Grant Memo: Agricultural, Educational, Safety, Redevelopment and Additional Grant Opportunities

Rep. Ed Neilson April 2, 2024 | 11:21 AM

NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS

Department of Transportation: Automated Red Light Enforcement Transportation Enhancements Grant Program (ARLE Program)

Who May Apply: Local governments, planning organizations, or Commonwealth agencies.

Use: Eligible uses include, but are not limited to, roadway safety, mobility, and capacity upgrades, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, local technical assistance program projects, and traffic signal improvements.
Funds: PennDOT anticipates $32 million available with the intent of funding worthwhile projects that can be completed at a relatively low cost.

Application Deadline: A pre-application scoping form is required to be submitted by April 30, 2024. Feedback will be provided by May 31, 2024. The application period will be open from June 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024.

More information: PennDOT Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program

Who May Apply: Counties

Use: Funds for the proposed program must be used to support restrictive conditions that are imposed as part of a county probation sentence and may be used for needed drug and alcohol-related services, and mental health treatment and supportive services for eligible individuals
Funds: Funding is contingent upon the availability of funds in the FY 2024-25 budget.

Application Deadline: May 1, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Department of Community and Economic Development: Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF)

Who May Apply: Municipalities, councils of government, businesses, economic development organizations, public transportation agency, ports (rail/freight)

Use: The MTF provides grants to encourage economic development and ensure a safe and reliable system of transportation exists in Pennsylvania. The program is intended to provide financial assistance in order to improve public transportation assets that enhance communities, pedestrian safety, and transit revitalization.
Funds: Requests must have a total eligible cost of $100,000 or more and no request shall exceed $3,000,000 for any project.

Application Deadline: July 31, 2024

More information: DCED Website

PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:

Department of Agriculture: Farm Vitality Planning Grant

Who May Apply: Farmers, prospective farmers, and others may apply.

Use: Strategic business planning to expand or diversify farms or support transition of ownership.
Funds: $500,000 in funding is available. Grants shall not exceed $7,500.

Application Deadline: Applications will be received until funds are exhausted.

More information: Pennsylvania Bulletin

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Recruitment Incentives for Law Enforcement

Who May Apply: Local law enforcement agencies, campus or university police, railroad or street railway police, airport authority police, and county park police.

Use: Funding is explicitly to support Act 120 training and recruitment activities for law enforcement officers that will take place between Oct. 19, 2023 and June 30, 2025.
Funds: $14 million in federal COVID Relief (ARPA) is available. PCCD anticipates this funding being able to support approximately 2,000 new fulltime officers statewide.

Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all funding is committed, at which point the application period will close.

More information: PCCD Website

Department of Community and Economic Development: Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Grant

Who May Apply: Technical and trade schools, school districts, post-secondary academic institutions, workforce investment boards, economic development organizations, and nonprofit organizations. For-profit entities are not eligible.

Use: Projects must focus on the development and deployment of workforce training programs for individuals with barriers to employment, engage youth or those with barriers in awareness building activities of manufacturing career opportunities, and advance capacity for local or regional manufacturers to meet the needs of local and regional manufacturers that cannot be met through existing programs such as WEDnet and Industry Partnerships.
Funds: Funds are available on an annual basis and vary based on recommendations and constraints set in the annual budget.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted and evaluated on an ongoing basis as long as funds remain available.

More information: DCED Website

Department of Environmental Protection: Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate Program

Who May Apply: Pennsylvania residents whose total household income is below 400 percent of the Federal Income Poverty Level.

Use: This program provides a rebate to Pennsylvanians who purchase or lease alternative fuel vehicles.
Funds: Rebates vary depending on type of vehicle purchased.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted and evaluated on a first come, first served basis as long as funds remain available. Please note applications must be received within six months of the date of the vehicle purchase.

More information: DEP Website

Conservation and Natural Resources: Community Conservation Partnerships Program

Who May Apply: counties, municipalities, municipal agencies, nonprofit organizations, state heritage areas, prequalified land trusts, for-profit organizations (for some grant types).

