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Applications for Round 4 of the Small-scale Award Track for the RISE PA grant are open. The deadline for applying is Aug. 17. OLIVIER LE MOAL/GETTY IMAGES
Transformative funding available for Pa.’s small manufacturers
Listen to this articleTransformative funding is available for Pennsylvania’s small manufacturers.
The RISE (Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions) PA grant program offers up to $500,000 to small manufacturers to lower costs and emissions, achieve business goals, and improve competitiveness.
Applications for Round 4 of the Small-scale Award Track (SAT) for the RISE PA grant are open, and the deadline for Round 4 is Aug. 17.
In partnership with PennTAP, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded in April almost $5 million from Round 1 SAT applications for projects in Allegheny, Delaware, Luzerne, Montgomery, Lancaster, Berks, Dauphin, and York counties. Round 2 awards will be announced this summer. Additional rounds are planned through 2029.
Manufacturing facilities could receive 50% of the cost of a decarbonization project, up to $500,000. Improving energy efficiency yields long-term energy cost savings and can free up resources for other priorities, per a release.
Eligibility extends to Pennsylvania manufacturing facility with fewer than 500 full-time employees. The total project cost is $50K-$1M. The project is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions through electrification, efficiency improvements, low-carbon fuels, on-site renewable energy, carbon capture, or reducing fugitive emissions.
