The Fairs Capital Improvement Grant Program provides funding to Pennsylvania’s certified agricultural fairs with resources to build new and maintain existing physical structures on their fairgrounds.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
Funding Information
The maximum grant award is $25,000 and must be matched dollar for dollar (50%) by the fair. Cash match only, in-kind services are not an allowable source of matching funds. This is a reimbursement grant therefore the fair is responsible to cover the cost of the improvements prior to reimbursement.
- A 50% match is required
- Grants are awarded on a funds-available basis
- In-kind support is not counted toward the fair’s matching contribution
Eligible Uses
- Grants may be used for expenses associated with brick and mortar improvements to fairgrounds:
- Construction of new buildings
- Renovation and repair of existing buildings
- Installation and improvement of utilities
- Installation and improvement of fencing
- Installation and improvement of roadways and pathways
- Installation and improvement of stormwater management
- Installation and improvement of public address systems
- Purchase of land
Eligible & Ineligible Costs
- Eligible Costs
- New building construction
- Paving of roadways and pathways
- New fencing installation
- Purchase and installation of public address systems
- New equipment purchase: walk-in refrigerators, air conditioning and heating systems
- Building and utility improvements: roof, window and siding replacement, electrical, water and sewer upgrades, painting, concrete repair, flooring repair and replacement, restroom renovations
- Ineligible Costs
- Vehicles
- Golf Carts
- Portable Radios
- Anything that is not a permanent fixture at the fairgrounds.
For more information, visit PDA.