The Independent Fiscal Office released a report on the calendar year 2025 natural gas impact fee that will be distributed in July 2026. According to the report, the Public Utility Commission has collected $243.9 million for the 2025 calendar year, $79.3 million (48%) more than 2024 and the highest since…
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released 2025 estimates of the total population by municipality using administrative records. The Pennsylvania State Data Center prepared a brief of Pennsylvania’s changes. 988 municipalities in PA increased population between 2020 and July 1, 2025, 43 municipalities had…
The U.S. Department of Transportation is accepting applications for over $4 billion in funding in the FY2026 Bridge Investment Program (BIP) to improve the safety, condition, and efficiency of bridges. Townships are eligible to apply for BIP funding directly to FHWA for the following…
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) recently received information regarding the 2024 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant. This funding opportunity was originally published on Jan. 6, 2025. On April 30, 2026, FEMA published an amendment to the funding opportunity that incorporates…
The Office of Open Records (OOR) is conducting a survey of Agency Open Record Officers to better understand the impact of the Right-to-Know Law on agencies throughout the Commonwealth and to help inform future policy decisions regarding the law. This year’s survey…
Last week, Governor Josh Shapiro released the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards, an initiative aimed at establishing best practices and standards that data center developers must comply with to receive Commonwealth support. The new standards appear to support local decision-making and municipal rules designed to reduce impacts from proposed…
PennDOT Acting Audit Manager Michael Weigel has announced that the new dotGrants system will go live next week. The process to convert to the new system requires the existing website to be down as of 4 p.m. today, Friday, May 29. Please note that the dotGrants website will not be available over the weekend of May 30 and 31 for the duration of this website…
PennDOT Executive Deputy Secretary Larry Shifflet and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced seven new All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Connector Routes in Tioga County. These new PennDOT-approved routes add 7.5 miles to the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail, including…
The state Department of Health announced another round of WalkWorks Capacity-Building pre-planning assistance toward the development of active transportation plans. Funding is available for townships to create a plan to identify and prioritize projects related to modes of active transportation with an emphasis on walking, biking,…
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is now accepting applications for the Wild Resource Conservation Program (WRCP) to maintain, manage, enhance, and restore Pennsylvania’s native wild non-game wildlife and native wild plants and their habitats. Eligible projects include surveys, inventories, research into techniques…
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