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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED)<br />

Phone: 1-866-G0-NEWPA / 1-866-466-3972 www.newpa.com<br />

GRANT/PROGRAM<br />

Solar Energy Program – Activities to promote the generation<br />

and use of solar energy and the manufacture or assembly<br />

of solar equipment.<br />

Loans: Loans for component manufacturers of solar energy<br />

generation equipment up to $35,000 for every new job created<br />

within three years after approval of the loan. Loans for solar<br />

energy generation or distribution projects shall not exceed $5<br />

million or $2.25 per watt, whichever is less.<br />

<strong>Grant</strong>s: <strong>Grant</strong>s for component manufacturers of solar energy<br />

generation equipment up to $5,000 for every new job created<br />

by the business within three years after approval of the grant.<br />

<strong>Grant</strong>s for solar energy generation or distribution projects, solar<br />

research and development facilities, and solar thermal projects<br />

shall not exceed $1 million or $2.25 per watt, whichever is<br />

less. <strong>Grant</strong>s for planning and feasibility studies shall not exceed<br />

50 percent of the total cost of the planning project or $175,000,<br />

whichever is less.<br />

Guarantees: <strong>Grant</strong>s shall not exceed $30 million and have a<br />

term of not more than five years. In the event of a default, the<br />

grant will pay up to 75 percent of the deficiency. Eligible is a<br />

business; an economic development organization; or a political<br />

subdivision, includes municipalities, counties and school districts.<br />

Pending legislation will consolidate this program into the Liberty<br />

Financing Authority (LFA).<br />

CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE<br />

Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-466-<br />

3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com<br />

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS<br />

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Guarantee Program –<br />

Promotes and stimulates the general economic welfare of various<br />

regions and communities in the Commonwealth and assists<br />

in the development, redevelopment and revitalization of<br />

Brownfield and Greenfield sites in accordance with the TIF<br />

Act. Eligible are all municipalities and their authorities, including<br />

boroughs, townships, towns, counties and home rules that<br />

issue TIF bonds to fund local economic development projects.<br />

Pending legislation will consolidate this program into the Liberty<br />

Financing Authority (LFA).<br />

Contact – 1-866-GO-NEWPA / 1-866-466-<br />

3972 or ReadySet Succeed@newPA.com<br />

PA <strong>Grant</strong> & <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong><br />

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