Engage!
Forecasted
Engage! supports Pennsylvania businesses through coordinated outreach, needs assessments, referrals, and technical assistance to help companies remain competitive, retain operations, and expand.
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Due Dates (Anticipated): Not yet announced
Funding Amounts: Competitive regional funding for 12-month work plans; no matching funds required
Summary: Engage! funds coordinated outreach, needs assessment, referrals, and technical assistance to retain and expand Pennsylvania businesses.
Key Information: Grantees must use ExecutivePulse and enter visit data within 10 working days for reimbursement eligibility.
Description
Engage! is a statewide business retention and expansion program administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). It funds systematic efforts to identify and engage Pennsylvania companies, assess their needs, and provide referrals and direct technical assistance. The program builds ongoing relationships between business owners, CEOs, senior managers, and economic and workforce development partners to help businesses remain competitive, grow, and expand.
One-on-one, in-person or virtual contact is the program’s mainstay, supplemented by forums, focus groups, business walks, and workshops. Funded work connects outreach with customized company action plans and follow-up assistance. Engage! also seeks to strengthen business and community capacity, identify common business challenges, and advance Pennsylvania’s Ten-Year Strategic Plan for Economic Development, with special emphasis on its priority industries.
