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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Featured Funding Programs

Park Rehabilitation And Development

Park Rehabilitation and Development (C2P2)

PURPOSE:

These projects involve the rehabilitation and development of public parks, recreation facilities, greenways, and river conservation projects.

Funding Amount: $60,000 Minimum - $100,000 MaximumMatch: VariedDeadline: January 21 to April 2, 2025
Community Conservation Partnerships Program

Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2)

PURPOSE:

Provide funding for projects related to parks, recreation, and conservation

Funding Amount: No maximum funding listedMatch: 50% Cost MatchDeadline: January 21 to April 2, 2025
State And Regional Partnerships

State and Regional Partnerships (C2P2)

PURPOSE:

Partnerships projects are collaborative statewide or regional initiatives that help build local, county, regional, and statewide capacity to better develop and manage recreation and park facilities and to promote the conservation of natural and heritage resources through plan implementation, education, and training.

Funding Amount: No maximum funding listedMatch: 50% Cost MatchDeadline: January 21 to April 2, 2025