Most people are confused about personal grants in Pennsylvania. If you live in the state of Pennsylvania and are looking for personal financial assistance such as supplemental security income, Medicaid, or state social services, you should look into government benefits instead. Personal grants are financial aid from the local government of Pennsylvania for its residents under certain circumstances - the use of the financial funding must have a meaningful purpose to the economy of Pennsylvania.

Personal Grants for Work At Home Residents of Pennsylvania

With the aid from the federal government, the department of finance & economic growth in Pennsylvania is able to provide financial support to residents who work at home. According to the latest research, in Pennsylvania, there are over 132,060 business identities have 0 to 4 employees. This number includes people who work at home with sole proprietorship. To be eligible, you must be a resident of Pennsylvania and have a registered business in Pennsylvania. If your business is in one of the following areas: medicine, education, scientific research, and technology development, you have a higher chance of getting your grant application approved.

Personal Grants for Education for Residents of Pennsylvania

Not all students or teachers are eligible to apply for personal education grants in Pennsylvania. According to US Census,

In Pennsylvania:

  • 87.90% have high school diplomas
  • 26.40% have at least one post secondary degree
  • 10.20% have at least one graduate school degree

As you do not have to pay back the amount of grants given to you, Pennsylvania's office of education ensures that personal grants are only given to individuals who need financial assistance for their education related to medicine, education, scientific research, or technology development. And recipients must use their new knowledge and skill set to improve the economy of Pennsylvania.

Personal Grants for Veterans in Pennsylvania

There are more than 708,200 veterans (both active and retired) in Pennsylvania. If you have enrolled, or currently participating in the military, naval force, or air force, you are eligible to apply for veteran personal grants as long as the funds are being used to stimulate the economy of Pennsylvania.

You can look at personal grants as "government grants for individuals". Therefore, there are many other types of personal grants such as personal housing grants. If an individual receives grants from the government, he or she has received a type of "personal grants". It is much harder for individuals to receive grants than it is for businesses to receive grants. Pennsylvania residents apply for different types of state government grants by contacting Pennsylvania financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Pennsylvania are browsing from the following cities: Saint Johns, Tioga, Stockertown, Skippack, Merrittstown, Harwick, Oaks, Trumbauersville, Burgettstown, Millmont

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Pennsylvania (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R3 0107)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R3 0107
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $13,597,701
Conservation Innovation Grants Pennsylvania State Program (Apply for USDA NRCS PA CIG 23 NOFO0001289)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS PA CIG 23 NOFO0001289
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $75,000
2023 PENNSYLVANIA NRCS PEOPLE’S GARDEN INITIATIVE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (Apply for USDA NRCS PA CTA 23 NOFO0001234)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS PA CTA 23 NOFO0001234
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $75,000
Conservation Innovation Grants Pennsylvania State Program (Apply for USDA NRCS PA CIG 22 NOFO0001147)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS PA CIG 22 NOFO0001147
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $75,000
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Conservation Innovation Grants Pennsylvania State Program National Funding Opportunity (Apply for USDA NRCS PA CIG 21 NOFO0001053)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS PA CIG 21 NOFO0001053
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $75,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Pennsylvania (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1887)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1887
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $23,489,383
Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2020 Request for Applications for Accelerating Restoration of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed (Apply for EPA R3 CBP 20 03)

Funding Number: EPA R3 CBP 20 03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $20,370,672
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R03 1711)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R03 1711
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,830,400
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Columbia and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R03 1741)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R03 1741
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,903,165
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R03 1710)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R03 1710
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $3,823,651

 

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