DEP Offers Grants to Small Businesses to Reduce Energy Costs, Curb

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HARRISBURG ? Small-business owners in?Pennsylvania?working to prevent pollution and save money may now apply for a Small Business Advantage Grant through the Department of Environmental Protection.

Businesses can apply for 50-percent matching funds of up to?$9,500?to adopt or acquire energy-efficient or pollution-prevention equipment or procedures.

?This program helps small businesses secure energy-efficient means to conduct their day-to-day operations,? DEP Secretary?Mike Krancer?said. ?Becoming more energy-efficient will not only reduce environmental impacts, but also make?Pennsylvania?s small businesses more competitive.?

Applicants must be a for-profit corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity with 100 or fewer full-time employees. The grant-supported project must be in a?Pennsylvania?facility owned by the applicant and must save the business at least 25 percent, plus?$750?annually in energy or pollution-related expenses.

Applicants may be manufacturers, retailers, service providers, mining operators or agricultural businesses. Eligible projects include HVAC and boiler upgrades, high-efficiency lighting, solvent recovery systems, waste recycling systems and auxiliary power units deployed as anti-idling technology for trucks.

The application deadline is?Sept. 26. Eligible applications will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted.

For more information and to view the application package, instructions and application form, visit?www.dep.state.pa.usand click on the ?Small Business Advantage Grant? button, or call?717-772-8909.

Applications must be mailed or hand-delivered to the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of the Small Business Ombudsman, Attn: Small Business Advantage, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market St., P.O. Box 8772,?Harrisburg, PA?17105-8772.? Faxes or electronic submissions will not be accepted.

For more information about project eligibility, contact the Small Business Ombudsman?s Office at??717-772-8909?or email?epadvantagegrant@pa.gov?before submitting an application.

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Source: http://gantdaily.com/2012/07/27/dep-offers-grants-to-small-businesses-to-reduce-energy-costs-curb-pollution/

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