The Department of Environmental Protection announced this week the application period for its next round of Small Business Advantage grants should reopen July 1.

The Small Business Advantage Grant Program provides a 50 percent matching grant of up to $7,500 for equipment or processes to reduce energy consumption and promote pollution prevention while helping to increase profitability for small businesses. The program is open to small business owners whose business or facility is located in Pennsylvania.

DEP announced the award of over $418,000 for 90 grants to businesses from this year’s funds this week.

3/25/2005