| Grants from the state or federal bodies are | | | | and also boost the economy. |
| given to further a specific interest like a | | | | |
| particular area economic development, or to | | | | Here is a look at the programs currently on |
| invest in a particular area where research is | | | | offer in the State of Pennsylvania |
| needed or a particular industry which will | | | | |
| help grow the state economy. | | | | The total of $12.8 million is available for |
| | | | grants through the Pennsylvania Energy |
| A clean environment is one such area where | | | | Development Authority (PEDA). Of this $11 |
| almost all the state governments are | | | | million is for businesses and projects which |
| promoting businesses to invest in research | | | | are willing to relocate to the state and or |
| and develop cleaner environment friendly | | | | have innovative or breakthrough projects for |
| technology for use of consumers or other | | | | advanced energy. For those skeptics who say |
| consumer industries. To promote this the | | | | that grants are not there, here is some data |
| state governments have specific bodies set up | | | | to look at and ponder over. Beginning 2005, |
| like in the state of Pennsylvania it is | | | | PEDA has given $31 million for projects that |
| called the Pennsylvania Energy Development | | | | invest in clean technology projects.The name |
| Authority. If you need to check them out the | | | | of the other two grants is Alternative Fuels |
| website is depweb.state.pa.us. | | | | Incentive Grants and the other one is Energy |
| | | | Harvest. |
| Most of the programs are focused towards | | | | |
| helping businesses to invest in research and | | | | So before you think of applying for a grant |
| in turn expand the use of eco-friendly | | | | make sure that you have gone through various |
| technologies which will help in saving energy | | | | states energy development programs and that |
| costs, use alternatives, save the environment | | | | may give that extra edge in your business. |