The Facilities Program will offer $45 million in competitive grants to community anchor institutions and units of local government for community projects to construct, acquire, or improve facilities that are, or will be open to the public and will directly enable work, education, and health monitoring at the respective facility.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 04/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program (Facilities) is funded pursuant to the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (Capital Projects Fund) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Funding Information
- The minimum grant amount for any Facilities project is $250,000. The maximum grant amount shall not exceed $2 million.
- To be eligible for reimbursement, project costs must be incurred within the timeframe established by the grant agreement.
- The period of performance ends December 31, 2026.
Eligible Uses
- Pre-project development costs and uses, including:
- devices and office equipment (equipment must facilitate the public use of broadband for the purposes of this program and at the discretion of the PBDA)
- data-gathering
- feasibility studies
- community engagement and public feedback processes
- equity assessments and planning
- needs assessments
- permitting, planning, architectural design, engineering design
- work related to environmental, historical, and cultural reviews
- costs of repair, rehabilitation, construction, improvement
- acquisition of real property equipment.
- Costs of repair, rehabilitation, construction, improvement, and acquisition of real property, equipment (e.g., devices and office equipment), and facilities.
- Ancillary costs necessary to operationalize and put the capital assets to full use, including costs to increase broadband adoption and improve digital literacy. Administrative costs of the applicant to administer the grant are limited to 2.5 percent of the grant award.
- Administrative costs include costs to complete the grant application, costs associated with monitoring of and reporting on the project, advertising costs, and personnel costs including salaries and fringe benefits for staff required for carrying out the project.
Eligible Projects
- In accordance with Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund Guidance from U.S. Treasury, eligible projects under this program will include construction or improvements to full-service community buildings, structures, and public spaces. Examples include, but are not limited to, schools, libraries, and community health centers that serve community needs. The physical structure must be available year-round to the public.
- Example: A local library making expansions to their building. This additional space will be used to provide a computer lab that offers public access to devices for the purposes of increasing access to work, education, and health services.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include but are not limited to:
- Community Anchor Institutions such as but not limited to:
- Schools
- Libraries
- Recreation Centers
- Community Health Centers
- Non-Profit Organizations (including 501c4)
- Buildings owned or operated by units of local government.
For more information, visit PDCED.
