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Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) – Venture Investment Program
Investment in venture capital partnerships investing in early-stage PA technology companies.
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Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) -Technology Development Grant
Grants to help groups or consortia of Pennsylvania companies position themselves at the cutting edge of emerging technologies and establish a competitive advantage through the use of advanced e-business systems.
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Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) –University Research Funding
Grants designed to promote stronger synergy between university-based research and development and the transfer of technology as it relates to economic and work force development
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Funding for research and development, technology transfer, joint research and development
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Broadband Outreach & Aggregation Fund (BOAF)
Grant assistance to qualified applicants to implement outreach programs concerning the benefits, use and procurement of broadband services as well as providing seed grants to aggregate customer demand in communities with little or no service so that the providers can respond to the new demand for services in a more timely fashion.
BOAF Grants: Click to view a list of Grantees and a synopsis of their program.
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Building PA
Provides mezzanine capital for developers for real estate assets in small to mid-sized Pennsylvania communities.
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Business in Our Sites Grants and Loans
Empowers communities to attract growing and expanding businesses by helping them build an inventory of ready sites
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Business Opportunities Fund (BOF)
Installment loans, lines of credit and technical assistance for minority business enterprises, women-owned business enterprises and small businesses.
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Business Retention & Expansion Program (BREP)
The Pennsylvania Business Retention Program (BREP) was established in 1997 to forge better working relationships and stronger collaboration among various public, private, state and local economic development organizations, with the goal of enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of efforts to retain and grow existing Pennsylvania businesses. The Pennsylvania Business Retention and Expansion Program is the most aggressive job retention program in the country. Since its inception, representatives of the BREP have completed over 73,400 visits. Click to view the BREP Report - 2007, which provides a brief history and an overview of the program.
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Citizens Job Bank
A public/private $150 million loan partnership between Citizens Bank and the Commonwealth.
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Community Economic Development Loan Program
Low-interest loans for projects in distressed communities, stimulating self-help initiatives and helping people build assets at the individual, family and community levels
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Customized Job Training Program (CJT)
Grants for specialized job training to existing or newly hired employees.
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Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC)
Tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to a Scholarship Organization, an Educational Improvement Organization, and/or a Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization.
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Enterprise Zone Program
Grants to financially disadvantaged communities for preparing and implementing business development strategies within municipal Enterprise Zones.
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Export Finance Program (EFP)
The Pennsylvania Export Finance Program provides small businesses with access to pre-export working capital and post-export accounts receivable financing through a direct loan program.
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First Industries Fund
The First Industries Fund is a grant and loan program aimed at strengthening Pennsylvania's agriculture and tourism industries. The First Industries Fund is part of PA Grows, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's new initiative designed to assist agricultural producers in gaining access to the capital they need to begin, continue, or expand their businesses. Visit PA Grows for more information.
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Go Global Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Go Global Grant Program is designed to enhance public awareness of the increasing linkages between Pennsylvania and the global economy.
The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) seeks to challenge Pennsylvania's business organizations and institutions to understand and support Pennsylvania's effort to advance the Commonwealth's international competitiveness by expanding exports and increasing direct investment in Pennsylvania.
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Guaranteed Free Training Program (GFT-WEDnetPA)
Basic skills and information technology training for eligible employees of new and expanding businesses.
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Industrial Sites Reuse Program
Grant and low-interest loan financing to perform environmental site assessment and remediation work at former industrial sites.
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Infrastructure and Facilities Improvement Program
A multi-year grant program that will provide grants to certain issuers of debt in order to assist with the payment of debt service.
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Infrastructure Development Program
Grant and low-interest loan financing for public and private infrastructure improvements
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Innovation Partnership (IPart)
Assistance for early-stage PA technology companies applying to Federal Funding opportunities such as SBIR/STTR
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Job Creation Tax Credits
A $1,000-per-job tax credit to create new jobs in the Commonwealth within three years
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Keystone Innovation Grant
Keystone Innovation Grants provide funding to encourage the technology transfer and commercialization of intellectual property between Pennsylvania’s technology-oriented businesses and entrepreneurs and Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)-participating Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs). The Keystone Innovation Grant program is a companion program to the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program.
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Keystone Innovation Starter Kit
Keystone Innovation Starter Kits are designed to recruit new, top-level research faculty to Pennsylvania academic medical centers and institutions of higher education to accelerate the development of a cluster of companies and employees in emerging and growing technology areas. The Starter Kit program is a companion program to the Keystone Innovation Zone(KIZ)program.
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Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)
Provide grant funds to community/university partnerships to generate job growth through tech transfer and entrepreneurship. Focused around campuses and property around college and universities.
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Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
Provides state and local tax abatement to businesses and residents locating in one of the 12 designated zones.
