Pennsylvania small business grants, May 2026

Emergency Solutions Grant provides federal funding for homeless assistance including rapid rehousing, street outreach, prevention, and emergency shelter, with eligible uses also covering homeless management information systems and administration.

Emergency Solutions Grant – CARES Act provides $16,932,946 to Pennsylvania for homeless assistance including emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, and homelessness prevention in response to coronavirus.

Pennsylvania COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Grant Program provides $10,000 to $100,000 for local organizations conducting grassroots vaccine promotion through media, advertising, events, and community liaisons.

SEAM program provides up to $50,000 in operational support for Keystone Main Street, Elm Street, and Communities organizations in historic downtowns impacted by COVID-19.

Pennsylvania COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant Program provides minimum $1,000,000 per eligible county under the CARES Act for county response, small business grants, tourism support, behavioral health, nonprofit assistance, and broadband deploymen…

COVID-19 ARPA Whole-Home Repairs Program provides up to $50,000 per unit for homeowners and small landlords to address habitability, safety, efficiency, accessibility, and workforce development through county-wide agencies.

American Rescue Plan Act allocated $6.15 billion to Pennsylvania counties and local government units for COVID-19 response and revenue replacement, distributed in two tranches beginning May/June 2021.

Community Services Block Grant distributes federal funds to Pennsylvania nonprofits and government entities addressing poverty through case management, job training, food assistance, housing, and economic development services via one-year entitlemen…

Community Services Block Grant–CARES distributes $42 million across Pennsylvania's 43 Community Action Agencies to provide anti-poverty services and COVID-19 response support in all 64 counties.

Community Planning Technical Assistance Program provides up to 400 hours of free technical assistance to local governments and municipal organizations for planning and implementing long-term growth strategies.

HUD's Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery program allocates $38,282,000 to five counties impacted by Hurricane Ida for housing, infrastructure, and mitigation with 70 percent of funds benefiting low- and moderate-income households.

CDBG-CV provides supplemental Community Development Block Grants under the CARES Act for Pennsylvania municipalities to fund housing rehabilitation, public services, infrastructure, and planning activities responding to COVID-19.

Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit provides up to $20,000,000 annually in tax credits at $4 per ton of qualified coal refuse used for electricity generation, emission control, and site reclamation, with a maximum of 22.2% per facility per…

CRIZ designates zones up to 130 acres where state and local taxes fund economic development projects to revitalize communities, create jobs, and develop vacant spaces.

Pennsylvania Business Opportunities Fund offers installment loans and lines of credit through CDFIs in 27 counties for working capital, equipment, leasehold improvements, and real estate acquisition by small businesses, minority-owned enterprises, a…