High Performance Building Program Grants
Funds Pennsylvania small businesses constructing or renovating high-performance buildings through CFA-backed grants.
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and Department of Environmental Protection administer the High Performance Building Program under the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The grant component helps underwrite cost premiums for construction or major renovation of high-performance buildings in Pennsylvania. Small businesses are an eligible applicant type; the program al…
Grant support for cost premiums associated with the design, construction, or major renovation of high-performance buildings in Pennsylvania.
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