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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED)
Phone: 1-866-G0-NEWPA / 1-866-466-3972 www.newpa.com
GRANT/PROGRAM
New PA Venture Capital Investment Program – Loans to
venture capital partnerships to invest in growth-stage PA companies.
Venture capital investment firms are eligible. Used for
investment in young job-producing companies; investments
must be made in under served areas defined as outside the
Philadelphia MSA and those with populations below 1 million.
Amounts are variable and to be determined by the Commonwealth
Financing Authority.
Pending legislation will consolidate this program into the Liberty
Financing Authority (LFA).
New Pennsylvania Venture Guarantee Program – Guarantees
to top-tier venture capital partnerships for investments in
growth-stage PA companies. Venture Capital partnerships are
eligible. It is used for Guarantees on the first losses of equity
investment made in Pennsylvania companies.
Pending legislation will consolidate this program into Liberty
Financing Authority (LFA).
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE
Contact – Commonwealth Financing Authority;
1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-466-3972
or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com
Contact – Refer to Commonwealth Financing
Authority; 1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-
466-3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS
Opportunity Grant Program – Provides grant funds to create
or preserve jobs within the Commonwealth. Projects must offer
substantial economic impact; 4:1 private match required.
Pending legislation will consolidate this program into PA First.
Pennsylvania Accessible Housing Program (PAHP) – Provides
grants to local entities to carry out home modification
programs that will enable low-and moderate-income persons
with physical disabilities of all ages to make their home more
accessible. No minimum or maximum; grants average $250,000.
This program has been consolidated under Keystone Communities
Program.
Pennsylvania Capital Access Program (PennCAP) – Loan
guarantee through participating banks to be used to support a
wide variety of business purposes. It is used for land, building,
equipment, working capital. Guaranteed loans up to $500,000.
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-466-
3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com
Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-466-
3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com
Contact – Participating banks. Check with
DCED on banks in your region. 1-866-GO-
NEWPA / 1-866-466-3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com
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