2011-12 Pennsylvania Grant & Resource Directory

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED)
Phone: 1-866-G0-NEWPA / 1-866-466-3972 www.newpa.com
GRANT/PROGRAM
Main Street Program – A five-year program designed to help
a downtown economic development effort. Municipalities and
redevelopment authorities are eligible. Grants total $115,000
over a five-year period. Match required.
This program has been consolidated under the Keystone Communities
Program.
Market Access Grant (MAG) – Designed to enhance the
capability of small and mid-sized Pennsylvania companies to
increase export sales. The Pennsylvania Market Access Grant
(MAG) is a valuable tool available to qualifying companies
seeking financial assistance and foreign market entry support.
Eligible are export-ready Pennsylvania companies in good
standing. The MAG program is designed to provide flexibility
and encourage innovative use of funds to meet the specific international
marketing needs of the applicant. Examples: trade
mission participation, trade show exhibition, consultant fees
for web site internationalization, training and workshops (CE
Mark, CSA, ISO, etc.).
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-466-
3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com
Contact – Regional Export Network; Center
for Trade Development; 1-866-GO-NEWPA /
1-866-466-3972 or ReadySet Succeed@new-
PA.com
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS
Municipal Assistance Program – Provides funding to assist
local governments to plan for and efficiently implement a variety
of services and improvements, and soundly manage development
with an emphasis on intergovernmental approaches.
Funding is available for three groups of activities: shared services;
community planning; and floodplain management. Shared
service activities: consolidating or regionalizing shared services
among multiple counties and municipalities; boundary change
studies; shared personnel; and shared equipment. New or expanded
intergovernmental initiatives that promote local governmental
efficiencies and effectiveness. Community planning:
comprehensive plans and parts thereof; land use ordinances;
Transit Revitalization Investment District planning studies;
and entrepreneurial/innovative plans that support community
and economic development improvements with an emphasis
on multi-municipal plans. Floodplain management: reimbursement
for costs of preparation, enactment, administration, and
enforcement of floodplain management regulations pursuant
to the Flood Plain Management Act. This programs combined
three existing programs; Floodplain Land Use Assistance Programs,
Land Use Planning and Technical Assistance Program
(LIHEAP), and Shared Municipal Services Program.
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-466-
3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com
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