Grants for State, Local & Tribal Governments

Community & Economic Development · From $25K

The Emergency Solutions Grant is federal funding passed through Pennsylvania to support rapid rehousing, street outreach, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, and related homeless-assistance activities. Eligible applicants are general units of local government and nonprofit organizations; businesses and individuals do not apply. Awards start at roughly $25,000, with the maximum not specified.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Community Development Block Grant program provides grants and technical assistance to municipalities eligible under Pennsylvania Act 179 of 1984 for eligible community development activities. It is limited to qualifying local governments, so businesses, nonprofits, and individuals do not apply directly. Specific eligibility and award amounts are not detailed here.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This component of Pennsylvania's PA SITES program provides construction grants and loans as gap financing to ready competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within the Commonwealth. Eligible applicants are municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment and municipal authorities, industrial development agencies, and for-profit organizations; it does not target individuals or nonprofits. Projects must be located in Pennsylvania.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This component of Pennsylvania's PA SITES program provides planning grants to fund a plan or feasibility study for a prospective development site within the Commonwealth. Eligible applicants are municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment and municipal authorities, industrial development agencies, and for-profit organizations; individuals and nonprofits are not the target. Award amounts are not specified.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania program funds counties and municipalities to plan and implement shared services, community planning, and development management, with an emphasis on intergovernmental cooperation. Only local governments are eligible, so businesses, nonprofits, and individuals do not qualify. Award amounts are not specified.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania program is open to municipalities, municipal/redevelopment/industrial-development authorities, counties, and other local government entities, not to private individuals or typical small businesses. It does not provide cash grants; instead it offers credit-enhancement guarantees on bonds or other debt issued for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects that redevelop brownfield or greenfield sites, lowering borrowing costs. Projects must comply with Pennsylvania's TIF Act and be located in the Commonwealth.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania program offers grants and loans (gap financing) to develop competitive sites where businesses can relocate or expand within the Commonwealth. Eligible applicants are municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment and municipal authorities, industrial development agencies, and for-profit organizations; it is not aimed at individuals or nonprofits. Projects must be located in Pennsylvania.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania grant funds workforce training to help companies identify and develop skilled workers, particularly in manufacturing. Eligible applicants are technical and trade schools, school districts, post-secondary institutions, workforce investment boards, economic development organizations, and nonprofit organizations; individuals and most for-profit businesses do not apply directly. Award amounts are not stated.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This program channels Appalachian Regional Commission construction funding to projects in Pennsylvania's Appalachian region. Eligible applicants are economic development organizations, nonprofit entities, and local governments located in Appalachian Pennsylvania; projects outside that region do not qualify. It supports infrastructure, workforce, health, and community-development projects; award amounts are not stated.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania program provides low-interest loans to local governments for equipment and facility needs. Eligibility is limited to local government bodies, so businesses, nonprofits, and individuals would not qualify. Specific eligibility details and award amounts are not stated; applicants should confirm terms with the administering agency.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Pennsylvania First is a state economic-development financing tool to support investment and job creation in the Commonwealth, offered here as a loan. A wide range of entities may apply, including for-profit businesses, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, LLCs, nonprofits, and municipalities and other local-government bodies. Projects must benefit Pennsylvania. No specific award amounts are listed.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Pennsylvania First is a broad economic-development grant supporting investment and job creation in the Commonwealth. A wide range of applicants qualify, including businesses (corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, LLCs, other for-profits), nonprofits, municipalities, and various authorities and development districts. The program is statewide and aimed at projects that create jobs and attract or retain employers; award amounts are not specified.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Pipeline Investment Program provides grants to extend the final miles of natural gas distribution lines to business parks and existing manufacturing or industrial sites in Pennsylvania, aiming to create jobs and expand gas access. Eligible applicants include economic development organizations, businesses, municipalities, hospitals, and school districts. Award amounts are not stated; projects must serve qualifying end users in the Commonwealth.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Pennsylvania's Act 47 program provides loan and grant funds plus technical assistance to financially distressed local governments to help them develop financial recovery plans. Eligibility is limited to municipalities that are financially distressed local governments, so it is not open to nonprofits, businesses, or individuals. No specific award amounts are listed.

Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · $0

This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department's Program to End Modern Slavery (FY 2023); the TIP Office is NOT accepting applications at this time. When opened, eligibility is expected to be broad, including commercial, international, educational, and non-profit organizations, plus faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations. A valid Unique Entity Identifier is required for any organization selected for an award. No award amounts are listed in this notice.

Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · $0

This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department's Program to End Modern Slavery (FY 2025); the TIP Office is NOT accepting applications at this time. When it opens, eligibility is expected to be broad, covering commercial, international, educational, and non-profit organizations, including faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations. A valid Unique Entity Identifier will be required for any organization selected for an award. No award amounts are listed in this notice.

Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · $0

This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department's Program to End Modern Slavery (FY 2022); the TIP Office is NOT accepting applications at this time. When opened, eligibility is expected to be broad, including commercial, international, educational, and non-profit organizations, plus faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations. A valid Unique Entity Identifier is required for any organization selected for an award. No award amounts are listed in this notice.

Centers for Disease Control-GHC · Amount varies

This is a forecasted Centers for Disease Control (Global Health Center) cooperative agreement to strengthen global health security by improving public health capacity to detect, notify, and respond to disease outbreaks worldwide. Such awards typically go to organizations with international public health implementation experience, such as nonprofits, NGOs, universities, and foreign or multinational health entities, and are global in scope. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

Administered by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy under California's Proposition 68, this program funds river-related projects that benefit severely disadvantaged communities. Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments; individuals and businesses do not qualify. Specific award amounts and deadlines are not stated, and projects must meet the program's geographic and severely-disadvantaged-community requirements.

Department of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies

Under California's Proposition 68, the Department of Fish and Wildlife funds rivers and streams projects that help communities adapt to climate change and restore habitat, such as floodplain reconnection and watershed restoration. Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments; individuals and businesses are not eligible. Specific award amounts and deadlines are not stated in the listing.