Expand / Collapse search
☰

Gov. Tom Wolf announces $50M in grant funding for Pa. front line workers

Updated  July 17, 2020 1:15am EDT
Coronavirus
FOX 29 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf article

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)

PENNSYLVANIA - Governor Tom Wolf announced Thursday the availability of $50 million in grant funding to help employers provide hazard pay to front line workers in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 “In the fight against COVID-19, our front-line workers have put themselves at risk every day in order to continue to provide life-sustaining services to their fellow Pennsylvanians, and this funding will increase their pay in recognition of those sacrifices,” said Gov. Wolf. “These grants will help businesses retain employees, ensure that Pennsylvanians keep working and avoid disruption of critical goods and services.”

FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS

The following applicants are eligible to apply:

  • Businesses
  • Healthcare Non-profits
  • Public Transportation Agencies
  • Certified Economic Development Organizations (CEDO)

Eligible Pennsylvania-based industries include:

  • Healthcare and Social Assistance
  • Ambulatory Health Care Services
  • Hospitals
  • Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
  • Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
  • Food Manufacturing
  • Food Retail Facilities
  • Security Services for eligible industries listed above and commercial industries that were not closed as a result of the Governor’s Business Closure Order
  • Janitorial Services to Buildings and Dwellings

The grant was created through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Grant funds may be used for hazard pay for direct, full-time and part-time employees earning less than $20/hour, excluding fringe benefits and overtime for the 10-week period from August 16, 2020, to October 24, 2020. Applicants may apply for up to $1,200 per eligible full-time equivalent (FTE) employee. Employers may apply for a grant to provide hazard pay for up to 500 eligible full-time equivalent employees per location.

Businesses may apply for grants up to a maximum of $3 million.

Eligible applicants can apply for grants using the online DCED Electronic Single Application for Assistance located here from July 16 to July 31.

___

For the latest local news, sports and weather, download the FOX 29 News app.

DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP