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Pennsylvania Small Business Advantage Grant

Status

Status not published

An annual round opening in the autumn and remaining open until funds are exhausted, on a first-come first-served basis.

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Amount
$8,000

Matching grants of up to $8,000 (or up to $11,000 for certain projects in environmental justice areas) covering 50% of eligible energy efficiency or pollution prevention project costs.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — An annual round opening in the autumn and remaining open until funds are exhausted, on a first-come first-served basis.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Pennsylvania-based small business with 100 or fewer full-time employees. The project must save at least $500 and 25% annually in energy or pollution-related costs (lower thresholds apply for some project types).

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/GrantsLoansRebates/Small-Business-Ombudsman/Pages/Small-Business-Advantage-Grant.aspx · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.dep.pa.gov

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