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Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund (MELF)
Low-interest loans to acquire and install new or used machinery and equipment or to upgrade existing machinery and equipment
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Market Access Grant (MAG)
Designed to enhance the capability of small and mid-sized Pennsylvania companies to increase export sales, the Pennsylvania Market Access Grant (MAG) is a valuable tool available to qualifying companies seeking financial assistance and foreign market entry support.
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Matching Fund Program
The purpose of the Tourism Promotion Matching Fund Program is to allow the Commonwealth to provide part of the funds necessary for a local Tourism Promotion Agency (TPA) to conduct appropriate destination marketing.
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Neighborhood Assistance, Enterprise Zone Tax Credit (NAP-EZP)
An incentive program that provides tax credits to businesses investing in or making physical improvements to properties located within designated enterprise zones.
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New PA Venture Capital Investment Program
Loans to venture capital partnerships to invest in growth-stage PA companies.
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New Pennsylvania Venture Guarantee Program
Guarantees to top-tier venture capital partnerships for investments in growth stage pa companies.
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Opportunity Grant Program
Grant funds to create or preserve jobs within the Commonwealth.
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Pennsylvania Base Development Committee
This initiative is designed to assist local defense organizations to promote and enhance the military value of over 70,000 active, reserve, National Guard and Department of Defense positions located on 11 major installations across the Commonwealth.
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Pennsylvania Capital Access Program (PennCAP)
Loan guarantee through participating banks to be used to support a wide variety of business purposes.
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Pennsylvania Community Development Bank Loan Program (PCD Bank)
Debt financing for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
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Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA) Tax Exempt Bond Program
Tax-exempt and taxable bonds, both in pooled transactions and stand-alone transactions, to be used to finance land, building, equipment, working capital and refinancings.
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Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA) Taxable Bond Program
Tax-exempt and taxable bonds, both in pooled transactions and stand-alone transactions, to be used to finance land, building, equipment, working capital and refinancings.
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Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA)
Low-interest loan financing through Industrial Development Corporations for land and building acquisition, construction and renovation, resulting in the creation or retention of jobs.
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Pennsylvania Infrastructure Bank (PIB)
Low-interest loans for the design, engineering, right-of-way and repair, reconstruction and construction of public highways, bridges, public and private airports and railroads and public transportation systems.
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Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PennVEST)
Low-interest loans for design, engineering and construction of publicly and privately owned drinking water distribution and treatment facilities, storm water conveyance and wastewater treatment and collection systems.
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Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority
Low-interest loan financing to businesses owned and operated by ethnic minorities.
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Pennsylvania Pollution Prevention Assistance Program (PPAA)
Assistance for small businesses to implement pollution prevention and energy-efficiency projects, enabling these businesses to adopt or install equipment or processes that reduce pollution, energy use or raw materials.
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PNC's Pennsylvania Working Capital Growth Fundsm.
PNC's Pennsylvania Working Capital Growth Fund is designed to provide low-interest revolving line of credit working capital financing, up to $100,000,000 in funds available to lend. The closing of this program will be December 31, 2007.
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Rail Freight Assistance (RFA)
Grants to build or repair rail lines or spurs.
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Regional Marketing Initiative
The purpose of the Regional Marketing Initiative (RMI) grants is to encourage Tourism Promotion Agencies (TPA) to join in sensible regional partnerships to promote marketable destinations.
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Research and Development Tax Credit
Allows companies holding qualifying Research and Development Tax Credits to apply for approval to sell those tax credits and assign them to the buyer(s).
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Second Stage Loan Program
Loan Guarantees for working capital for 2-7 yr old manufacturing, biotech, and technology-oriented companies
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Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
Technical assistance and consulting services to current and prospective entrepreneurs.
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Small Business First
Funding for small businesses, including: low-interest loan financing for land and building acquisition and construction; machinery and equipment purchases and working capital.
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Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Guarantee Program
Promotes and stimulates the general economic welfare of various regions and communities in the Commonwealth and assists in the development, redevelopment and revitalization of Brownfield and Greenfield sites in accordance with the TIF Act. The program provides credit enhancement for TIF projects to improve market access and lower capital costs through the use of guarantees to issuers of bonds or other indebtedness.
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Underground Storage Tank Upgrade Loan Program (USTULP)
Low-interest loan financing to business owners of regulated underground storage tanks to meet federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upgrade requirements.
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Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure Program (PennWorks)
A program to ensure safe water supply and proper wastewater infrastructure.
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Work Force Investment Act of 1998 (Title 1)
A federal program providing employment assistance and job training to eligible individuals
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Workforce Leadership Grants
Improve the supply of, and create a pipeline for, technology based industries in Pennsylvania that will require highly skilled technical workers to compete in a globally competitive technology based economy.
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