Project Grant 90ATTF0028

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $1,400,000 Project Grant under the Assistive Technology Act (CFDA 93.464) program to the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF). This funding will support PATF's efforts to: 1) maintain and grow its diversified assistive technology (AT) loan portfolio in Pennsylvania, 2) expand AT lending programs and reach more communities in need across Kentucky, 3) develop a pilot artificial...

The Pennsylvania Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Team Pennsylvania Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive statewide economic development plan for Pennsylvania through March 2024. Currently, the Commonwealth lacks a unified strategy and coordinates disparate local and regional plans. The funded work will bring existing plans together...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation $835,000 under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002) for the period of August 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The funding will support educational achievement and attainment initiatives in Pennsylvania. As a non-profit organization, The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation will leverage this funding in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission to strengthen the region's economic...

The Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Invest PGH Inc. under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CFDA 21.020). The grant will support technical assistance activities through December 2023 to build the organizational capacity of certified and emerging Community Development Financial Institutions. Technical assistance funds will be used for personal and professional services, travel, training,...

This $1.5 million EDA Project Grant awarded by the Department of Commerce on September 2, 2021 supports the Pennsylvania Digital Transformation and Ecommerce Program (PADTEP). PADTEP will provide digital literacy skills training, website design assistance, social media training, ecommerce and payment/cybersecurity training to small businesses across Pennsylvania in response to COVID-19. Training will be delivered both online and in-person at Pennsylvania's 16 Small Business Development Centers...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program supports the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in expanding its arts-based educational programming and community partnerships in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Kensington and Feltonville. The $797,000 award will enable PAFA to hire two part-time art educators, add a fourth partner school, and continue providing year-round bilingual services such as student...

The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development a $400,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) federal grant program. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. Under the STEP program (CFDA #59.061), the Department will use the funding to increase the number of small businesses in Pennsylvania that are exporting, as well as increase the value of exports...

The U.S. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Team Pennsylvania Foundation, a non-profit organization. The grant will provide business technical assistance within the Appalachian region over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2026. The Appalachian Area Development program supports a wide range of economic and community development initiatives in the 13-state Appalachian region,...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,561,072 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Employment Opportunity & Training Center, operating as Outreach - Center For Community Resources, a non-profit organization based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This two-year award, effective from October 2024 to September 2026, will fund a workforce training initiative in Pennsylvania. The program aims to strengthen economic development,...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $200,100 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) to support its Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Division. This funding enables SAP&DC's PTAC to provide counseling, training, and resources to help local businesses, particularly small firms, compete for and perform on government contracts across the six-county...