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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED)
Phone: 1 (866) G0-NEWPA / 1 (866) 466-3972 www.newpa.com
GRANT/LOAN
Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
(BFTDA) – Venture Investment Program – Investment
in venture capital partnerships investing in early-stage
PA technology companies. Eligible are venture capital
partnerships and angel investment groups. Funding is used for
investment in venture capital partnerships, angel investment
funds and similar initiatives.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners – Funding for research
and development, technology transfer, joint research
and development. Eligible are technology development/
application; research and development; start-up or existing
companies. Used for research and development (for Product/
Process Development), technology transfer; joint research and
development (private companies and universities), technology
training/entrepreneurial infrastructure. Amounts typically
range from $5,000 to $250,000 (varies somewhat between
centers and project type).
DEADLINE / REGULATIONS
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA (1-866-466-
3972) or ReadySetSucceed@newPA.com
Contact – Local Ben Franklin Technology
Centers, www.benfranklin.org
1-866-GO-NEWPA (1-866-466-3972) or
ReadySetSucceed@newPA.com
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS
Broadband Outreach & Aggregation Fund (BOAF)
– Grant assistance to qualified applicants to implement
outreach programs concerning the benefits, use and
procurement of broadband services as well as providing seed
grants to aggregate customer demand in communities with
little or no service so that the providers can respond to the
new demand for services in a more timely fashion.
Business Retention & Expansion Program (BREP) –
The Pennsylvania Business Retention Program (BREP) was
established in 1997 to forge better working relationships and
stronger collaboration among various public, private, state and
local economic development organizations, with the goal of
enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of efforts to retain
and grow existing Pennsylvania businesses. The program is
used to foster collaboration for economic vitality through
business retention and expansion. The grant amount varies
from region to region. The amount depends upon how many
visits the region plans to make on behalf of BREP.
If you would like to suggest that a company be visited, contact
the BREP Regional Coordinator in your region. A list of the
BREP Regional Coordinators, their contact information,
and the counties in which they serve are: BREP Regional
Information.
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA (1-866-466-
3972) or ReadySetSucceed@newPA.com
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA (1-866-466-
3972) or ReadySetSucceed@newPA.com
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