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Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites Program (PA SITES) Planning Grant

Community & Economic DevelopmentCloses Dec 31, 2035(3358 days left)

Does this fit your business?

PA SITES Planning Grants fund plans and feasibility studies to make Pennsylvania sites ready for businesses to relocate or expand. This is for municipalities, redevelopment authorities, economic development organizations, and for-profit businesses that can commit matching funds and full project financing. Nonprofits should not bother applying, and there is no set-aside or priority for small businesses specifically.

Best for
Municipalities and municipal authorities, Redevelopment authorities and industrial development agencies, Economic development organizations, For-profit businesses with committed matching funds
Not for
Nonprofit organizations, Applicants without matching funds or committed project financing
Estimated fit by industry, best first
IndustryEstimated fit
Finance & BankingMatches your industry (economic, business)
84
Strong Match
Retail & E-CommerceMatches your industry (economic)
71
Good Match
Agriculture & FarmingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to agriculture & farming
54
Possible Match
Construction & InfrastructureLimit: Nothing in this notice points to construction & infrastructure
54
Possible Match
Energy & Clean TechLimit: Nothing in this notice points to energy & clean tech
54
Possible Match
Food & BeverageLimit: Nothing in this notice points to food & beverage
54
Possible Match
Show all 15 industries
Estimated fit by industry, best first
IndustryEstimated fit
Healthcare & BiotechLimit: Nothing in this notice points to healthcare & biotech
54
Possible Match
Housing & Real EstateLimit: Nothing in this notice points to housing & real estate
54
Possible Match
ManufacturingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to manufacturing
54
Possible Match
Technology & SoftwareLimit: Nothing in this notice points to technology & software
54
Possible Match
Transportation & LogisticsLimit: Nothing in this notice points to transportation & logistics
54
Possible Match
Arts & CultureLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
0
Worth Exploring
Education & TrainingLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
0
Worth Exploring
Environment & ConservationLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
0
Worth Exploring
Social Services & NonprofitLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
0
Worth Exploring

These are our matcher’s estimates for a typical business in each industry. A real match depends on your size, your state and what you need the money for — check your own fit.

What this funds

Who can apply
Small businesses, For-profit companies, State and local governments

Questions about this grant

When is the application deadline?
The listed deadline is December 31, 2035, and the program is reoccurring, meaning it accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply for this grant?
Eligible applicants include businesses, municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment authorities, municipal authorities, industrial development agencies, and for-profit organizations. Applications are competitively evaluated based on matching funds, and all other project funding must be committed to be eligible.
Can a sole proprietor or single-member LLC apply?
The facts do not say specifically. For-profit organizations and small businesses are listed as eligible applicant types, but the notice does not break this down by business structure such as sole proprietorships or single-member LLCs.
Can a nonprofit apply?
No. Nonprofits are not among the eligible applicant types, and our matching engine scored nonprofit-focused industries at 0 because this program does not accept nonprofit applicants.

Summary

The Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites Program (PA SITES) was established to provide grant and loan funding to eligible applicants to develop competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within the Commonwealth.<br /><br />The Planning Grants component provides grants t...

About this grant

The Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites Program (PA SITES) was established to provide grant and loan funding to eligible applicants to develop competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within the Commonwealth.

The Planning Grants component provides grants to conduct a plan or feasibility study for a prospective site that may include the best future use of the parcel(s) for best economic growth opportunities for redevelopment or new development.

Funding type: Grant Award: not published as a fixed amount Matching: Applications will be competitively evaluated based on the amount of matching funds invested into the project. To be eligible for a PA SITES grant and/or loan, all other funding must be committed for the proposed project. The evaluation includes whether the applicant has the funding necessary to complete the project and the amount and sources of non-state source matching money proposed to be invested in the project. Grant cycle: Reoccurring Funding source: State Deadline: 2035-12-31 Source: Pennsylvania's grant directory (pa.gov/grants), listed as accepting applications.

Who can apply

Eligible applicant types: Business

Who may apply: Municipality

Economic development organization

Redevelopment authorities

Municipal authorities

Industrial development agencies

For-Profit Organization

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Economic development
  • Community development

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