Township treasurers, secretaries, and other administrative staff, are you looking to improve your QuickBooks skills? PSATS is offering a series of four virtual QuickBooks classes beginning Wednesday, October 25, and running into December. Space is filling up, so register today…
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the investment of $175.7 million for 25 drinking water and wastewater projects across 16 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority. The projects include replacing lead pipes, rehabilitating aging water pumps, and reducing costs resulting from…
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 3.4% in September, setting a new record low (records date back to January 1976). The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged from August at 3.8%. The Commonwealth’s unemployment…
The state Department of Transportation is accepting applications for a new round of Multimodal Transportation Fund grants. Applications are due November 13. Townships and councils of governments may apply for these grants. Projects that will be considered should coordinate local land use with…
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is accepting grant applications for the Clean Vessel Act Grant program until October 23. Townships are eligible to apply. Grants awarded through this program will reimburse recipients for up to 75% of the…
The state Department of Community and Economic Development now accepting applications for Local Share Account Grants. Townships, municipal authorities, and councils of governments are eligible to apply through November 30, 2023. You should not share your keystone login data to allow…
The Shapiro Administration announced that $880,000 in grants have been awarded to help Pennsylvania’s rural communities increase protection from wildfires. Funded federally, grants were awarded on a cost-share basis for wildfire suppression equipment and protective clothing and other fire suppression…
Township officials and the public can tell the state Department of Transportation how they feel about the department’s performance. The anonymous survey (unless you choose to include contact information) asks about your experiences on state roadways, including notice of planned…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants. Townships are eligible to apply for funding through PEMA as a sub-recipient of the state. The application window for townships closes October 31. To start the grant…
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Friday that Pennsylvania is the only state in the US to have secured two regional clean hydrogen hub projects funded through the U.S. Department of Energy. The hubs are expected to create tens of thousands…
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