Small Business Grants

Centre County - Small Business Grant Award Listing (link)

Centre County partnered with the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on the application process. The SBDC vetted all applications to assure they were complete and applicants are fully qualified. 

• Applications must have been submitted by Friday, September 11, 2020.
• Be a business appropriately licensed, headquartered, and operating in Centre County.
• Operate from a physical location in Centre County.
• Have experienced a revenue decline due to COVID-19.
• FAQs (link)
• Application Preview (PDF)

Non-Profit Grants

Centre County - Non-Profit Grant Award Listing (link)

Centre County partnered with Centre Foundation on the application process. Centre Foundation received and vetted all applications to assure they were completed and applicants are fully qualified. Once that processing and vetting was completed, all application information was sent to Centre County for funding decisions.  Centre Foundation did not have any role in the grant decision process.

Who was eligible

• Applications must have been submitted by Monday, September 28, 2020 
• Organizations that are and/or were negatively impacted by COVID-19, including loss of revenue.
• Organizations must be physically located in Centre County.
• Organizations must deliver services in Centre County.
• Organizations must be a 501(c)3 or 501(c)19 (Per Act 24) in Centre County.
• Application Preview (PDF)
• FAQs (PDF)