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CNBC Ranks Pennsylvania 7th Most Affordable State to Live in for 2024
Recent rankings released by CNBC compared states to determine what are the most affordable and the most expensive states to live. Pennsylvania was ranked the 7th most affordable state to live in for 2024 due to overall living costs being…
Funds Available for Publicly Accessible, Loaner Laptops
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) is now accepting applications for the new Digital Connectivity Technology Program through August 19, 2024. Townships are eligible to apply for publicly accessible laptops to facilitate broadband access and literacy training programs to township…
Broadband Technical Assistance Grants and Free Q&A Webinar
USDA Rural Development is now accepting applications for the Broadband Technical Assistance program to promote broadband expansion in rural areas. Townships with a population of less than 20,000 can apply through August 20, 2024, via grants.gov for technical assistance, and no match is required! …
Reminder: Grants Available for Community Building, Arts Festivals until August 1
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) FY 2025 Our Towns grant program to support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities is accepting applications until August 1. Eligible projects include: Interested townships may…
OOR Rejects Anonymous FOIA Buddy RTKL Request
In Curry v. South Western School District, AP 2024-1311, the Office of Open Records denied an appeal by Frank Curry and FOIA Buddy, which have been sending RTKL requests to agencies around the state, on the basis that the requests…
PennDOT Bureaucracy Streamlining
The state Department of Transportation will not collect FHWA Form 536 in 2024, which means township officials can cross one item off their to-do lists! The form will return in 2025 but the due date will shift to June 15…
Pennsylvania Budget Surplus Likely Depleted in 2025
The Independent Fiscal Office published an updated brief examining the impacts that the recently passed state budget spending and tax law changes will have on General Fund revenues. The IFO updated its revenue estimates and is projecting deficits for the…
Deadline Extended! Township Data Needed to Open 2024 Salary Survey Reports
PSATS Salary Survey is a member service brought to you by participating townships, for participating townships. While hundreds of townships have entered 2024 data, we need more participation to open the 2024 reports and provide a good quality product. Please…
Grant Applications for Electric or Hydrogen Heavy-Duty Vehicles Due Thursday
The U.S. EPA’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant program is accepting grant applications for up to $932 million for the replacement of Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles until Thursday, June 25. Zero-emission vehicles are fully electric or hydrogen powered. Townships are…
Pennsylvanians Migrate to Southern Lower Tax States
While Pennsylvania is gaining residents from surrounding states, it continues to lose residents to southern climates according to a new report. The Independent Fiscal Office looked at state-level migration data based on federal tax returns filed and processed during calendar…
