DEP Technology Clearinghouse

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
STATE

Links on this page provide information about resources through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its agencies as well as other resources.

• Current Open Solicitations
  Click on the title above for information on new and recently posted solicitations.
  
• Grant and Loan Programs
  
• Pennsylvania Clean Energy Funds
  
• Pennsylvania's Growing Greener Grants
  These grants are offered to applicants to improve the general health and well-being in all spheres of Pennsylvania's environment; this includes areas such as to preserve farmland and protect open space; eliminate the maintenance backlog in State Parks; clean up abandoned mines and restore watersheds; and provide new and upgraded water and sewer systems.
  
• DEP's Pollution Prevention/Energy-Efficiency Site Assessment
  Grants to fund pollution prevention and energy efficiency site assessments for small businesses. This program is ongoing.
  
• Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account (PPAA) Loan Program
  PPAA provides low interest loans to small businesses undertaking projects (located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) that reduce waste, pollution, or energy use. Loans will be used to fund 75 percent of the total eligible project cost, up to a maximum of $100,000. Small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees are eligible. The loan interest rate is 2% and has a maximum term of 10 years. This funding can help small businesses comply with environmental regulations while receiving the economic benefits of preventing pollution and using energy more efficiently. Visit the PPAA website for additional information.
  
• BizFin
  Will help you find capital sources interested in your deals; sell your company; find acquisitions and merger partners; advertise your business, products, and services; and locate consultants to help you close your deals.
  
• Green Communities
  The Enterprise Foundation announces Green Communities, a new five-year initiative that will offer financing, grants and technical assistance to build more than 8,500 environmentally friendly, affordable homes across the country.  The Enterprise Foundation Green Communities initiative has been launced in partnership with the Natural Resource Defense Council, the American Institute of Architects, the American Planning Association and leading corporate, financial and philanthropic organizations.  For more information on this $550 million initiative, click the link above.