The PA Council on the Arts is accepting applications for the Creative Communities Initiative grant, which provides multi-year funding for place-based, community-driven, arts-based projects that are of, by, and for the community. Townships are eligible to apply as part of…
Are you ready to be part of the largest municipal training opportunity, networking event, and exhibit show in Pennsylvania? Plan and budget now to attend the PSATS 2025 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show — it’s an investment with year-round returns! The PSATS…
The Pennsylvania Drought Task Force has announced that the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike,…
The Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience (CODE-PA) has developed a new Grants Discovery Tool on PA.gov, pulling grant opportunities from multiple agencies into one easy-to-navigate resource. Townships can now search and filter grants by applicant type, category, deadline, and more….
Is your township looking for funding assistance for a new park, trail or conservation project? In 2023, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources DCNR funded more than 225 projects totaling $54 million statewide for parks playgrounds trails, nature preserves,…
October job creation numbers were reported to only be 12,000 nationwide, the lowest number of jobs created since the 2020 pandemic. The previously reported and overestimated August and September numbers were also revised downward by 112,000. This along with fewer…
Some Notices Contained Incorrect Calculations; Check Portal for Correct Numbers U.S. Treasury personalized notices to townships last week detailing the amount of funds that each had obligated or spent through the April 30, 2024 report. However, some of these notices…
With deadlines approaching at the end of January, it’s the perfect time to apply to PSATS’ award programs. The deadline for the following four award programs is January 31: – President’s Leadership Awards recognize one outstanding supervisor and one manager or secretary….
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced nearly $600 million in awards for over 400 projects across Pennsylvania through the Commonwealth’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. This is a reimbursement grant program that supports essential design, acquisition, and construction projects across the Commonwealth and…
Townships that had not yet spent or obligated their America Rescue Plan Funds received a personalized email notice from the U.S. Treasury with their remaining balance that must be spent, under contract, or under purchase order by December 31, 2024….
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