Home States Pennsylvania grants Minority-owned Minority-owned grants in Pennsylvania No minority-owned grants in Pennsylvania right now. Here are 5 Pennsylvania grants any owner can apply for, and 3 national minority-owned grants.
Pennsylvania grants any owner can apply for Closes Mar 19 Pennsylvania (statewide)
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Up to $12,000
Pennsylvania businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees for energy-efficiency, pollution-prevention or runoff projects that save at least $500 and 20% a year.
Pays you back Medium●●○ Any owner
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on pa.gov (opens in a new tab)
Closes Jun 30 Pennsylvania (statewide)
Pennsylvania DCED via WEDnetPA partner colleges
Up to $50,000
Pennsylvania companies in eligible industries (manufacturing, life sciences, agriculture, energy, robotics & tech) training full-time-benefits-eligible PA employees earning at least $17.31/hour.
No match Medium●●○ Any owner
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on dced.pa.gov (opens in a new tab)
Rolling Scranton (HUD low-to-moderate income areas), PA
City of Scranton
Up to $10,000
Scranton small businesses in HUD low-to-moderate income areas, current on taxes and trash fees, with no open code-enforcement issues.
Pays you back Medium●●○ Any owner
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on scrantonpa.gov (opens in a new tab)
Rolling Erie (Downtown Improvement District), PA
Erie Downtown Partnership
Up to $10,000
Assessed commercial property owners and businesses in Erie's Downtown Improvement District (Bayfront to 14th St, W Holland to E Sassafras) improving the primary entrance facade.
Pays you back Medium●●○ Any owner
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on eriedowntown.com (opens in a new tab)
Rolling Philadelphia (approved corridors), PA
City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce
Up to $30,000
Business and property owners on approved commercial corridors upgrading masonry, paint, windows, doors, lighting, see-through grills, signs, awnings or cornices.
Pays you back Medium●●○ Any owner
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on phila.gov (opens in a new tab)
National minority-owned grants Closes in 13 days National
Hidden Star (501(c)(3))
$2,500
Women- and minority-owned small businesses in the US.
No match Quick●○○ Women-owned Minority-owned
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on galaxyofstars.org (opens in a new tab)
Closes Nov 6 National
Fifteen Percent Pledge and Sephora
Up to $100,000
US beauty CPG businesses with $100k+ annual revenue, 1+ year operating, and 51%+ ownership by underrepresented founders (including Black, AAPI, Hispanic, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, women, first-generation immigrant founders).
No match Medium●●○ Black-owned Hispanic-owned Minority-owned Women-owned LGBTQ+-owned
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on 15percentpledge.org (opens in a new tab)
Opens Nov 9 National
REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures
$7,500 or $25,000
US outdoor product brand.
No match Big job●●● Minority-owned
Checked Oct 18 . Official page on rei.com (opens in a new tab)
Common questions How many minority-owned grants are in Pennsylvania? 0 right now. This page stays up so the link does not break.
Do national grants count? No. National grants that name this owner type are listed separately.