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Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) provides grants to construct the last few miles of natural gas distribution lines to business parks, existing manufacturing and industrial enterprises, which will result in the creation of new economic base jobs in the commonwealth while providing access to natural gas for residents.

Community & Economic Development · Up to $250K

PMBDA program provides low-interest loan to businesses owned and operated by ethnic minorities.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Article Act 84 of 2016 (Article XVII-D, the Entertainment Production Tax Credit) authorizes the issuances of Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program to expand the Concert Rehearsal and Tours in Pennsylvania.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Provides funding to assist local governments to plan for and efficiently implement a variety of services and improvements, and soundly manage development with an emphasis on intergovernmental approaches. Funding is available for two groups of activities: shared services, and community planning.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Keystone Special Development Zone (KSDZ) program was established for the purpose of providing incentives to for-profit businesses that locate and operate in designated geographic zones. Pennsylvania continues to have a surplus of abandoned, deteriorated commercial and industrial sites in need of revitalization. The KSDZ program is an incentive-based tax credit program to foster redevelopment of these former industrial and commercial sites.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Grants and technical assistance for eligible municipalities as identified under Pennsylvania Act 179 of 1984 as amended, for any eligible community development activities.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites Program (PA SITES) was established to provide grant and loan funding to eligible applicants to develop competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within the Commonwealth. The Construction Grants and Loans component provides grants and loans to serve as gap financing for strategic sites that need financial assistance to help reduce development risk for businesses. The grant and loan funding is intended to help finance strategic investments that will enhance sites across the Commonwealth to effectively compete for expanding and relocating businesses. The program will help reduce development risk for businesses by timeline reduction from the development of public infrastructure or reducing unknown development costs.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The PIDA provides low-interest loans and lines of credit for eligible businesses that commit to creating and retaining full-time jobs and for the development of industrial parks and multi-tenant facilities. Loan applications are packaged and underwritten by a network of certified economic development organizations (CEDOs) that partner with PIDA to administer the program.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites Program (PA SITES) was established to provide grant and loan funding to eligible applicants to develop competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within the Commonwealth. The Planning Grants component provides grants to conduct a plan or feasibility study for a prospective site that may include the best future use of the parcel(s) for best economic growth opportunities for redevelopment or new development.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The program provides tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to an Opportunity Scholarship Organization. Business contributions are then used by Opportunity Scholarship Organizations to provide tuition assistance in the form of scholarships to eligible students residing within the boundaries of a low-achieving school to attend another public school outside of their district or nonpublic school. A low-achieving school is defined as a public elementary or secondary school ranking in the bottom 15 percent of their designation as an elementary or secondary school based upon combined math and reading Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) scores. Sspecific dates: 5/15/2024: Business applicants who have fulfilled their 2-year commitment and wish to reapply in FY 24/25 to renew their 2-year commitment and Businesses who are in the middle of their 2-year commitment., 7/1/2024: All other businesses including initial applicants and those applicants wishing to submit an additional application on top of their previously submitted 2-year commitment.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Next Generation Farmer Loan Program uses federal tax-exempt financing to reduce a farmer’s interest rate for capital purchases, such as the purchase of farm land or agricultural machinery and equipment.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “commonwealth”), through the Department of Community and Economic Development (the “Department”), administers the Video Game Production Tax Credit Program (the “Program”) authorized by Article XVII-D-Subarticle D of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 (P.L. 6, No.2) (the “Act”), a copy of which is attached as Appendix A of the Guidelines

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Provides loan and grant funds to financially distressed local governments as well as technical assistance to formulate financial recovery plans.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Provides loan and grant funds to financially distressed local governments as well as technical assistance to formulate financial recovery plans.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA) was established in 1987 pursuant to the Economic Development Financing Law to provide access to low-interest financing through the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable debt, including bonds or notes.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Provides funds to businesses through the four Ben Franklin Technology Partnes for access to capital, business expertise, technology commercialization services to advance the development of new technologies and for the generation, conservation, and transportation of alternative and clean energy.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Local Government Emergency Housing Support Program (LGEHS) is designed to provide immediate and targeted assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations responding to housing needs following natural or man-made disasters. The program aims to ensure that communities impacted by emergencies have access to safe, temporary housing and critical stabilization services, fostering recovery and long-term resilience.

Community & Economic Development · From $25K

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) is federal grant providing funding to assist with the rapid rehousing of homeless persons, street outreach, homelessness prevention, and emergency shelter activities. Funds may also be used to support the maintenance of a homeless management information system (HMIS) and administration. This program is authorized by McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as amended by the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to a Scholarship Organization, an Educational Improvement Organization, and/or a Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization. Specific dates: 5/15/2024: Business applicants who have fulfilled their 2-year commitment and wish to reapply in FY 24/25 to renew their 2-year commitment and Businesses who are in the middle of their 2-year commitment., 7/1/2024: All other businesses including initial applicants and those applicants wishing to submit an additional application on top of their previously submitted 2-year commitment.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit provides tax credits to eligible facilities which generate electricity by using coal refuse for power generation, control acid gases for emission control, and use ash produced by the facilities to reclaim mining-affected sites.