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Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

This is a loan program, not a grant, for farm businesses purchasing land, machinery, or equipment; it uses federal tax-exempt financing to lower the borrower's interest rate. It does not apply to nonprofits or non-agricultural businesses. No loan cap or deadline is provided.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Keystone Opportunity Zones program offers Pennsylvania state and local tax abatements, not cash grants, to businesses and residents that locate within specially designated zones. Eligibility is tied entirely to physical location inside a KOZ rather than organization type, so businesses or individuals outside these zones do not qualify. No award amount is specified since the benefit is a tax reduction rather than a fixed grant.

Community & Economic Development · Up to $500K

The Private Dam Financial Assurance Program helps owners of regulated private dams in Pennsylvania meet state-required proof of financial responsibility, with a maximum benefit of $500,000, and separately offers low-interest loans once program funds reach $1,500,000. Eligible applicants include individuals, partnerships, associations, common interest communities, community associations, and corporations that own a regulated private dam; this is a narrow, asset-specific program rather than general grant funding.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The PEDFA Tax Exempt Bond Program gives Pennsylvania businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofits access to low-interest financing through tax-exempt bonds or notes, targeted at manufacturing, solid waste disposal, wastewater treatment, transportation facilities, and assisted living/housing projects. This is debt financing rather than a grant, and eligibility is limited to these specific project types and organization categories. No award amount is specified.

Community & Economic Development · Up to $250K

The Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority program provides low-interest loans, not grants, of up to $250,000 to businesses owned and operated by ethnic minorities, with the specific exclusion of non-franchised restaurants. This is a loan program rather than free grant funding, and eligibility is narrowly limited to minority-owned businesses meeting the program's criteria.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Ben Franklin Partners Challenge Grant supports entrepreneurs, start-ups, early-stage companies, investors, higher education institutions, and past Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) alumni companies working on new technology, including clean energy generation, conservation, and transportation. Funding is channeled through Pennsylvania's four regional Ben Franklin Technology Partners for capital access, business expertise, and technology commercialization support. No specific award amount is listed, and eligibility favors technology-focused ventures with an existing BFTP connection.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

Despite the name, Pennsylvania First is a loan program, not a grant — it funds investment and job-creation projects for businesses, municipalities, authorities, and other legal entities across the Commonwealth. Eligibility is broad, spanning corporations, partnerships, LLCs, nonprofits, and various local government bodies. No award/loan amount is specified, and financing here must be repaid rather than being free funding.

Community & Economic Development · Amount varies

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit gives Pennsylvania businesses a state tax credit for contributions to approved Scholarship Organizations, Educational Improvement Organizations, or Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organizations. Only eligible businesses can apply (not individuals or nonprofits directly), and applications follow specific windows tied to prior commitment status. No award dollar cap is specified for the credit itself.

Air Force -- Research Lab · Amount varies

The Air Force Research Lab's CHEERS announcement funds science and technology work in human performance and aerospace medicine, spanning basic research through technology maturation, via multiple open solicitations accepting white papers. Eligibility is generally broad, but note specific constraints: Federally Funded Research and Development Centers face restrictions and must obtain sponsor and AFRL determinations, foreign-owned firms should contact the Contracting Officer first as restrictions may apply, and the Commercial Solutions Opening track is not grant-eligible. No award amounts are stated; review the paired solicitations for scope and instructions.

Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · Amount varies

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 · Amount varies

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 · Amount varies

This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department TIP Office's 2020 funding opportunity; no applications are being accepted at this time. When posted, eligible applicants are expected to include U.S.-based and foreign non-profits, public international organizations, institutions of higher learning, and for-profit organizations. No award amounts are provided in this notice. Watch for the actual funding announcement before preparing anything.

Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · Amount varies

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.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The NSF Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER) program funds fundamental research to advance resource and energy conservation and recovery and to protect the environment and human health, including circular-economy, waste-reuse, contaminant-fate, and related topics. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, open to any type of entity subject to NSF clarifications, though the work is research-oriented and best suited to universities and research organizations. No award amounts or deadline are listed. Projects focused mainly on earth systems or human/social behavior are directed to other NSF directorates.

Department of Public Health · Amount varies

Open to Skilled Nursing Facilities, nonprofits, consumer advocacy organizations, businesses, individuals, public agencies, and tribal governments in California for projects that directly improve life for nursing home residents, such as person-centered care, infection control training, or arts engagement. Research-only projects, capital improvements, staff salary payments, and high-cost technology like AI or telemedicine are explicitly not eligible. Award size depends on the project request, up to an allowable maximum, with projects running up to 36 months.

Natural Resources · $5K–$150K

Government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses can apply for this Illinois Natural Resources grant funding Great Lakes habitat and species protection, restoration, and management priorities under the Aquatic Nuisance Species Comprehensive Management Plan. Awards range from $5,000 to $150,000.

Natural Resources · $30K–$2M

Government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses can apply for this Illinois Natural Resources grant funding invasive carp removal and monitoring activities in the Upper Mississippi River. Awards range from $30,000 to $2,000,000.

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection · Amount varies

Open to businesses, individuals, nonprofits, other legal entities, and public agencies owning 20 to 5,000 acres of forest land in California; this program provides cost-share assistance (not full grants) for forest management planning, reforestation, and related improvement activities performed under a Registered Professional Forester. Broadcast, controlled, or cultural burning is not an eligible cost. No specific award amount or deadline is listed, and applicants should expect to cover part of the cost themselves.

Rural Business-Cooperative Service · $1.5K–$500K

Open to agricultural producers, the USDA REAP program funds renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, with awards ranging from about $1,500 up to $500,000. Eligibility is limited to agricultural producers (and, under the broader REAP program, certain rural small businesses), so general applicants and urban organizations typically do not qualify. Review the application package and contact a State Energy Coordinator for required forms and current terms.

Food and Drug Administration · Amount varies

This forecasted FDA funding opportunity targets outsourcing facilities and aims to reduce fraud and lower barriers to producing drugs currently in shortage. It is likely relevant mainly to pharmaceutical manufacturers/outsourcing facilities rather than typical small nonprofits; eligibility, funding amount, and deadline are not yet published.