Government Grants, Feb. 26

Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El February 27, 2024 | 3:15 PM

NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS

Department of Education: Tutoring Program for Adults Grant

Who May Apply: School districts, intermediate units, area career and technical centers/vocational-technical schools, community colleges, literacy councils, local libraries, community-based organizations, any other educational entity recognized by the Secretary of education for providing appropriate and effective adult or family literacy programs.

Use: Funds may be used to provide adult literacy education for eligible adults, family literacy education for eligible parents and children, training for volunteer adult literacy education instructors, and administration, support services for learns, and outreach activities.
Funds: $1.084 million in funds is expected to be awarded.

Application Deadline: March 20, 2024

More information: PDE Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Assessing Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System

Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or for-profit institutions. Organizations must have experience, expertise, and credibility to conduct key project deliverables associated with this funding announcement.

Use: To pay for expenses directly related to the activities, management and coordination of the project, to provide stipends/compensation for individuals contributing to qualitative research activities, for other costs necessary for project implementation.
Funds: $250,000 in funds is available. PCCD expects to fund one grant with a budget not to exceed $250,000 over the 12-month project period.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2024

More information: PCCD website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Innovative Pennsylvania Academic and Career/Technical Training Projects

Who May Apply: Residential facilities, community-based providers, and/or juvenile probation departments who are a current PACTT member in good standing and not on provisional status, serve adjudicated delinquent youth, have exhausted each of five tiers of grants included in the PACTT mini-grants program.

Use: To support efforts in one or more areas designed to further develop the job readiness, academic, and employability skills of youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
Funds: $450,000 in funds are available. PCCD expects to award six grants with budgets not exceeding $75,000 over the 24-month project period.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2024

More information: PCCD website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Funds

Who May Apply: State, county, or municipal forensic crime laboratories are eligible to submit applications under this solicitation to support activities that improve the quality and timeliness of forensic services.

Use: Funds for the proposed program shall be used to support one or more of the following activities, with at least 55% of the budget dedicated to combating opioids and/or synthetic drugs: Improving quality and timeliness of forensic science or medical examiner/coroner services; eliminating backlog in analysis of forensic science evidence; address emerging forensic science issues and technology; and education and training of forensic pathologist, among other things
Funds: $832,346 in funds are available. PCCD expects to fund six grants with budgets not to exceed $165,000 over the 12-month project period.

Application Deadline: March 26, 2024

More information: PCCD website

Department of Agriculture: Farm Vitality Planning Grant

Who May Apply: Farmers, prospective farmers, and others may apply.

Use: Strategic business planning to expand or diversify farms or support transition of ownership.
Funds: $500,000 in funding is available. Grants shall not exceed $7,500.

Application Deadline: Applications will be received until funds are exhausted.

More information: Pennsylvania Bulletin

Department of Environmental Protection: Development & Implementation of Municipal Recycling Programs Grants

Who May Apply: Municipalities

Use: Recycling program design costs, recycling market investigations, development of recycling public education program, purchasing or leasing vehicles used to collect recyclables, transporting recyclables to processing facilities, and other eligible activities.
Funds: Municipalities are eligible for 90% funding of approved recycling program costs and applications may not request more than $200,000.

Application Deadline: May 10, 2024

More information: Pennsylvania Bulletin

Department of Labor: PAsmart Supporting Pennsylvania’s Organic Agriculture through Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships Grant Program

Who May Apply: Organizations that serve as sponsors or intermediaries of new Registered Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs supporting occupations specific to organic agriculture, including organic inspectors, certified organic farmers, certified organic processors, and experienced labor on organic farms and in certified organic processing facilities.

Use: Funds are to be used to align, expand and diversify the apprenticeship model with a specific focus on organic agriculture and associated occupations.
Funds: $700,000 in funding has been allocated to this program. Grant awards will not exceed $350,000.

Application Deadline: March 21, 2024

More information: DOL Website

Department of Labor: Digital Literacy and Workforce Development Round 5

Who May Apply: Round 3 and 4 awardees who will continue/expand their programming, workforce boards, public libraries, library systems, district library centers, non-profit agencies, or small businesses.

Use: Funds will be used to enhance the digital literacy skills necessary for securing and maintaining jobs and careers offering family-sustaining wages, including job search capabilities and access to employment postings.
Funds: $5,000,000 in total funds will be available in awards up to $100,000. $2,000,000 in funding will be available to new applicants. $3,000,000 in funding will be available to Round 3 and 4 awardees who will continue/expand their programming.

Application Deadline: April 4, 2024

More information: DOL Website

PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Recruitment Incentives for Law Enforcement

Who May Apply: Local law enforcement agencies, campus or university police, railroad or street railway police, airport authority police, and county park police.

Use: Funding is explicitly to support Act 120 training and recruitment activities for law enforcement officers that will take place between Oct. 19, 2023 and June 30, 2025.
Funds: $14 million in federal COVID Relief (ARPA) is available. PCCD anticipates this funding being able to support approximately 2,000 new fulltime officers statewide.

Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all funding is committed, at which point the application period will close.

