Pennsylvania State Grants

Environmental Protection · Up to $350K

This Pennsylvania program provides grants to qualified well pluggers to clean out and plug orphaned oil and gas wells that pose health, safety, or environmental risks, using federal funds. Eligibility is limited to qualified well pluggers, so general applicants do not qualify. Awards can reach up to $350,000. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Amount varies

Only Pennsylvania counties may apply for these grants, which fund educational programs on household hazardous waste and pollution prevention, plus technical assistance to small businesses for pollution prevention. A county may request up to $75,000 every two years, and grants cannot exceed 80% of approved project costs, so applicants must cover at least 20%. Applicants must first meet with their DEP Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinator. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Up to $10K

Only Pennsylvania municipalities may apply for this grant, which reimburses the cost of independently reviewing permit applications for new municipal waste landfills or resource recovery facilities, or expansions of existing ones. Reimbursements are capped at $10,000 per qualifying review. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Amount varies

Only Pennsylvania counties may apply for these grants, which fund educational programs on household battery management. A county may request up to $75,000 every two years, and the grant cannot exceed 80% of approved project costs, so applicants must cover at least 20% themselves. Applicants must first meet with their DEP Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinator. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Up to $4K

Pennsylvania heating oil tank owners may apply for reimbursement of environmental cleanup costs from a release of heating oil from an underground tank. A $1,000 deductible applies (covered by the applicant's first $1,000 of costs), with remaining eligible costs reimbursed up to $4,000. Tanks must be 3,000 gallons or less, used for on-premises heating, with a release occurring or discovered on or after January 30, 1998. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Up to $50K

Only host municipalities and counties in Pennsylvania may apply for this grant, which reimburses the cost of having a licensed professional engineer independently review permit applications for new or expanded commercial hazardous waste disposal facilities. Reimbursements are capped at $50,000 per qualifying review. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · $500–$3K

Pennsylvania residents (individuals) may apply for a rebate when they purchase a new alternative fuel vehicle, intended to reduce reliance on imported oil and improve air quality. Rebates range from $500 to $3,000 and are awarded first-come, first-served while funding lasts; requests must be filed within six months of purchase. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Amount varies

Pennsylvania municipalities, businesses, and other authorized entities (including nonprofits) may apply to sponsor household hazardous waste collection programs. The program provides 50 percent reimbursement, so applicants must cover the other half of program costs. Specific dollar limits are not stated here. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Up to $15K

Pennsylvania underground storage tank owners may apply for this reimbursement grant to help close non-upgraded underground tanks (pump and plug), under the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act. Tanks must have been registered with DEP before closure, and the grant cannot exceed $2,500 per tank; applications are submitted after all work is finished. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Amount varies

Only Pennsylvania counties may apply for these planning grants, which fund preparation of municipal waste management plans plus related studies, surveys, environmental mediation, and feasibility work (excluding waste-combustion facilities not used for energy recovery). A county may not receive more than $75,000 per year, and grants cannot exceed 80% of approved project costs, so applicants must cover at least 20%. Applicants must first meet with their DEP Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinator. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Transportation · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania program provides capital and operating funds to ports that are eligible for interagency agreements with the state. Eligibility is limited to those qualifying ports, so general applicants do not qualify. Specific award amounts are not stated here. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Transportation · Amount varies

The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Bank provides low-interest loans (not grants) to municipalities, counties, and private entities to help fund transportation projects. Loans can cover up to 100% of a project with terms up to 10 years; the interest rate is half the prime federal lending rate (about 3.5% currently), and qualifying emergency projects may get 0% interest. Decisions are case-by-case. The deadline shown is June 30, 2026.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania program offers project loans to help communities build an inventory of ready-to-develop sites to attract growing and expanding businesses. Eligible applicants include municipalities, municipal authorities, redevelopment authorities, industrial development agencies, and private developers (construction loans only). This is a loan rather than a grant, and specific amounts are not stated here. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Department of Conservation & Natural Resources · Amount varies

These Pennsylvania programs help municipalities, counties, multi-municipal partnerships, and councils of governments build local capacity for recreation, parks, and conservation. The Peer program funds collaborative projects addressing a specific need, while the Circuit Rider program supports hiring a full-time park, recreation, or conservation professional shared across a formal partnership. Eligibility is limited to local governments and eligible municipal agencies. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Transportation · Up to $250K

Only for-profit ocean carriers may apply to this Pennsylvania program, which pays $25 per verified container 'lift' to incentivize routing cargo through a Commonwealth port. It targets carriers starting new service to a PA port or increasing container volumes against PennDOT benchmarks. Incentives can reach up to $250,000. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania program provides project grants to help communities build an inventory of ready-to-develop sites to attract growing and expanding businesses. Eligible applicants include municipalities, municipal authorities, redevelopment authorities, industrial development agencies, and private developers. Specific award amounts are not stated here. The deadline is June 30, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Amount varies

Eligibility is limited to businesses operating industrial facilities in Pennsylvania. Funded by the EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, this Pennsylvania program offers up to $320 million for medium- and large-scale industrial decarbonization projects such as energy efficiency, electrification, fuel-switching, on-site renewables, and carbon capture. The application deadline is July 15, 2026.

Community & Economic Development · $100K–$3M

Open to Pennsylvania municipalities, public agencies, councils of governments, businesses, economic development organizations, public transportation agencies, and ports/rail/freight entities. It funds transportation projects that support economic development and a safe, reliable transportation system across the commonwealth. Awards range from about $100,000 to $3,000,000, with applications due July 31, 2026.

Environmental Protection · Up to $500K

Pennsylvania school districts, municipal authorities, political subdivisions, incorporated nonprofits, and businesses (corporations, LLCs, partnerships) can apply for these Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants, which fund clean alternative-fuel vehicle purchases and retrofits (CNG/LNG/RNG, propane, hydrogen, biodiesel above B20, and battery-electric vehicles). Awards run up to about $500,000. Projects must be in Pennsylvania, so a geographic limit applies.

Environmental Protection · Amount varies

This Pennsylvania EPA-related grant reimburses public schools and regulated child care facilities in Pennsylvania for lead-reduction activities (such as hydration stations or point-of-use device purchases and installation labor) at water fixtures where sample results exceed 5 parts per billion. Only schools and child care facilities in Pennsylvania are eligible, so eligibility is narrow and geographically limited. Funding is reimbursement-based and no award range is stated.