Grant Announcements
Sen. Nick Miller Announces Funding to Replace Lead Service Lines in Allentown
October 16, 2024 - Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today $12 million in funding for the Lehigh County Authority to replace approximately 1,000 lead service lines in the city of Allentown. “Residents of the commonwealth deserve access to clean...
PENNVEST Awards Nearly $70M to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Allegheny County - October 16, 2024 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $69.3 million in PENNVEST investment to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for water infrastructure upgrades. “I am so pleased to see this state investment to ensure access...
Senator Jay Costa Announces over $15 Million in PENNVEST Funding for the 43rd District
PITTSBURGH, PA – October 16, 2024 – Today, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) held a Board Meeting to award loan and grant funding for the latest round of applicants. “The delivery of safe, clean, lead-free drinking water is absolutely...
Sen. Fontana Announces $1 Million for Community Facilities Projects
Allegheny County – October 11, 2024 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced two $500,000 grants for multi-purpose community facilities awarded to organizations in the 42nd Senatorial District. Focus On Renewal in Stowe Township and the Hill House Renovation in the...
Comitta and Kane Secure Funding for Literacy and Reading Initiative in Chester County
West Chester, Pa − October 11, 2024 –To help foster a love of reading in children, state Senators Carolyn Comitta and John Kane secured new funding for Arts Holding Hands and Hearts (AHHAH) to administer Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Chester County. The...
Senator Jimmy Dillon Secures $5M for Philadelphia Police Public Safety Initiatives and $200,000 for Surveillance Camera Upgrades in Northeast Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, October 11, 2024 – Pennsylvania State Senator Jimmy Dillon (D, Philadelphia) and Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Senator Vincent Hughes, have successfully secured $5 million in grant funding for the Philadelphia Police Department allowing...
Senator Jim Brewster Announces over $1 Million in PA Broadband Development Authority Funding for the 45th District
PITTSBURGH, PA – October 11, 2024 − Yesterday, the PA Broadband Development Authority met to award grants from the Multipurpose Community Facilities Program. The Facilities Program offered $45 million in competitive grants to community anchor institutions and units of...
Sen. Nick Miller Announces Over $1 Million Investment for Community Projects in Allentown
October 10, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today more than $1.2 million investment in grants for two community projects at the Allentown School District and the Casa Guadalupe Center in Allentown. “We want our residents to feel...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Reps. Emily Kinkead, Arvind Venkat Announce $650,000 in Grant Funding for Northland Public Library
Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 10, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Reps. Emily Kinkead (D-20) Arvind Venkat (D-30) announced that Northland Public Library will receive a $650,000 Multipurpose Community Facilities Program grant. Northland is currently...
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams and Rep. Lindsay Powell Announce $500,000 in Grant Funding for Etna Center for Community
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) October 10, 2024 --- Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Lindsay Powell (D-21) announced that the Etna Center for Community will receive a $500,000 Multipurpose Community Facilities Program grant. This funding will be used to...
Comitta, Muth Announce Funds for Locally Grown Food in Great Valley Schools
West Chester, Pa − October 10, 2024 – Students in the Great Valley School District will have access to more fresh, locally-grown food thanks to state funding awarded through the Pennsylvania Farm Bill, state Senators Carolyn Comitta and Katie Muth announced. The...
Senator John I. Kane Announces $2.765 Million in Community Facility Grants for Chester
CHESTER, PA — October 10, 2024 − Today, Senator John I. Kane (D-Chester/Delaware) announced the approval of $45 million in Multi-Purpose Community Facilities grant funding from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA). This funding will support 49...
Schwank Applauds Facility Improvement Grant Funding for Connections Work
Reading, PA − October 10, 2024 − The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority today announced $722,852 in COVID-19 ARPA PA Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program grant funding for...
Senator Jay Costa Announces over $4 Million in PA Broadband Development Authority Funding for the 43rd District
PITTSBURGH, PA – October 10, 2024 – Today, the PA Broadband Development Authority met to award grants from the Multipurpose Community Facilities Program. The Facilities Program offered $45 million in competitive grants to community anchor institutions and units of...
Sen. Nick Miller, Rep. Jeanne McNeill Announce $500,000 Investment for Light Updates at Samuel Balliet Stadium in Coplay
September 30, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Jeanne McNeill (D-Lehigh) announced today that they secured a $500,000 grant to replace the lights at Samuel Balliet Stadium in Coplay. The new lights will be turned on for the first...
Senator Collett Secures $5M for Victims’ Services & Crime Prevention
Fort Washington, Pa. — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) has announced $5,040,963 in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grant funding for Montgomery County agencies and organizations providing victim support services and crime prevention...
Brewster: Local School Districts Land State Help with Environmental Hazards
HARRISBURG, Sept. 19, 2024 – Schools in the 45th Senate District will receive more than $2 million to make improvements to create a healthier education environment, state Sen. Jim Brewster announced today. Brewster, a member of the state’s School Safety and Security...
Sen. Nick Miller, Rep. Mike Schlossberg Secure $250,000 Investment to the Allentown Fairgrounds and Farmers Market
September 17, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D- Lehigh) secured a $250,000 grant to provide necessary updates to the Allentown Fairgrounds and Farmers Market. “We are fortunate to have such an incredible asset like the...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti announces over $7 Million awarded to District Seventeen in PCCD grants
(September 16, 2024) – Norristown, PA – Senator Cappelletti today announced $7,240,711 has been awarded to District Seventeen in state grants through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This funding was awarded to victim services, reentry...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti announces over $7 Million awarded to District Seventeen in PCCD grants
(September 16, 2024) – Norristown, PA – Senator Cappelletti today announced $7,240,711 has been awarded to District Seventeen in state grants through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This funding was awarded to victim services, reentry...