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.

2026 Small Business Advantage Grant Program

Open: September 18, 2026
Close: March 19, 2027 or when all funds are committed.
Available funding: $1 million

These grant funds can be used by Pennsylvania small businesses to increase energy efficiency, reduce pollution, or protect the natural resources of Pennsylvania relating to their business operations. You, your clients, membership, customers, or other constituencies may be interested in applying for this funding. A link to the online application system and to all the program documents, including Program Guidelines and a Grant Calculator, are available on the Small Business Advantage Grant Website.

Questions? Contact RA-epAdvantageGrant@pa.gov.

ARC ARISE Grants

Open NOW!
Close: July 31, 2027

The ARC ARISE (Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies) Clean Energy Manufacturing Mini Grant provides funding and technical assistance to help small and mid-sized manufacturers improve competitiveness, efficiency, and participation in clean energy supply chains. The broader ARC ARISE initiative supports manufacturers with fewer than 500 employees across 156 counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, New York, and West Virginia.

Eligible technical assistance projects may include consulting, contracted services, or other one-time implementation costs in areas such as quality systems, technology implementation, lean and production processes, facility layout, product development, strategic planning, leadership training, lead generation, and HR or hiring assistance. Projects should either help a manufacturer enter or become more competitive in a clean energy supply chain, or demonstrate measurable improvements in energy efficiency or carbon footprint.

Grants provide a 50% match of eligible project costs, up to $10,000. Awardees must cover project costs upfront and are reimbursed following project completion. Capital purchases, salaries, travel, and recurring expenses are not eligible.

Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through July 31, 2027. Applicants must submit a project scope that includes goals and objectives, a detailed budget, and the vendor selection process.

Click here to learn more.

To apply, contact Shawn Furman at shawn.furman@mrcpa.org or 610-737-2529.

SMART-PPA Grants

The SMART-PA program helps Pennsylvania’s small and medium manufacturers invest in
SMART manufacturing technologies to stay competitive through increased efficiencies, talent
attraction, and reduced costs.

Click here to learn more.

To apply, contact Shawn Furman at shawn.furman@mrcpa.org or 610-737-2529.

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.