Use: Funds may be used for projects related to parks, recreation, and conservation, including, but not limited to, park and recreation rehabilitation and development, recreation and conservation planning, trail planning and construction, land acquisition and conservation, river access and conservation, community and riparian tree planting, and regional and statewide partnerships to better develop and manage resources.
Funds: Funds for this program come from a mix of state and federal sources, including the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, the Environmental Stewardship Fund, the Snowmobile Restricted Account, the All-Terrain Vehicle Restricted Account, and more. The 2023 funding round provided over $52 million in awards.

Application Deadline: April 3, 2024

More information: DCNR Website

Department of Labor: Digital Literacy and Workforce Development Round 5

Who May Apply: Round 3 and 4 awardees who will continue/expand their programming, workforce boards, public libraries, library systems, district library centers, non-profit agencies, or small businesses.

Use: Funds will be used to enhance the digital literacy skills necessary for securing and maintaining jobs and careers offering family-sustaining wages, including job search capabilities and access to employment postings.
Funds: $5,000,000 in total funds will be available in awards up to $100,000. $2,000,000 in funding will be available to new applicants. $3,000,000 in funding will be available to Round 3 and 4 awardees who will continue/expand their programming.

Application Deadline: April 4, 2024

More information: DOL Website

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Drop-In Centers

Who May Apply: Existing organizations that have the capacity to provide or expand drop-in center services for individuals with SUD, including single county authorities, DDAP licensed treatment providers, organizations that offer clinical services and recipients of DDAP’s prior funding opportunities for Drop-In Centers.

Use: To expand drop-in center services for individuals with SUD.
Funds: Up to $6,575,000 is available. DDAP expects to award approximately eight grants totaling $750,000 each.

Application Deadline: April 12, 2024

More information: DDAP Website

Department of Agriculture: Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Who May Apply: State and local organizations, producer associations, academia, community-based organizations, and other eligible specialty crops stakeholders.

Use: The purpose of the Program is to enhance, but not replace, the Federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program by establishing a Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for specialty crops that are not currently eligible for grant payments under the Federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, or that are otherwise designated high-priority specialty crops by the Secretary. Funding for the Program will assist the growth, certification of seed and marketing of these eligible specialty crops.
Funds: $460,000 in funding is available.

Application Deadline: April 19, 2024

More information: Pennsylvania Bulletin

Community and Economic Development: COVID-19 ARPA PA Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program

Who May Apply: Units of local government and community anchor institutions (as defined in Act 96 of 2021).

Use: Funding is to be used for community projects that construct, acquire, or improve facilities (shared office space, recreation centers, schools, libraries, etc.) that are or will be open to the public and directly enable work, education, and health monitoring at the facility.
Funds: $44,853,958 of federal ARPA funds will be distributed through this program. The minimum grant amount is $250,000 and the maximum grant amount is $2 million.

Application Deadline: April 20, 2024

More information: DCED Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program

Who May Apply: County governments and non-profit victim service agencies are eligible to apply. Faith-based organizations may be eligible to apply under certain circumstances.

Use: Funds may be used to support cross-system, collaborative efforts to respond to victims of violence against women crimes. This includes, but is not limited to, personnel and benefit costs associated with specialized units in law enforcement or core direct victim services, supplies and operating expenses related to the STOP project, equipment necessary for implementation, and training or professional development.
Funds: A total of $12 million in federal STOP funds is available for this program. PCCD expects to fund up to 32 grants with budgets not to exceed $125,000 per 12-month project period. Applicants awarded funding in year 1 will resubmit separate applications for years 2 and 3 to continue the project.

Application Deadline: May 3, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Department of Environmental Protection: Development & Implementation of Municipal Recycling Programs Grants

Who May Apply: Municipalities

Use: Recycling program design costs, recycling market investigations, development of recycling public education program, purchasing or leasing vehicles used to collect recyclables, transporting recyclables to processing facilities, and other eligible activities.
Funds: Municipalities are eligible for 90% funding of approved recycling program costs and applications may not request more than $200,000.

Application Deadline: May 10, 2024

More information: Pennsylvania Bulletin

Commonwealth Financing Authority: Abandoned Mine Drainage Abatement & Treatment Program

Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.

Use: Grants may be used for abatement of abandoned mine drainage and/or treatment of abandoned mine drainage through treatment facility system construction, treatment system repair, and upgrades or operation and maintenance of existing passive and active treatment systems.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $1 million.