Blast Intermediate Unit 17 Educational
Official website for BLaST Intermediate Unit 17, a Pennsylvania regional educational service agency serving Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan and Tioga counties. The site lists services, schools/programs, a staff directory, contact information and the BLaST Educational Enhancement Foundation. It includes recent event and program pages indicating ongoing activity.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Pennsylvania-based school district or educational nonprofit with programs that directly support local K–12 schools and align with the foundation’s educational enhancement priorities.
Good Fit
- • Located in the foundation’s service area (regional PA school districts or partner nonprofits).
- • Direct programmatic connection to K–12 schools or county educational initiatives.
- • Capacity to receive one-off program grants in the modest grant-size range the foundation typically awards.
- • An existing relationship, referral, or prior partnership with the foundation or the regional educational service agency.
Geography
Observed grants in each available year were confined to Pennsylvania; the latest year shows all giving within a single state, indicating a local/regional footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 14 distinct grantees (and similar counts in prior years), with awards to many independent school districts rather than a single beneficiary, indicating a broad set of local recipients for the foundation’s size.
New Applicants
Across three observed years the foundation overwhelmingly funded returning recipients (13 of 14 this year) and declares a preselected-only grant process; these behavioral signals suggest unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio without an existing relationship or referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
