GRANT MEMO: Workforce Support, Historic Preservation, and Criminal Justice Disparity Research Funding Opportunities For Your District
Rep. Nick Pisciottano November 14, 2022 | 12:17 PM
STATE PROGRAMS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry: Pennsylvania Nursing Pathway Apprenticeship Industry Partnership (Funding Source: Federal Funding)
Who May Apply: Pennsylvania local workforce development boards.
Use: To support the convening of Nursing Pathway Apprenticeship Industry Partnerships in lower moderate-income communities and guide the development and registration of healthcare apprenticeship programs, with emphasis on nursing occupations, through group sponsorships.
Funds: Up to $260,000.
Application Deadline: November 30, 2022
More Information: Click on https://www.dli.pa.gov/Businesses/Workforce-Development/grants/Documents/Nurse-Pathway-IP/Nursing%20Pathway%20Apprenticeship%20IP%20NGA%20FINAL.pdf.
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services: Work Force Support Grant (WFSG) 2.0 (Funding Source: Federal Funding)
Who May Apply: Eligible DHS certified childcare providers.
Use: To provide funding to eligible DHS certified childcare providers (providers) for staff retention and staff recruitment purposes.
Funds: Variable depending on staff levels.
Application Deadline: December 6, 2022
More Information: Click on https://www.pakeys.org/workforcesupportgrants2/.
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: 2022 Assessing Racial & Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) in Pennsylvania’s Criminal Justice System (Funding Source: Federal Funding)
Who May Apply: Higher education institutions (public/not-for-profit), nonprofit organizations, and for-profit institutions (i.e., consulting firms).
Use: To recruit a qualified research entity that will conduct a statewide qualitative assessment of Pennsylvania’s criminal justice system to analyze levels of R/ED based on quantitative analysis completed by PCCD’s research staff.
Funds: Up to $250,000.
Application Deadline: December 12, 2022
More Information: Click on https://egrants.pccd.pa.gov/Public/OpenAnnouncements.aspx.
Pennsylvania Department of Aging: Senior Center Grant Program (Funding Source: Lottery Fund)
Who May Apply: Pennsylvania Senior Community Centers with an existing, contractual relationship with an Area Agency on Aging.
Use: To help Pennsylvania’s Senior Community Centers increase participation and programming and to attract the ever-growing population of older adults in Pennsylvania.
Funds: Variable depending on staff levels.
Application Deadline: December 16, 2022
More Information: Click on https://www.aging.pa.gov/SeniorCommunityCenterGrants/Pages/SeniorCommunityCenterGrants.aspx.
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission: Keystone Historic Preservation Planning Grant Program (Funding Source: Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund)
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: Up to $25,000. Requires a 1:1 match.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2023
More Information: Click on https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Grants-Funding/Pages/default.aspx.
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission: Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant Program (Funding Source: Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund)
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 rehabilitate, restore, or preserve historic resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
Funds: Up to $100,000. Requires a 1:1 match.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2023
More Information: Click on https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Grants-Funding/Pages/default.aspx.
UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINES:
CFA COVID-19 ARPA PA Small Water & Sewer: December 21, 2022 (Funding Source: American Rescue Plan Act Funding)
- Municipalities or municipal authorities. - To assist with the construction, improvement, expansion, or rehabilitation or repair of a water supply system, sanitary sewer system, and storm water system projects.
CFA COVID-19 ARPA H2O PA: December 21, 2022 (Funding Source: American Rescue Plan Act Funding)
- Municipalities or municipal authorities. - To assist with the construction of drinking water, sanitary sewer and storm water projects.
DEP Environmental Education Grants: December 9, 2022 (Funding Source: Environmental Education Fund)
- Schools, colleges, nonprofit community and environmental organizations, county conservation districts, and businesses. - To provide opportunities to expand the public’s understanding of Pennsylvania’s environmental issues and develop skills required to make informed decisions and take responsible action on behalf of the environment.
DEP Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant: December 16, 2022: December 30, 2022 (Funding Source: General Fund)
- School districts, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and businesses in Pennsylvania. - To assist in a transition to cleaner fuel transportation.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Boating Facility Grant: December 31, 2022 (Funding Source: Boat Fund)
- Public entities, such as townships, boroughs, municipal and county governments, as well as nonprofit groups (501c3) including land trusts, conservancies and watershed associations that have or will have the capability to provide boat access facilities that are open and available for general public use. - To provide funding for the planning, acquisition, development, expansion and rehabilitation of public boating facilities located on the waters of the Commonwealth.
DHS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Improvement Program: December 31, 2022 or until funds are expended (Funding Source: Federal Funding)
- An entity enrolled with the Department’s OLTL as a Medical Assistance provider type 59 and have a signed OLTL-HCBS Waiver Agreement and be actively rendering services to participants in the CHC or OBRA waiver programs or both as of the date of May 1, 2022. - To help HCBS providers implement projects to improve the quality of services provided to individuals in the CHC and the OBRA waiver programs.
DEP Small Business Advantage Grant Program: March 24, 2023 or until funds are exhausted (Funding Source: Recycling Fund & Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund)
- Registered Pennsylvania for-profit businesses with 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees and which are taxed as a for-profit business. - To purchase energy efficient or pollution prevention equipment, or adopt waste reduction processes. Examples of eligible projects include HVAC and boiler upgrades, high-efficiency LED lighting, digital X-ray equipment, solvent recovery systems, water and waste recycling processes, auxiliary power units (APUs), and agricultural BMPs. Projects must save the small business a minimum of $500 and at least 25% annually in energy consumption or pollution related expenses. Natural resource protection projects must quantify the reduction of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment loadings reaching the receiving waterway.
DEP Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebates: Until funds are expended. (Funding Source: Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants Fund)
- Pennsylvania residents who purchase/lease a new or used alternative fuel vehicle with a purchase price of $50,000 or less. Businesses are not eligible. - To defray costs of purchasing a battery electric vehicle (BEV), hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (HFCV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, electric motorcycle, natural gas vehicle, or propane vehicle.
DHS Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP): No Deadline Provided (Funding Source: Federal Funding)
- Households that are in emergency situations maintain essential water access. Crisis situations include: past-due water bills; termination of water service; or, threat of termination of water service in the next 60 days. - To help families who have overdue water bills or at risk of losing water service for their home.
PHFA Homeowners Assistance Fund: No Deadline Provided (Funding Source: Federal Funding)
- Owner-occupied homeowners who experienced a financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic after January 21, 2020. - To assist Pennsylvania homeowners facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.