The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is taking proposals for up to $2 million in funding for projects to increase sales, quality and production of Pennsylvania wine, beer and cider. 

Three midstate projects have been approved for over $672,000 in grant funding through the Keystone Communities Program. 

The Manufacturers’ Association will expand its manufacturing pre-apprenticeship program with the hiring of a pre-apprenticeship coordinator. 

With Pennsylvania facing a shortage of primary care physicians, a state House resolution calls for recruiting and investing in family medicine grant programs. 

The PNC Foundation announced this week that it will be awarding HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, $112,500 in grant funding over the next three years to train and recruit low- to moderate-income Black students for roles as police officers and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). 

UPMC Hanover received a $1.5 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant from the state to create a new secure behavioral health and crisis suite. 

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, today announced availability of the new Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program, which matches eligible creative entrepreneurs with free, local, small business consulting services and financial resources up to $2,000 to help grow their businesses, audiences and revenue. 

Gov. Tom Wolf has approved more than $19 million in grant funding for community development projects in York County. 

Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Relief Program (CHIRP) provided funding for 5,860 restaurants and hospitality businesses in 2021. 

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health recently received $750,000 in state grants to combat substance-use-disorder and mental-health challenges in women. 

Small businesses and nonprofits in York County can apply for up to $20,000 in coronavirus recovery money through the YoCo Strong Restart Grant Fund 2021 program. 

The Cultural Alliance of York County will launch the Creative Accelerator program Nov. 8 to offer small business consulting services and grants to artists and creators in York County. 

For-profit businesses that receive assistance through the Department of Community and Economic Development will have to offer paid sick leave under an executive order signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday. 

Mid Penn Bank’s Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) is offering $12,000 in grants to educate and empower women.

Child Care Works (CCW), Pennsylvania’s subsidized child care program, is set to receive $352 million in funding to decrease costs to families who qualify for subsidized care and add incentives for child care providers.