Pennsylvania

Note: The FY 2009 program is closed to new applications. The application period typically lasts for only about one month each year, from mid-July to the end of August.  
 
Established in July 2004, the PA Small Business Advantage Grant Program provides matching funds to for-profit businesses with a maximum of 100 full-time employees for improvements in energy efficiency and pollution prevention. The business must also be the primary source of employment for at least one full-time employee. The Department of Environmental Protection administers the grants, providing up to $7,500 for proposed projects. All projects must demonstrate at least a 15% economic gain, or savings, through energy conservation or pollution prevention on an annual basis as a direct result of the proposed project. A recipient of the grant must submit a follow-up report to the DEP twelve months after the project completion date, detailing the environmental benefits and the financial costs and benefits as a result of the project.  
 
Residential rental units and dwellings are not eligible for awards, nor are outdoor wood burners, wood-fired boilers, and some types of building envelope measures.  
 
To date, the program has provided over $3.6 million in grants to 625 small businesses. Further information on eligible technologies and the application process can be found at the program website above.