The Office of the Budget is now accepting applications for the latest round of the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). Applications are due August 19. RACP grants are for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and…
PSATS has issued a request for proposals for workshop presentations to be made at the 2023 Educational Conference & Exhibit Show, which will be held April 23-26, 2023, at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pa. (workshops are April 24-25). Workshops…
The state Department of Education is accepting applications for the 2023 Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities program until October 14. The program provides funds to sponsoring municipalities for up to 50% of eligible project costs to plan, acquire, construct,…
Townships that have eligible costs after July 1 may continue to submit for reimbursement of federal COVID-19 disaster costs for expenses such as PPE that is used within a specified time period. However, the federal cost share was reduced effective…
Yesterday, the Commonwealth announced $269 million in combination loan/grant awards for a number of drinking water, sewer, and stormwater in 10 counties. Click here for more.
As Morning News reported last week, yesterday, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity restated that unclaimed funds from first round payments under the America Rescue Plan Act, totaling $1.5 million, have been sent to municipalities that did apply for these funds. About…
The state Department of Environmental Protection submitted the final state Phase 3 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It includes new funding from the 2022-23 state budget to support the progress being made on…
On March 30, 2020, the president declared a major disaster for Pennsylvania as a result of COVID-19, which began on January 20, 2020, and is still in effect. FEMA has numbered the disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as…
Townships should expect to receive an email notice from the state Office of the Budget (RA-OBE-remittance@pa.gov) about the redistribution of the first tranche (2021 distribution) of the American Rescue Plan funds. These are funds from municipalities that turned down or…
The state Department of Agriculture is encouraging local governments to help educate Pennsylvanians on the need to slow the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly to safeguard our agricultural industries that are threatened by the bug. Agriculture has a new 2022…
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