Pennsylvania grant & resource directory - pa house
Pennsylvania grant & resource directory - pa house
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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS<br />
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY<br />
http://www.dli.state.<strong>pa</strong>.us www.<strong>pa</strong>workforce.state.<strong>pa</strong>.us<br />
GRANT/LOAN<br />
AmeriCorps – The Governor’s Office of Citizen Service<br />
provides <strong>grant</strong>s to community-based, faith-based and<br />
educational institutions to operate ArneriCorps programs<br />
designed to address unmet needs at the community level.<br />
AmeriCorps members typically serve full time (1,700 hours<br />
per year) and receive a stipend and an Education Award, the<br />
amount of which is tied to the Pell Grant; $5,350 for 2010-2011.<br />
Grants are awarded annually. There is a 24 percent initial<br />
match requirement. These are federal funds and subject to<br />
federal as well as state regulations.<br />
Education-Award Only AmeriCorps- Partici<strong>pa</strong>nts enroll<br />
as AmeriCorps members on a <strong>pa</strong>rt-time basis and receive a<br />
<strong>pa</strong>rtial Education Award at the end of their term. Typically<br />
awarded to colleges for enrollment of students willing to<br />
complete 450 hours of service per year. The award can be used<br />
to <strong>pa</strong>y for any legitimate educational expenses at their current<br />
undergraduate institution, to <strong>pa</strong>y back student loans, or to <strong>pa</strong>y<br />
for future educational expenses.<br />
PennSERVE Special Grants – Awarded on rare occasions.<br />
The terms of these special <strong>grant</strong>s are dictated by the funding<br />
source and PennSERVE acts primarily as a <strong>pa</strong>ss-thru and<br />
oversight agency.<br />
Job Training Fund Equipment Grant – <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>’s<br />
human capital strategy has focused on education for our<br />
citizens that stress both academic rigor and industry<br />
relevance. The focus of the Equipment Grant is to ensure that<br />
students are training on equipment that is found or will be<br />
found in the competitive industries of today and the future.<br />
In addition, the legislation specifically requires that funds<br />
be earmarked for 6th, 7th, and 8th class counties and that<br />
eligible entities are nonprofit training providers and public<br />
educational institutions. This year the funds will be limited<br />
to equipment purchases in high priority occu<strong>pa</strong>tions and<br />
targeted industry clusters. <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> De<strong>pa</strong>rtment of Labor<br />
and Industry is making the funds available to eligible entities<br />
based on a competitive application process; a maximum <strong>grant</strong><br />
award will be $200,000 and it requires a 1:1 funding match.<br />
DEADLINE / REGULATIONS<br />
PennSERVE antici<strong>pa</strong>tes awarding between<br />
15 and 20 AmeriCorps <strong>grant</strong>s for the 2010-<br />
2011 fiscal year with applications being<br />
taken in the fall.<br />
Visit www.state.<strong>pa</strong>.us keyword<br />
PennSERVE for more information.<br />
Applications will be taken in the fall.<br />
Visit www.state.<strong>pa</strong>.us keyword<br />
PennSERVE for more information.<br />
For additional information on <strong>grant</strong><br />
opportunities, and on the types of programs<br />
currently funded, visit www.pennserve.<br />
state.<strong>pa</strong>.us.<br />
Guidelines are available on<br />
www.<strong>pa</strong>workforce.state.<strong>pa</strong>.us<br />
Contact – Dan Kuba at: (717) 705 8821<br />
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PA Grant & Resource Directory
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