According to the Centers for Disease Control, Pennsylvania remains at 13th for total COVID doses administered per capita. Nationally, more than 157 million people have been fully vaccinated, or 58.3% of the adult population. The CDC’s data shows that 60.8% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are now fully vaccinated….
The National Endowment for the Arts has released guidelines and applicant resources for funding opportunities through the American Rescue Plan for arts and culture organizations. Nonprofit arts organizations, local governments, and local arts agencies may apply for grants of $50,000 to…
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has announced a 5% toll increase for 2022 for both E-Z Pass and TOLL BY PLATE customers. The increase will take effect January 2, 2022. E-Z Pass drivers will continue to receive the lowest toll rates. …
Be sure your designated township staff (PSATS Salary Survey Plus processor) enters your township’s wage and benefit data by August 18 to ensure the earliest access to all PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports this year, including comparisons to 2018-2020 results,…
The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) and state Department of Revenue have released June 2021 revenue reports. State General Fund collections totaled $3.77 billion and were $350 million higher than the IFO’s revised estimates, primarily due to corporate net income tax and sales and use tax revenues. Overall…
Registration begins August 2 for our Centennial Celebration Dinner on October 14 and PSATS’ 2021 Annual Business Meeting on October 15. Both events take place at the Hershey Lodge. Registration materials were mailed to each township late in June. Centennial…
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that the ATV Regional Connector pilot program in the northcentral region of the state will open on July 16. This pilot provides ATV riders with more than 250 miles of…
The U.S. Department of Justice is accepting grant applications until July 20 for the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies. Rural townships with a local police department and a population of less than 15,000 are eligible to…
DCED confirmed that those municipalities with a population of less than 50,000 still have time to apply. While the extended deadline is July 29, PSATS and DCED strongly urge township officials to apply ASAP, and no later than mid-July to…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, Pennsylvania remains at 13th for total COVID doses administered per capita. Nationally, more than 154 million people have been fully vaccinated, or 57.2% of the adult population and 77.8% of those age 65 or older. 13.8 million vaccine…
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