In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP or Department), the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) is offering competitive grant funding to provide financial assistance through the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania Grant Program (RISE PA).
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 08/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of this program is to offer grants for small scale decarbonization projects at industrial facilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and co-pollutant emissions by promoting investment into emissions reduction equipment and technology and energy efficiency upgrades.
Funding Information
The SAT has three award tiers with grants ranging from $25,000-$74,999, $75,000-$149,999, and $150,000- $500,000. RISE PA is a reimbursement grant program.
Grant Period
The target period of performance for eligible SAT projects is 12 months.
Eligible Expenses
The following types of expenditures are eligible:
- Labor and capital costs associated with project implementation, including materials, equipment, delivery, software, construction, installation, retrofitting, tools, and contractual work directly related to the project.
- All work or delivery of equipment, etc., must occur during the stated period of performance in the grant agreement. No reimbursement will be given for costs expended prior to the grant period of performance.
- Downpayments may be required to secure equipment prior to a fully executed grant agreement. Only downpayments related to project equipment may be eligible for financial reimbursement. Downpayments for services, freight, permits, excavation, supplies, etc., will not be eligible for financial reimbursement. PennTAP will accept documentation for payments made after the date of October 1, 2024.
- Any Applicant who starts a project and incurs costs before receiving a fully executed grant agreement does so at their own risk.
- Travel costs are only eligible expenditures if considered integral to the purpose of the Applicant’s proposed project, as determined by PennTAP.
Eligibility Criteria
The following Applicants proposing projects to reduce industrial sector emissions are eligible for grants under the Small-scale Award Track (SAT), which is administered by PennTAP:
- A Small- or Medium-sized Manufacturer (SMM), which means an industrial manufacturing facility with 500 or fewer employees at the assessed plant site. The site requesting funds must have manufacturing processes occurring at the assessed plant site. Manufacturing is defined as an entity that engages in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products, assembled goods or assembled component parts of manufactured products, or like-new rebuilt goods. Eligible Applicants that are not SMMs cannot apply for the SAT, regardless of TPC. However, SMMs can apply to the Medium scale Award Track (MAT) or Large-scale Award Track (LAT) if their TPC exceeds $1 million.
- Other entities including Energy-as-a-Service companies, Sustainability-as-a-Service companies, and property managers of industrial manufacturers, may be eligible to apply for funding provided the project is conducted at an eligible SMM and all application materials are completed.
- If an Other entity, as aforementioned, applies for RISE PA funding, the Senior Leadership of the impacted SMM facility(s) must corroborate that they will support the project and the reduction of GHG emissions. Roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined in the MMV Narrative and signed by the Applicant, and by the Senior Leadership of the impacted SMM.
For more information, visit PennTAP.
