Workforce & Jobs Grants in Pennsylvania

Top workforce & jobs grants in Pennsylvania right now

• General Grantmaking (Invitation Only)

  The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationUp to $2.0Mopen

  General Grantmaking (Invitation Only) is a by-invitation grant program from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation that provides $20,000 to $2,000...

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• Transforming Biotechnology Education with a Student-Centered Approach to Promote a More Diverse STEM Workforce

  Up to $500KDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  This project aims to serve the national interest by improving the biotechnology education program for students at the Community College of Philadelphi...

• Parent Pathways Grant Program

  Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)Up to $150Kopen

  Parent Pathways Grant Program is sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Supports parenting students by providing tuition assistance,...

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• Empowerment Grant

  The Provident Bank FoundationUp to $25Kopen

  Empowerment Grant is sponsored by The Provident Bank Foundation. Provides multi-year grants to nonprofit organizations in New Jersey, New York, and Pe...

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• Farm Business Management and Transition Program

  Pennsylvania Department of AgricultureUp to $15Kopen

  Farm Business Management and Transition Program is sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Offers planning grants for farm business and t...

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• The Merchants Fund Grants

  The Merchants FundUp to $10Kopen

  The Merchants Fund Grants is sponsored by The Merchants Fund. Provides financial assistance to Philadelphia-based small businesses with demonstrated n...

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• Arconic Foundation Grant (for Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge Teams)

  Arconic FoundationUp to $750open

  Arconic Foundation Grant for Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge Teams is a grant from the Arconic Foundation that funds student robotics teams particip...

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• Farm Business Management and Transition Program

  Pennsylvania Department of Agricultureopen

  Farm Business Management and Transition Program is sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Offers planning grants for farm business and t...

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• School District Review Program

  PA Department of Educationopen

  School District Review Program is sponsored by PA Department of Education.

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• Educator Preparation: Professional Education and Teacher Quality

  PA Department of Educationopen

  Educator Preparation: Professional Education and Teacher Quality is sponsored by PA Department of Education.

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• Leaders in Financial Literacy Awards

  CrossState Credit Union Foundationopen

  Leaders in Financial Literacy Awards is sponsored by CrossState Credit Union Foundation. This program recognizes exceptional financial education progr...

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• Economic Mobility Grants (2026)

  The Minneapolis Foundationopen

  Economic Mobility Grants (2026) is sponsored by The Minneapolis Foundation. These grants support nonprofit organizations that provide small business s...

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• Parent Pathways

  Pennsylvania Department of Educationopen

  Parent Pathways is sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Education. Parent Pathways is a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education that fu...

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• Center for Plant Excellence Grants (Workforce Development for Plant Industries)

  Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture / Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences / Penn State Extensionopen

  Center for Plant Excellence Grants (Workforce Development for Plant Industries) is sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture / Penn State's ...

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• Guaranteed Free Training Program (GFT-WED-netPA)

  Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) through WEDnetPAopen

  Guaranteed Free Training Program (GFT-WED-netPA) is sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) through WEDnetPA...

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• Shapiro Administration Highlights the Need for Funding to Grow Pennsylvania’s Innovation Economy, Visits AlphaLab Health in Pittsburgh

  PA Dept. of Community & Economic Developmentopen

  Shapiro Administration Highlights the Need for Funding to Grow Pennsylvania’s Innovation Economy, Visits AlphaLab Health in Pittsburgh is sponsored by...

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• Shapiro Administration Highlights the Need for Funding to Grow Pennsylvania’s Innovation Economy, Helps Cut Ribbon on Mercyhurst University’s Venture Studio

  PA Dept. of Community & Economic Developmentopen

  Shapiro Administration Highlights the Need for Funding to Grow Pennsylvania’s Innovation Economy, Helps Cut Ribbon on Mercyhurst University’s Venture ...

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• Workforce Engagement and HR Support for Farms & Agribusiness Bidder’s conference

  Pennsylvania L&Iopen

  Workforce Engagement and HR Support for Farms & Agribusiness Bidder’s conference is sponsored by Pennsylvania L&I. Workforce Engagement and HR Support...

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• Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) Bidder's Conference (YouTube)

  Pennsylvania L&Iopen

  Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) Bidder's Conference (YouTube) is sponsored by Pennsylvania L&I.

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• Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) and Building Opportunities through Out-of-School Time (BOOST) Grants

  Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)open

  Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) and Building Opportunities through Out-of-School Time (BOOST) Grants is sponsored by Pennsylvania Commissio...

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What counts as a workforce & jobs grant in Pennsylvania

We surface opportunities matching workforce & jobs-related keywords whose geography includes Pennsylvania (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Pennsylvania-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Pennsylvania where program names vary by region.

Where Pennsylvania workforce & jobs grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Pennsylvania-based organizations and thematically aligned with workforce & jobs.
• Pennsylvania state portal — state-administered workforce & jobs programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Pennsylvania for workforce & jobs work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund workforce & jobs work in Pennsylvania.