Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program

Provide entrepreneurial support and financial assistance to technology firms and early-stage companies for product and process development and technology commercialization.

• Ben Franklin Technology Center
• Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania
• Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
• Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
• Innovation Works, Inc. (formerly known as the Ben Franklin Technology Center of Western Pennsylvania)

View the Emerging Technology Applications Center (ETAC) Website

Helps manufacturers implement electric drying and curing technologies that increase production, improve energy efficiency, and reduce the environmental impact on their manufacturing processes.

Provide technical and financial assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers for projects to implement best technologies and management practices.

• Catalyst Connection

  Counties Served: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland

• Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC)

  Counties Served: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia

• IMC – Business Strategies & Solutions

  Counties Served: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union

• MANTEC, Inc.

  Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York

• Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)

  Counties Served: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Schuylkill

• Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC)

  Counties Served: Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming

• Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC)

  Counties Served: Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Warren

View Innovation Partnership Website

Helps Pennsylvania companies gain a greater share of federal grant dollars to develop and commercialize new technology.

View Innovation Philadelphia Website

A public-private partnership dedicated to increasing the region’s entrepreneurial capacity and to position Philadelphia as a leader in the global knowledge economy.

View Mid-Atlantic Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (MATAAC) Website

Assists manufacturers adversely affected by imports.

View PA SourceNet Website

A system that connects buyers around the world with Pennsylvania suppliers of products and/or services.

View Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Website

Fosters opportunities for businesses and communities to succeed and thrive in a global economy.

View Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Website

Protects Pennsylvania’s air, land, and water from pollution and provides for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment.

View Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council Website

Promotes the development, processing, and manufacturing of value-added forest products.

Regional economic development organizations that provide access to loan and grant programs, government procurement assistance, export assistance, and other economic and community development programs.

• Pennsylvania Local Development Districts
• North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission

  Counties Served: Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter

• Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance

  Counties Served: Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne

• Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission

  Counties Served: Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming

• Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission

  Counties Served: Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren

• SEDA-Council of Governments

  Counties Served: Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union

• Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission

  Counties Served: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset

• Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

  Counties Served: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington, Westmoreland

View the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center Website

Established to expand and develop more secure and robust markets for recovered (recycled) materials by helping to overcome market barriers and inefficiencies.

Provide business management consulting, information, and educational programs to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

• Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
• Bucknell University SBDC

  Counties Served: Juniata, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union

• Clarion University SBDC

  Counties Served: Armstrong, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Venango

• Duquesne University SBDC

  Counties Served: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence

• Gannon University SBDC

  Counties Served: Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren

• Indiana University SBDC

  County Served: Indiana

• Kutztown University SBDC

  Counties Served: Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

• Lehigh University SBDC

  Counties Served: Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton

• Lock Haven University SBDC

  Counties Served: Clinton, Lycoming

• Penn State SBDC

  Counties Served: Centre, Mifflin

• Saint Francis University SBDC

  Counties Served: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset

• Saint Vincent College SBDC

  Counties Served: Fayette, Westmoreland

• Shippensburg University SBDC

  Counties Served: Franklin, Cumberland, Adams, York

• Temple University SBDC

  Counties Served: Bucks, Philadelphia, Montgomery

• University of Pittsburgh SBDC

  Counties Served: Allegheny, Greene, Washington

• University of Scranton SBDC

  Counties Served: Bradford, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming

• Wharton School SBDC

  Counties Served: Delaware, Philadelphia

• Widener University SBDC

  Counties Served: Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Sullivan

• Wilkes University SBDC

  Counties Served: Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Sullivan

View the Plastics SourceNet Website

Established and financed by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, Plastics SourceNet is a full service resource supporting Pennsylvania’s manufacturing competitiveness in the plastics industry.

View the Plastics Technology Center (PTC) Website

Assists plastics-related companies with product and process design and development.

A public-private partnership to bring business, government, and community and economic development leaders together to serve as a catalyst for retaining and creating jobs.

View the Team Pennsylvania Website

View the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Website

Helps create and retain jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in economically distressed areas of the United States.

View National Council for Sustainable Manufacturing Website

View International Trade Administrations page on Sustainable Manufacturing Initiatives Website

View Environmental Defense Fund’s Innovation Exchange, Manufacturing Website

View Clean Manufacturing Program Website

View Penn State Website

View Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment events page

View Penn State Cooperative Extension Energy Services Website