Unlock Funding Opportunities: Your Path to Grants, Loans, and Support with SAP&DC

It can be difficult to know where to turn in the often-complicated world of grants, loans, and public financing. The Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) offers this website as a resource for organizations seeking public funding for projects, technical assistance, or grant writing services. 

To begin, simply:

  • Click “Let’s Get Started.”
  • Create an account.
  • Tell us a little bit about your project or needs.
  • Sit back and relax! Our Planning & Community Development staff will assist you in a timely fashion.

SAP&DC’s mission is to address human resource development, encourage the retention of jobs, and to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Alleghenies, specifically those of residents in Fulton, Huntingdon, Blair, Bedford, Somerset, and Cambria counties.

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We’ll help walk you through getting the best funding options for your project.

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Featured Funding Programs

Inspiregrant

Investments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE)

PURPOSE:

Create or expand recovery ecosystems that lead to workforce entry or re-entry.

Funding Amount: $500,000 MaximumMatch: Varies by CountyDeadline: January 13, 2025 - March 10, 2025
Powergrant

Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER)

PURPOSE:

  • Fostering entrepreneurial activities
  • Developing industry clusters in communities
  • Building a competitive workforce
  • Broadband infrastructure
Funding Amount: Varies based on projectMatch: Varies by CountyDeadline: February 2025 – April 2025
Ready Appalachia

READY Appalachia

PURPOSE:

A capacity-building initiative dedicated to offering no-cost training and match-free funding for participants to increase their capacity to solve pressing issues and create lasting, positive change in their communities.

Funding Amount: $25,000 MaximumMatch: Varies by CountyDeadline: Opens January 2025