects which involve development, rehabilitation and improvements to public parks, recreation areas, greenways, trails and river conservation.

CFA Orphan and Abandoned Well Plugging: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Orphan or abandoned well plugging projects.

CFA Sewage Facilities ProgramMay 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Costs associated with the planning work required under Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act. 

CFA Watershed Restoration and Protection Program: May 31  (Funding Source: Marcellus Legacy Fund)

  • For-Profit Businesses, Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations. - Projects which involve the construction, improvement, expansion, repair, maintenance or rehabilitation of new or existing watershed protection Best Management Practices (BMPs).