Grant Announcements
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Announces Over $3.5 Million in PCCD Federal Victims of Crime Act Grant Funding for the 43rd Senatorial District
PITTSBURGH, PA – September 10, 2025 − Today, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa announces $3,556,350 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) benefitting the 43rd district, encompassing parts of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. These...
Sen. Fontana Announces $5.6 million for Victim Service Initiatives
Allegheny County – September 10, 2025 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $5,556,390 in funding for agencies and organizations that serve the people of the 42nd District from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). These grants provide...
Senator Kearney Announces Over $4 Million in PCCD Grant Funding for 26th District
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – September 9, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced that $4,024,801 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has been awarded to organizations and initiatives in Delaware County. These funds...
Schwank Applauds Victim Assistance Funding for Safe Berks
Reading, PA — September 9, 2025 — Today, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency award $1.136 million in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funding to Safe Berks. VOCA, established in 1984 at the federal level, created the Crime Victims...
Senator Miller Announces $2.8 Million in BEAD Grants for Four Providers in the 14th District
August 22, 2025 – Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh-Northampton) has announced that four broadband providers will be awarded a total of $2,863,741 through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, following today's vote by the Pennsylvania Broadband...
Senator Miller Announces Preservation of Two Farms in Northampton County Through the Farmland Preservation Program
August 22, 2025 – Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh-Northampton) announced two farms in the 14th District will be preserved through Pennsylvania’s Farmland Preservation Program. The State Agriculture Land Preservation Board voted to protect 2,017 acres across 33 farms in...
Senator Flynn Announces Farmland Preservation in Lackawanna County
Harrisburg, PA – August 22, 2025 – Senator Marty Flynn announced that a 26-acre equine farm in Benton Township, Lackawanna County, has been permanently preserved through Pennsylvania’s Farmland Preservation Program. This action ensures the property will remain...
Senator Marty Flynn Announces Over $4.3 Million Broadband Investment in Senate District 22
Harrisburg, PA – August 22, 2025 – State Senator Marty Flynn today announced that the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) has awarded a $2,416,847 grant to expand high-speed internet access in portions of the 22nd Senate District. With the required 80%...
Boscola Announces over $5 Million in Funding to Provide Greater Access to Broadband in the 18th Senatorial District
BETHLEHEM − August 22, 2025 − Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that $5,257,109 in grant funding has been approved by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) to provide greater access to broadband throughout the 18th Senatorial District through...
Senator Marty Flynn Presents $200,000 Check to Launch Scranton Tomorrow Ambassador Program
SCRANTON, PA – August 18, 2025 − Senator Marty Flynn today presented a $200,000 state grant to Scranton Tomorrow for the launch of its Scranton Tomorrow Ambassador Program, a year-round initiative that will enhance the city’s business district with on-street cleaning,...
Senator Pisciottano Announces Over $400,000 in Grants to Support Local First Responders, Animal Welfare, and Community Recreation
Monroeville, PA, August 6, 2025 – State Senator Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) today announced over $400,000 in state grant funding to support critical needs across the 45th Senatorial District, including life-saving equipment for first responders, upgrades to...
Senator Nick Miller Announces $50,000 Awarded to Whitehall Township Police Department During Damaged License Plate Inspection Event
WHITEHALL, PA - July 23, 2025 – Today, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton), alongside the Whitehall Township Police Department, announced a state grant of $50,000 to support the purchase of new e-bikes and police equipment. Following the announcement of the...
Senator Vincent Hughes Announces New Laptops for Philadelphia Nonprofits
PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 18, 2025 – State Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, has announced Pennsylvania Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP) grants for two organizations in the 7th senatorial district. “Pennsylvania is taking...
Senator Tartaglione Announces Laptop Grants to Close the Digital Divide in the Second Senatorial District
Philadelphia, PA − July 18, 2025 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) today announced that two local organizations will receive laptop grants through Pennsylvania’s new Digital Connectivity Technology Program, a statewide effort to expand access...
Senator Miller Announces Distribution of 275 Laptops Through PBDA’s DCTP Grants to Three Community Organizations
July 18, 2025 – Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh-Northampton) announces three 14th District community organizations will be awarded 275 laptops from Governor Shapiro’s PA Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP) grant via the Pennsylvania Broadband Development...
Senator Collett & Rep. Malagari Celebrate Digital Connectivity Grants to Provide 240 Laptops for Local Residents Without Devices
Souderton, Pa. − July 17, 2025 − Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) and Representative Steve Malagari (D-53 Montgomery) announced new Digital Connectivity Technology Program grant funding awarded by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PDBA) to...
Senator Sharif Street Proud to Bring Laptops to Community Institutions
PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 17, 2025 – Senator Sharif Street is proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority will award grants through the $20 million Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP) to distribute hundreds of laptops throughout...
Senator Malone Announces Digital Connectivity Grants to Provide 200 Laptops to Local Organization
HARRISBURG, PA – July 17, 2025 – State Senator James Andrew Malone (D-36, Lancaster) today announced that KINBER, a Lancaster-based nonprofit focused on expanding digital access and opportunities, will receive 200 laptops through Pennsylvania’s Digital Connectivity...
Senator Flynn Announces Digital Connectivity Grants to Provide 330 Laptops to Local Organizations
SCRANTON, PA – July 17, 2025 – Senator Marty Flynn today announced that three Scranton-area organizations will receive a combined 330 laptops through Pennsylvania’s Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP). The funding, awarded by the Pennsylvania Broadband...
Senator Flynn Announces Over $1.2 Million to Strengthen Local Food Systems in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties
Scranton, PA − June 27, 2025 − Senator Marty Flynn today announced that more than $1.2 million in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grants are coming to Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties to help local farms, nonprofits, and food producers expand capacity,...