More information: PCCD Website

Department of Community and Economic Development: Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Grant

Who May Apply: Technical and trade schools, school districts, post-secondary academic institutions, workforce investment boards, economic development organizations, and nonprofit organizations. For-profit entities are not eligible.

Use: Projects must focus on the development and deployment of workforce training programs for individuals with barriers to employment, engage youth or those with barriers in awareness building activities of manufacturing career opportunities, and advance capacity for local or regional manufacturers to meet the needs of local and regional manufacturers that cannot be met through existing programs such as WEDnet and Industry Partnerships.
Funds: Funds are available on an annual basis and vary based on recommendations and constraints set in the annual budget.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted and evaluated on an ongoing basis as long as funds remain available.

More information: DCED Website

Department of Environmental Protection: Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate Program

Who May Apply: Pennsylvania residents whose total household income is below 400 percent of the Federal Income Poverty Level.

Use: This program provides a rebate to Pennsylvanians who purchase or lease alternative fuel vehicles.
Funds: Rebates vary depending on type of vehicle purchased.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted and evaluated on a first come, first served basis as long as funds remain available. Please note applications must be received within six months of the date of the vehicle purchase.

More information: DEP Website

Drug and Alcohol Programs: Recovery Housing Program

Who May Apply: Any entity registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State to provide housing for individuals recovering from substance use disorder.

Use: Health and safety upgrades, including demolition, debris removal, rehabilitation improvements, environmental remediation costs, and construction and inspections to comply with DDAP regulations.
Funds: A total of $300,000 is available. Grant awards will be up to $50,000.

Application Deadline: The grant will remain open until funds are exhausted.

More information: DDAP Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: School Safety and Security Grant Program

Who May Apply: School districts, intermediate units, area career and technical schools, charter schools, cyber charter schools, regional charter schools, approved private schools, chartered school for the education of the deaf or the blind, private residential rehabilitative institutions, municipalities, law enforcement agencies, and approved vendors.

Use: Municipalities, law enforcement and approved vendors are limited to apply to provide school security personnel services within schools. Schools can apply for programs that address safety and security, including but not limited to, safety and security assessments, conflict resolution or dispute management strategies, school-wide positive behavior support, school-based diversion programs, peer help programs, classroom management, training, and more.
Funds: A total of $32,179,000, which includes $26,345,000 from the $50 million allocated for the School Safety and Security Grant Fund and $5,834,000 allocated from the FY23-24 Targeted School Safety Grant Program, is being announced to support this initiative.

Application Deadline: February 29, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: School Mental Health Grants

Who May Apply: School Districts, Intermediate Units, Area Career and Technical Schools, Charter Schools, Regional Charter Schools, and Cyber Charter Schools.

Use: Schools can apply for programs that address safety and security, including but not limited to, risk assessment, counseling services, staff training, costs associated with training and compensating certified school counselors and social workers, trauma-informed approaches to education, and more.
Funds: A total of $90 million in Federal COVID Relief – ARPA – School Mental Health Grant funding provided by the state budget and allocated through 24 P.S. §13-1315.1-B is available.

Application Deadline: February 29, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: School District Meritorious Grants

Who May Apply: School Districts.

Use: To support the physical security or behavioral health needs of students, including but not limited to, safety and security assessments, student codes of conduct, security planning and purchase of security-related technology, staff training, costs associated with training and compensating school resource officers, and more.
Funds: A total of approximately $18.6 million is being announced to support this initiative. School districts are eligible for an award ranging from $30,000 to $45,000, dependent upon the average daily membership of the school district.

Application Deadline: February 29, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools

Who May Apply: Nonpublic schools

Use: To fund programs that address school mental health, school violence, or enhance school security, including costs associated with the training and compensation of school security personnel.
Funds: A total of approximately $14.5 million is being announced to support this initiative.

Application Deadline: February 29, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Historical & Museum Commission: Keystone Historic Preservation Planning Grant

Who May Apply: Local governments, historic preservation organizations, historical societies, conservancies, colleges and universities, religious institutions, museums, and other historical organizations. Historic property must be publicly accessible and listed in, or documented as eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places. Private property owners and businesses are not eligible.

Use: To support projects that identify, preserve, promote and protect historic and archaeological resources of Pennsylvania for both the benefit of the public and the revitalization of communities.
Funds: Grant awards range from $5,000 to $25,000. A 50/50 cash match is required.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2024

More information: PHMC Website

Department of Environmental Protection: Air Quality Small Business Technical Assistance Grant

Who May Apply: Nonprofit organizations.

Use: Provide Pennsylvania small businesses with free and confidential compliance and technical information and assistance related to air pollution requirements.
Funds: Up to $500,000 is available for the first year of funding. Subsequent fiscal year funding will be dependent on availability of funds.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2024

More information: DEP Website

Historical & Museum Commission: Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant

Use: To support projects that rehabilitate, restore, or preserve historic resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Funds: Grant awards range from $5,000 to $100,000. A 50/50 cash match is required.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2024

More information: PHMC Website

Department of Environmental Protection: Small Business Advantage Grant Program

Who May Apply: For-profit businesses in PA with a primary physical location in PA and 100 or fewer full-time employees. Commercial real estate businesses and tenant businesses may also be eligible if they meet the criteria outlined in the program guidelines.

