Notice
STATE PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
March 13th, 2024STATE PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:
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: 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
Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Endowment Act – Direct Victim Service Organizations
Who May Apply: Non-profits, for profits, or units of local government whose principle mission is to provide services to crime victims and part of the services offered target child victims of sexual abuse.
Use: Direct victim services programs, innovative programs that reach child victims of sexual abuse who are underserved/unserved, enhancing medical and mental health services, and other activities.
Funds: $1,500,000 in state Endowment Act funds is expected to fund 12-15 grants with budgets not to exceed $100,000 over the 2-year project period.
Application Deadline: March 22, 2024
More information: PCCD Website
Department of Health: WalkWorks Grant
Who May Apply: Municipalities and metropolitan and rural planning organizations.
Use: Funds will be available to applicants to assist with the development of a plan, which will identify and prioritize projects related to modes of active transportation with an emphasis on walking, biking, using a wheelchair, and public transit.
Funds: Funding will depend on the number of applications received and the amounts requested.
Application Deadline: March 22, 2024
More information: DOH Website
Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Funds
Who May Apply: State, county, or municipal forensic crime laboratories are eligible to submit applications under this solicitation to support activities that improve the quality and timeliness of forensic services.
Use: Funds for the proposed program shall be used to support one or more of the following activities, with at least 55% of the budget dedicated to combating opioids and/or synthetic drugs: Improving quality and timeliness of forensic science or medical examiner/coroner services; eliminating backlog in analysis of forensic science evidence; address emerging forensic science issues and technology; and education and training of forensic pathologist, among other things.
Funds: $832,346 in funds are available. PCCD expects to fund six grants with budgets not to exceed $165,000 over the 12-month project period.
Application Deadline: March 26, 2024
More information: PCCD website
Commission on Crime and Delinquency: 2024/25 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Initiatives Funding
Who May Apply: Eligible applicants include local units of government, including counties, and non-profit organizations. State agencies, non-profit colleges, universities, and other school entities are not eligible to apply.
Use: The goal of this program is to implement projects and programs that directly address the objectives and goals outlined in PCCD’s approved 2021-2025 Strategic Framework.
Funds: $7 million in federal funding is provided through Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funds. PCCD expects to fund approximately 30-35 grants not to exceed $250,000 per grant.
Application Deadline: March 28, 2024
More information: PCCD Website
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: All-Terrain Vehicle and Snowmobile Program
Who May Apply: Municipalities, non-profit organizations, and for profit organizations.
Use: Planning, acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or equipment purchase for ATV and/or snowmobile trails and facilities, ATV and/or snowmobile educational programs.
Funds: Funding comes from the ATV Management Restricted Account and the Snowmobile Management Restricted Account.
Application Deadline: March 29, 2024
More information: DCNR Website
Department of Agriculture: Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
Who May Apply: Agricultural producers or processors and nonprofits, for-profits, local government entities, and institutions such as schools, universities or hospitals that operate middle of the food chain activities or invest in equipment that will benefit middle of the supply chain activities.
Use: Activities that expand capacity and infrastructure for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling or distribution of targeted local and regional agricultural products.
Funds: The Department intends to make up to $19,311,559 available for grants.
Application Deadline: March 30, 2024
More information: PDA 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 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.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: CFA Website
Commonwealth Financing Authority: Baseline Water Quality Data Program
Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.
Use: Eligible projects are those that will use accepted scientific principles and practices for water sample collection and analysis to document existing groundwater quality conditions on private water supplies.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $250,000.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: CFA Website
Commonwealth Financing Authority: Flood Mitigation Program
Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.
Use: Eligible projects are to assist with flood mitigation.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $500,000.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: CFA Website
Commonwealth Financing Authority: Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program
Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.
Use: Planning, acquisition, development, rehabilitation and repair of greenways, recreational trails, open space, parks and beautification projects.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $250,000.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: CFA Website
Commonwealth Financing Authority: Orphan or Abandoned Well Plugging Program
Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.
Use: Cleaning out and plugging of abandoned and orphan oil and gas wells, stray gas mitigation systems, and well venting projects.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $1,000,000.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: CFA Website
Commonwealth Financing Authority: Sewage Facilities Program
Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.
Use: Costs associated with the planning work required under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $100,000.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: CFA Website
Commonwealth Financing Authority: Watershed Restoration Protection Program
Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.
Use: Projects that restore and maintain restored streams impaired by nonpoint source polluted runoff.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $300,000.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: CFA Website
Liquor Control Board: Reducing Underage Drinking and Dangerous Drinking Grant
Who May Apply: School districts, including trade and technical schools, institutions of higher education, municipal representatives, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, community organizations, municipal police departments, college/university police departments.
Use: The focus of grant projects and activities is the development of innovative and comprehensive programs which address underage drinking, dangerous drinking by those who are of legal drinking age, and/or to promote responsible alcohol consumption by those of legal drinking age. If the program is not innovative, then it must be evidence-based, or evidence informed.
Funds: The grant cycle spans two years (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025, and July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026) and the maximum award is capped at $50,000 per cycle and $25,000 per year.
Application Deadline: June 30, 2026
More information: LCB Website
Automated Red Light Enforcement Transportation Enhancements Grant Program (ARLE)
Who May Apply: Local governments, planning agencies, and commonwealth agencies.
Use: Grant funding through the ARLE Funding Program may be utilized for a range of safety and mobility including roadway safety, mobility, and capacity upgrades, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Projects, and traffic signal improvements.
Application Deadline: Pre-application scoping forms are required and will be accepted until April 30, 2024. Applications will be accepted from June 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024.
For More Information: PENNDOT ARLE Portal
FEDERAL GRANTS OPEN:
USDA Community Facilities Loans & Grants
Who May Apply: Public bodies, local governments, Community-based non-profit corporations located in rural areas with 20,000 residents or less.
Use: Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and / or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses. Examples include: Public facilities such as town halls, courthouses, airport hangars or street improvements; Community support services such as child care centers, community centers, fairgrounds or transitional housing; Public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment.
Application Deadline:Open year round
More Information: Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program in Pennsylvania
Contact: Your Local USDA Office in Pennsylvania
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program
Who May Apply: Political subdivisions of a State, which includes counties, cities, towns, boroughs, transit agencies, and other special districts; Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).
Use: Planning and Demonstration Grants provide Federal funds to develop, complete, or supplement an Action Plan. The goal of an Action Plan is to develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries in a locality, Tribal area, or region.
Implementation Grants provide Federal funds to implement projects and strategies identified in an Action Plan to address a roadway safety problem. Eligible projects and strategies can be infrastructural, behavioral, and/or operational activities.
Application Deadline: April 4, 2024, 5 p.m. (EDT): Deadline #1 for Planning and Demonstration Grants.
May 16, 2024, 5 p.m. (EDT): Sole deadline for Implementation Grants. Deadline #2 for Planning and Demonstration Grants.
August 29, 2024, 5 p.m. (EDT): Deadline #3 for Planning and Demonstration Grants. NOFO closes.
More Information: Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GRANT RESOURCES
​Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) PENNDOT Resource Page
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) PA DEP Resource Page
