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Small Business Advantage Grant Program
[35 Pa.B. 3701] The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces an open opportunity to apply for funding in the second year of the Commonwealth's Small Business Advantage Grant Program for small business pollution prevention and energy efficiency projects. Small Business Advantage is a grant program providing up to 50% matching grants, to a maximum of $7,500, to enable small businesses in this Commonwealth to adopt or acquire energy efficient or pollution prevention equipment or processes. Well-designed energy efficient or pollution prevention projects can help small businesses cut costs and reduce the risk of potential regulatory problems while simultaneously protecting the environment.
Owners of for-profit small businesses located within this Commonwealth are eligible to apply, including manufacturers, retailers, service providers, mining businesses and agricultural concerns. The project to which the grant will apply must be located within the applicant's facility, located in this Commonwealth, and save at least 10% annually in energy or pollution related expenses.
For questions or concerns regarding the eligibility of projects, contact Dave Barnes, Office of Energy and Technology Development, Small Business Ombudsman's Office, (717) 783-8411, epadvantagegrant@state.pa.us before submitting an application.
Applications are available by contacting the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Energy and Technology Deployment, 15th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8772, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8772, (717) 783-8411. Applications are also available on the Department's website: www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: SBAdvantage). The application package contains the materials and instructions necessary for applying for a grant.
Applications must be postmarked or hand delivered by 4 p.m. on January 6, 2006. Faxes or other electronic submissions will not be accepted.
KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1267. Filed for public inspection July 1, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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