$7.5 Million Invested In 2011

$7.5 Million Invested In 2011

A grant-making organization, ECGRA’s mission is to empower the nonprofit sector toward economic and community development. In 2011, ECGRA invested just under $7.5 million in Erie County.


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The Money At Work

The Money At Work

Erie Planetarium Director Jim Gavio, NASA Astronaut Colonel Michael Fincke, and ECHS Executive Director Alyson Cummings at the unveiling of the ECGRA-funded Erie Planetarium technology updates.


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community updates

Community Updates

Thank You From ECGRA UChoose

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners' $50k Contest Is Back!

The Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum in partnership with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA announced today that the BIG IDEA Business Plan Contest is back! A grand prize of $50,000 will be awarded to one tech-based startup company to further develop and grow a business in the 32-county footprint served by the program in Pennsylvania.

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