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

Business in Our Sites
PURPOSE:
To build an inventory of ready sites to attract growing or expanding businesses
Funding Amount: $4,000,000 Maximum or 40% of combined grant and loan amount, whichever is lessMatch: None listedDeadline: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Community Recreation and Conservation - Planning
PURPOSE:
Planning projects study the needs, benefits, and opportunities for future land acquisition, development and/or management of parks, recreational facilities, critical habitat, open space, natural areas, greenways, and river/watershed corridors.
Funding Amount: No maximum funding listedMatch: 50% Cost MatchDeadline: January 21 to April 1, 2025
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