The state Department of Environmental Protection is seeking input as it develops a plan to use $40.5 million in federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to improve the statewide electrical grid. Top priority for the grants will be Environmental…
The State Transportation Commission, the state Department of Transportation, and the Commonwealth’s Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organizations have finalized adoption of Pennsylvania’s 2023 12-Year Transportation Program (TYP). The TYP is PennDOT’s mid-range planning tool used to identify and prioritize transportation…
While we reported earlier this month to expect the second tranche of the American Rescue Plan funds by the end of August, we have learned that the request to the State Treasury has not yet been made by the Administration. Hope for…
The National Association of Towns and Townships is holding a series of members only federal grants webinars with grant expert Heidi Schott, Managing Director of Grant Services at The Ferguson Group, LLC. All PSATS members are members of NATaT and…
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the draft 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan identifying regional and statewide water resources priorities and recommending statewide and legislative actions to address those priorities. Township officials may review the draft plan and comments on…
The state Department of Environmental Protection is opening a new grant round to support the development of municipal recycling programs under section 902 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 101). Applicants must complete…
The Pennsylvania Cybersecurity Summit is being held September 28-29 at Harrisburg University. Join hundreds of leaders and security experts from the federal, state, and local governments, universities, and leading technology companies for this year’s hybrid summit. The theme is “All…
The 2022-2023 state budget includes an additional $5 million for grants to municipalities to install and maintain traffic signal technologies at traffic control signals that will be connected to a central location at the state Department of Transportation using the…
The state Independent Fiscal Office has released the Natural Gas Production Report for the second quarter of 2022. The report contains analysis of spud well trends, as well as production trends. Click here to view the report.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding southeast Pennsylvania of the effective date of a new 835 area code that will operate alongside 610 and 484 numbers, which are expected to be exhausted in early 2023. The earliest any new…
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