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Energy Grants Available to Small Businesses in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Small-business owners in the Keystone State are encouraged to apply for a Small Business Advantage Grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection so they can finance projects intended to prevent pollution or promote energy efficiency. Businesses can apply for 50% matching funds of up to $9,500 to adopt or acquire energy-efficient or pollution-prevention equipment or procedures.
"Supporting projects that promote energy efficiency, especially in small businesses, will help keep Pennsylvania on the path to energy independence," Gov. Tom Corbett said in a prepared statement.
Applicants must be a for-profit corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity with 100 or fewer full-time employees. The project seeking a grant must be within Pennsylvania, be owned by the applicant and save the business at least 25% plus $500 in annual energy consumption or in pollution handling or prevention-related expenses.
Applicants may be manufacturers, retailers, service providers, mining operators or agricultural businesses. Eligible projects include HVAC and boiler upgrades, high-efficiency lighting, solvent recovery systems, waste recycling systems and auxiliary power units deployed as anti-idling technology for trucks.
The application deadline is Sept. 6. Eligible applications will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis through Sept. 6 or until funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. Funding is eligible for those costs incurred between July 8 and June 30, 2014.
Applications must be mailed to the Department of Environmental Protection's Grant Center, P.O. Box 8776, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8776 or hand delivered to the department’s grant center in Harrisburg. Faxes or electronic submissions will not be accepted.
For more information and to view the application package, instructions and application form, visit this website and click on the "Small Business Advantage Grant" button. Or, call the Small Business Ombudsman's Office at 717 772 8909.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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