Additional Grants

In addition to CCEDC-administered funding, here are additional grants and resources available at the state, regional, and federal level.

While not facilitated directly through our office, these grant programs may be a fit for your project. We encourage you to explore and apply directly.

Please check back frequently, as this list is updated with new resources as we receive them.

Carbon County Open Space Grant Program

The Carbon County Board of Commissioners is excited to announce the opening of the 2026 Fall Round of the Carbon County Open Space Grant Program. The Open Space Grant Program can provide funding to municipalities and pre-qualified land trust organizations to preserve land that protects wildlife habitat, water resources, and forests. Land Trust organizations and Carbon County Municipalities are the only eligible applicants to apply for funding from this program.

For application and information on guidelines, click here.

Application opens July 1st and will remain open until September 30.

Carbon County Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program allows eligible farmers to voluntarily sell the development rights to their land while retaining ownership and continuing to farm it, helping permanently preserve working farmland from non-agricultural development.

For application, click here.

This is an ongoing program in Carbon County.

The Food Trust’s Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (PA FFFI)

The Food Trust’s Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative is a statewide public-private financing program funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development that helps business owners open or expand healthy grocery outlets in low- to moderate-income communities throughout the commonwealth.

The program provides grants, technical assistance, and financing connections to nonprofit, for-profit and cooperative food businesses that help increase access to healthy, affordable food and improve economic opportunities for residents of urban, suburban and rural areas of Pennsylvania. Awards range from $5,000 - $200,000.

Find our Request for Applications and online application at: thefoodtrust.org/pafffi

Click here to download a Quick Info Sheet on this grant.

Application due date September 15, 2026.

Disclaimer: The Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) does not administer or manage the grant programs listed above. These opportunities are shared for informational purposes only. Please refer to each program’s official guidelines and application process for details.