Grants

Throughout the commonwealth and the nation there are numerous grant and financial aid resources available that can assist individuals and organizations in meeting their goals. The grants and financial aid information below is provided with the intent to help you begin the search, not an all-inclusive link to resources that may be available.

Grants List

Business Education Partnership Grant

The purpose of this Notice of Grant Availability (NGA) is to solicit grant applications to implement Business-Education Partnerships programs that provide opportunities to connect local businesses with school districts to promote job opportunities and career pathways. These programs increase awareness of in-demand technical careers for students, parents, guardians, teachers and school faculty.

• Business Education Partnership Notice of Grant Availability
• Business Education Partnership Application Form
• Business Education Partnership Questions & Answers

Economic Transition

• Economic Transition Request for Proposal
• Economic Transition Application Form
• Economic Transition Budget Form
• Economic Transition Budget Justification

Teacher in the Workplace Grants

The purpose of this Notice of Grant Availability (NGA) is to solicit grant applications from eligible organizations in partnership with their Local Workforce Development Board to develop and/or implement Teacher in the Workplace programs that connect the classroom to the workplace for K-12 educators across Pennsylvania. Through Teacher in the Workplace programs, teachers, counselors, and administrators are provided experiences interacting directly with industry and business leaders, and learning about industry trends, needs, and opportunities that they can bring back to the classroom to enhance instruction, student learning, and career readiness.

• Teacher-in-the-Workplace Notice of Grant Availability
• Teacher-in-the-Workplace Application Form

Next Generation Industry Partnership Coordination Grant Availability

This NGA will provide funds to support assistance of state-level coordination of the Next Generation Industry Partnership program. State-level coordination activities will include: Event planning and coordination, Next Generation Industry Partnership branding, including website development, Technical assistance and facilitation for partnerships, Next Generation Peer Networking and Next Generation Metrics Development.

• Next Generation Industry Partnership Grant Notice of Grant Availability
• Next Generation Industry Partnership Coordination Application Form

Related Programs

The PA Department of Community & Economic Development is currently offering an apprenticeship grant. The Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program is a statewide program which offers assistance to registered apprenticeship programs. The program’s goal is to increase apprenticeship availability to Pennsylvania employers to assist them with their talent recruitment and development.

Guaranteed Free Training Program (GFT-WEDnetPA)
Basic skills and information technology training for new employees and new and expanding businesses

Industry Partnerships (IPs)
Consortium-based, employer-driven worker training in high priority occupations (HPOs)

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
The WOTC provides a private-for-profit employer with tax savings as an incentive to hire job seekers with barriers to employment.

Grant Awardees

• 2018/19 Business Education Partnership (BEP) Grant Awardees
• 2017/18 Teacher-in-the-Workplace Grant Awards
• 2017/18 Tech Grant Awardees
• 2017/18 Strategic Innovation Grant Awardees