Ready Sites. Real Opportunity.
At the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, we make it easy to identify properties that are primed for investment and expansion. From funding connections to statewide visibility, our team helps transform available land into opportunity—so your next project can move forward faster.
What Is PA SITES?
Turning Potential Into Productivity
PA SITES is a statewide program led by the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) that funds critical pre-development work, including environmental studies, grading, utility, and road infrastructure. Through targeted funding for pre-development work—such as environmental studies, grading, and infrastructure improvements—the program transforms properties into sites ready for business growth for companies just like yours.
Learn more from the Commonwealth’s official announcements:
Our Role
Concierge Service | Visibility | Regional Results
The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance serves as a concierge for business growth, connecting companies with available sites and helping property owners reach the right clients quickly and easily.
How We Make It Easy
- Single point of contact for state and regional support
- Streamlined coordination with DCED and local partners
- Simple process to list and promote properties
- No-cost, confidential guidance at every step
We also:
- Guide and Advise: Help owners and communities navigate quarterly funding rounds and eligibility.
- Promote and Connect: Showcase qualified sites through PRA’s national and international business-attraction efforts.
- Collaborate and Convene: Unite utilities, developers, and local governments to move projects forward.
- Integrate and Amplify: Align regional marketing and data with statewide PA SITES visibility.
We help turn opportunity into occupancy. From application to activation, our team makes the process simple so businesses can grow here faster.
Why List Your Site
Your Property Could Be the Next Big Investment
Listing your property in the PA SITES Directory opens doors to companies and site selectors actively seeking locations in Pennsylvania. PRA ensures your site stands out to decision-makers.
Benefits of Listing:
- Featured statewide through DCED’s public site directory
- Inclusion in PRA’s targeted marketing and lead generation
- Direct visibility with corporate real-estate and site-selection networks
- Guided support from PRA through each step of the process
Regional Success Stories
From Policy to Projects – Results in Action
Southwestern Pennsylvania continues to lead with multiple rounds of PA SITES awards, turning underutilized land into productive industrial and logistics hubs.
Five regional wins in Westmoreland, Fayette, and Washington Counties, plus a pilot award in Indiana County, show how state and regional collaboration delivers impact.
First Round
- Fayette County – $821,524 grant to the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council for Phase I development of the Lemont Rail Park site in North Union Township. The access road and stormwater improvements will result in 82 acres of newly developed industrial rail property to attract new manufacturing and industrial businesses.
- Washington County – $250,000 grant to the Mon Valley Alliance to conduct a feasibility study for a 542-acre site along State Route 136/PA Toll 43, located above former mining operations.
- Westmoreland County – $6,984,906 grant to RIDC Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Fund to rehabilitate existing buildings 37 and 38 on the former Alcoa manufacturing site, now the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park. The rehabilitation of the shell/framework will open the almost 130,000 square feet of space for the operation of a business at the 70-acre business park.
Second & Third Round Released at the same time
- Allegheny County – $6,000,000 grant to Nichol Avenue McKees Rocks LLC to assist with the phase two development of a distribution and logistics park on a 72-acre brownfield site, the former Pressed Steel Car Company McKees Rocks Works Plant, in Stowe Township. PA SITES funding would include acquisition of land along the rail-spur, soil screening and disposal, rail-spur reconstruction, stormwater controls, utility relocation, sewer line replacement, and remediation.
- Washington County – a total of $7,700,400 to Imperial Land Corporation. A grant of $5,175,000 and a loan of $2,525,400 for work on phases two and three of the Fort Cherry Development District (FCCD). When combined with phase one, the initial phases of the FCDD will feature approximately 2.3 million square feet of space at full build-out. Industrial, flex, and office users ranging from 90,000 to 500,000-square-feet can be accommodated. PA SITES funds will go to the extension of roadways (including associated stormwater management) and site utilities (water, sewage, stormwater, and gas).
These projects demonstrate how advocacy, funding, and partnership drive economic readiness throughout the region.
Looking Ahead
Connecting Sites to Strategy
The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance continues to make site readiness easy for developers and communities by:
- Championing new investment each quarter
- Integrating regional data with the statewide PA SITES directory
- Highlighting success stories through blogs and investor content
- Supporting advocacy for predictable, performance-based funding
Get Started
Work with Your Regional Concierge
Do you have a property that could qualify for PA SITES or benefit from increased visibility? Our team can walk you through the process from start to listing.