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DEP Awards Small Business Advantage Grants to 31 Small Businesses

The Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday it has awarded more than $62,000 in grants to help 31 small businesses across the state invest in energy efficiency or pollution prevention projects.
           “This program empowers small-business owners to invest in important upgrades that make the most sense for their business,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. “It gives them the opportunity to lower the costs of production, which makes them better environmental stewards and more competitive.”
            Pennsylvania’s Small Business Advantage Grant Program began in 2004 and is funded by the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act. It provides small businesses with fewer than 100 employees a 50-percent matching reimbursement grant, up to $7,500, to implement projects that will save $1,000 in addition to 25 percent of annual pollution prevention or energy-related costs. Since its inception, the program has invested $6.1million in 1,571 small businesses statewide.
            Possible projects include installing a high-efficiency HVAC system, upgrading insulation, investing in high-efficiency lighting, setting up energy-efficient heat pumps and employing auxiliary power units to improve air quality and save fuel through reduced engine idling by large trucks during layovers and delays.
            A list of grants awarded is available online.
            For more information about the Small Business Advantage Grant Program, contact DEP’s Small Business Ombudsman’s Office at 717-772-8909 or send email to: epadvantagegrant@pa.gov.


3/12/2012

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