Coronavirus Archives - PA Wilds Cooperative

$145 Million in Relief Available for PA Hospitality Industry by March 15

The hospitality industry will soon be able to apply for immediate relief through the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP), a new grant program established by the Wolf Administration to support local businesses in the hospitality industry that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Statewide virtual photo exhibit to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience

First Lady Frances Wolf announced One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views, a statewide virtual photo exhibit she is launching to document the story of Pennsylvania throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibit will celebrate the hard work and commitment of all Pennsylvanians as we continue our fight against COVID-19.

Rural Action Assemblies: Promoting strong, equitable recovery from COVID-19

The “Rural Community Action Assemblies” is a three-part series that will focus on actionable research and programmatic models to promote a strong and equitable recovery from the impacts of the pandemic on rural communities.

Rural Community Action Assembly: COVID-19 and Its Implications for Workforce Investments, Employers in Rural Communities

The Rural Community Action Assembly will explore the job training needs in the state’s rural communities and how job training can be an investment in an equitable recovery on Thursday, September 24, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. ET.

Round 2 Small Business Assistance Grant window now open; Round 1 funding details released today

Today, the second and final round for the COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance program opened. In addition, state officials announced 5,000 small businesses would be awarded grants from the first round of the business assistance program.

Second Round for State Grant Program for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Opens August 10

The second and final application window for the COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance program will open at 9 a.m. on Aug. 10 and will remain open for 15 business days, officials say.

COVID-19 Common Application Grant open to nonprofits in 3 PA Wilds counties

Nonprofit organizations in the Pennsylvania Wilds counties of Clinton, Lycoming and Tioga may be eligible to apply for grants through the COVID-19 Common Application.

State grant program for small businesses impacted by coronavirus launches

A state grant program to assist small Main Street-type businesses that were negatively impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns launches tomorrow at 9 a.m., and officials say more than 60 communities in the Pennsylvania Wilds are targeted for investment.

Wilds Are Working: Kane Area Development Center

Kate Kennedy of Kane Area Development Center is interviewed by Abbi Peters of PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc.

PA Wilds Center teams up with The Progress Fund, invites small tourism businesses to join its free network ahead of COVID grant program

The nonprofit PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (PA Wilds Center) is encouraging small tourism-related businesses in the 13 counties of the Pennsylvania Wilds to join its free network as a way to help prep for the upcoming small business grant round announced this week by Gov. Tom Wolf.