Use: The Program is a first-come, first-served grant program that provides matching grants to assist small businesses undertaking energy efficiency, pollution prevention or natural resource conservation projects.
Funds: $1 million in grant funding is available for this funding round for grants between $5,000 and $8,000.

Application Deadline: Grants will be accepted through March 22, 2024 or when funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first.

More information: DEP Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Endowment Act – Child Advocacy Centers

Who May Apply: National Children’s Alliance (NCA) members

Use: Funds may be used to expand the number and types of services provided by NCA members, meet an unmet demand for NCA member services, or create innovative programs such as telemedicine, mobile therapists, or medical navigators, among other uses.
Funds: $1,500,000 in state Endowment Act funds is expected to fund 12-15 grants with budgets not to exceed $100,000 over the 2-year project period.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Endowment Act – Direct Victim Service Organizations

Who May Apply: Non-profits, for profits, or units of local government whose principle mission is to provide services to crime victims and part of the services offered target child victims of sexual abuse

Use: Direct victim services programs, innovative programs that reach child victims of sexual abuse who are underserved/unserved, enhancing medical and mental health services, and other activities
Funds: $1,500,000 in state Endowment Act funds is expected to fund 12-15 grants with budgets not to exceed $100,000 over the 2-year project period.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Department of Health: WalkWorks Grant

Who May Apply: Municipalities and metropolitan and rural planning organizations.

Use: Funds will be available to applicants to assist with the development of a plan, which will identify and prioritize projects related to modes of active transportation with an emphasis on walking, biking, using a wheelchair, and public transit.
Funds: Funding will depend on the number of applications received and the amounts requested.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2024

More information: DOH Website

Commission on Crime and Delinquency: 2024/25 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Initiatives Funding

Who May Apply: Eligible applicants include local units of government, including counties, and non-profit organizations. State agencies, non-profit colleges, universities, and other school entities are not eligible to apply.

Use: The goal of this program is to implement projects and programs that directly address the objectives and goals outlined in PCCD’s approved 2021-2025 Strategic Framework.
Funds: $7 million in federal funding is provided through Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funds. PCCD expects to fund approximately 30-35 grants not to exceed $250,000 per grant.

Application Deadline: March 28, 2024

More information: PCCD Website

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: All-Terrain Vehicle and Snowmobile Program

Who May Apply: Municipalities, non-profit organizations, and for profit organizations

Use: Planning, acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or equipment purchase for ATV and/or snowmobile trails and facilities, ATV and/or snowmobile educational programs.
Funds: Funding comes from the ATV Management Restricted Account and the Snowmobile Management Restricted Account

Application Deadline: March 29, 2024

More information: DCNR Website

Department of Agriculture: Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

Who May Apply: Agricultural producers or processors and nonprofits, for-profits, local government entities, and institutions such as schools, universities or hospitals that operate middle of the food chain activities or invest in equipment that will benefit middle of the supply chain activities.

Use: Activities that expand capacity and infrastructure for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling or distribution of targeted local and regional agricultural products
Funds: The Department intends to make up to $19,311,559 available for grants.

Application Deadline: March 30, 2024

More information: PDA Website

Conservation and Natural Resources: Community Conservation Partnerships Program

Who May Apply: counties, municipalities, municipal agencies, nonprofit organizations, state heritage areas, prequalified land trusts, for-profit organizations (for some grant types).

Use: Funds may be used for projects related to parks, recreation, and conservation, including, but not limited to, park and recreation rehabilitation and development, recreation and conservation planning, trail planning and construction, land acquisition and conservation, river access and conservation, community and riparian tree planting, and regional and statewide partnerships to better develop and manage resources.
Funds: Funds for this program come from a mix of state and federal sources, including the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, the Environmental Stewardship Fund, the Snowmobile Restricted Account, the All-Terrain Vehicle Restricted Account, and more. The 2023 funding round provided over $52 million in awards.

Application Deadline: April 3, 2024

More information: DCNR Website

Community and Economic Development: COVID-19 ARPA PA Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program

Who May Apply: Units of local government and community anchor institutions (as defined in Act 96 of 2021).

Use: Funding is to be used for community projects that construct, acquire, or improve facilities (shared office space, recreation centers, schools, libraries, etc.) that are or will be open to the public and directly enable work, education, and health monitoring at the facility.
Funds: $44,853,958 of federal ARPA funds will be distributed through this program. The minimum grant amount is $250,000 and the maximum grant amount is $2 million.

Application Deadline: April 20, 2024

More information: DCED Website

Commonwealth Financing Authority: Abandoned Mine Drainage Abatement & Treatment Program

Who May Apply: Municipalities, Councils of Governments, Authorized Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Watershed Organizations, for profit businesses.

Use: Grants may be used for abatement of abandoned mine drainage and/or treatment of abandoned mine drainage through treatment facility system construction, treatment system repair, and upgrades or operation and maintenance of existing passive and active treatment systems.
Funds: Grant requests shall not exceed $1 million.