STATE PROGRAMS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: 2022-23 School Safety and Security Training and Technical Assistance Program  (Funding Source: FY 2022 School Safety and Security Grant Program Fund)

Who May Apply: Non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education (not-for profit), and for-profit organizations.

Use: To support school safety and security training and technical assistance for school employees and School Safety and Security Coordinators.

Funds: PCCD expects to issue one award with a budget not to exceed $4.8 million over the four-year project period.

Application DeadlineJanuary 31, 2023

More Information: Click on https://egrants.pccd.pa.gov/Public/OpenAnnouncements.aspx.

Commonwealth Financing Authority: Philadelphia Local Share Account (LSA) Program  (Funding Source: Local Share Account – Philadelphia)

Who May Apply: Eligible applicants include any of the following entities located within the City of Philadelphia: Community Development Corporations, Economic development organizations and redevelopment authorities, business improvement districts/neighborhood improvement districts, not-for-profit organizations with a 501(c) designation, the City of Philadelphia, and the School District of Philadelphia.

Use: To support economic development, neighborhood revitalization, community improvement, and public interest projects in the City of Philadelphia.

Funds: Grant amounts will vary based on the specific project requirements, but are limited to a minimum request/award of $10,000 and a maximum request/award of $500,000.

Application DeadlineJanuary 31, 2023

More Information: Click on https://dced.pa.gov/programs/local-share-account-lsa-philadelphia/.

Commonwealth Financing Authority: COVID-19 ARPA PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program (PACR)  (Funding Source: American Rescue Plan Act Funding)

Who May Apply: Arts and culture organizations must be one of the following categories to be eligible for funding: Arts Organization, Culture Organization, Arts or Culture Organization that manages a Local Arts or Culture District, Children’s Museum, General Museum with at least two equally significant disciplines, History Museum or Historical Site, Military or Maritime Museum, Natural History Museum, Accredited Zoo, Planetarium, Science and Technology Center, Orchestra, Art Museum, Performing Arts Organization, and Public Gardens.

Use: To provide grants to nonprofit arts and culture organizations, local arts and culture districts and arts and culture professionals located in the Commonwealth to ensure the stability and recovery of the Commonwealth’s arts and culture sector from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funds: The maximum grant is 25% of the operating budget for the most recently completed fiscal year or $500,000, whichever is less, per eligible applicant. The minimum grant is $25,000 per eligible applicant.

Application DeadlineFebruary 28, 2023

More Information: Click on https://dced.pa.gov/programs/covid-19-arpa-pa-arts-and-culture-recovery-program-pacr/.

PHMC Keystone Historic Preservation Planning Grant Program: March 1, 2023 (Funding Source: Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund)

  • Local governments, historic preservation organizations, historical societies, conservancies, colleges and universities, religious institutions, museums, and other historical organizations. Historic property must be publicly accessible and listed in, or documented as eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places.  Private property owners and businesses are not eligible. - To support projects that identify, preserve, promote and protect historic and archaeological resources of Pennsylvania for both the benefit of the public and the revitalization of communities.

PHMC Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant Program: March 1, 2023 (Funding Source: Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund)

  • Local governments, historic preservation organizations, historical societies, conservancies, colleges and universities, religious institutions, museums, and other historical organizations. Historic property must be publicly accessible and listed in, or documented as eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places.  Private property owners and businesses are not eligible. - To support projects that rehabilitate, restore, or preserve historic resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

DEP Small Business Advantage Grant Program: March 24, 2023 or until funds are exhausted  (Funding Source: Recycling Fund & Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund)

  • Registered Pennsylvania for-profit businesses with 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees and which are taxed as a for-profit business. - To purchase energy efficient or pollution prevention equipment, or adopt waste reduction processes. Examples of eligible projects include HVAC and boiler upgrades, high-efficiency LED lighting, digital X-ray equipment, solvent recovery systems, water and waste recycling processes, auxiliary power units (APUs), and agricultural BMPs. Projects must save the small business a minimum of $500 and at least 25% annually in energy consumption or pollution related expenses. Natural resource protection projects must quantify the reduction of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment loadings reaching the receiving waterway.