Pennsylvania grant & resource directory - pa house

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED)
Phone: 1 (866) G0-NEWPA / 1 (866) 466-3972 www.newpa.com
GRANT/LOAN
HOME Program – Federally funded program provides local
governments with grant assistance and technical assistance
to expand the supply of decent and affordable housing for
low and very low-income Pennsylvanians. A 25 percent local
match on project costs from non-federal resources for rental
housing projects is required. A 30 percent local match is
required for new construction. Maximum grant is $500,000.
Local governments, which are not in HUD participating
jurisdictions and local governments on behalf of private and
nonprofit and for-profit housing development corporations
are eligible to apply.
Housing & Redevelopment Assistance (HRA) – Program
provides state-funded grants for community revitalization
and economic development activities to occur on a local
level. Specifically, this program assists communities in
becoming competitive for business, retention, expansion and
attraction. It also funds projects that assist with community
revitalization in the area of housing and low-income housing.
Local governments, redevelopment authorities and housing
authorities are eligible to apply. There is no minimum or
maximum amount and grants average between $150,000 and
$200,000.
DEADLINE / REGULATIONS
Contact – DCED at 1-717-720-7402;
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
Industrial Resource Centers – Created in 1988, the
Industrial Resource Centers (IRCs) receive annual
Commonwealth funding to provide an array of technical
assistance to small and medium sized manufacturers in
Pennsylvania. These services are provided by the IRCs
directly or through a network of regional consulting firms
and may include Market analysis and development, strategic
planning; Product development assistance; Selection,
implementation and optimization of available technologies;
Production, planning and inventory control; Quality assurance
and improvement (ISO certification assistance) and LEAN
manufacturing; Supply chain development; Training and
workforce development; Information technology services,
e-business, website assistance, and CRM assistance.
Industrial Sites Reuse Program (ISRP)—Grant and
low-interest loan financing to perform environmental site
assessment and remediation work at former industrial sites.
Eligible are public entities, private nonprofit economic
development entities, and companies involved in reuse
of former industrial land. Entities that did not cause or
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA (1-866-466-
3972) or ReadySetSucceed@newPA.com
Pennsylvania IRC Network at:
www.pairc.net
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA (1-866-466-
3972) or ReadySetSucceed@newPA.com
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