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COVID-19 Cases Up Biden Extends FEMA Reimbursement for COVID-19 Expenses Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Rise CDC Recommends Additional Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised Governor Announces ‘Vaccine or Test’ Requirement for Some State Employees ARPA Municipal Payments Total Over $472 Million Joint Covid Task Force Urging Township Officials to Assist with Vaccination Efforts CDC Changes Masking Guidance, PA Stays the Course Governor Wolf Says Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Increase with Delta Variant Pa. COVID-19 Cases Double Week over Week Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Drop Pa. COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Drop Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Drop Pennsylvania Mask Mandate Gone Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Drop Reminder on Meetings, Masks, and the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Pa. COVID-19 Cases Plummet as Vaccinations Increase Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Decline Townships Need to Submit Application to DCED for ARP Funds ASAP Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Decrease Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mitigation Orders Are History Reminder: Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mitigation Orders to Be Lifted May 31 Pennsylvania Falls to 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Drop Philadelphia Relaxes Mitigation Orders Today FDA Approves Refrigerator Storage of Thawed Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Wolf Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Pennsylvania Remains 11th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Decrease Previously Announced Larger Gathering Limits Now in Effect in Pennsylvania Masks Off for Fully Vaccinated Pennsylvania Now 11th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Pennsylvania to Increase Size of Gatherings on Monday FDA Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Decrease Townships Eligible for Federal Vaccination Tax Credit Pfizer First to Seek Full FDA Approval Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Reporting Appears to Have Ended Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mitigation Orders to be Lifted May 31 Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Decline Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Update Pennsylvanians Passes 8 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered CDC Updates Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Resume Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Decrease Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Slows 43% of Adult Pennsylvanians Have Received at Least One Vaccine Dose Pa. Now 4th Nationwide for COVID-19 Case Growth Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Stop Extended Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Visits Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Temporarily Stopped Vaccine Access Now Open to All Pennsylvanians Pfizer Requests Approval to Use COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens Pa. COVID-19 Case Growth Slows Township Employees, Officials Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines Vaccine Update Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Visits, Complaints Slow More Details of Federal Funding Support PA and 4 Other States Account for Nearly Half of All New Cases Vaccine Supply Expands as Pennsylvania Moves into New Phases CDC Updates Cleaning Guidance Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Rise as Commonwealth Relaxes Standards CDC Issues Updated Travel Guidance for Vaccinated People PSATS Comments on Relaxation Orders Commonwealth Finally Issues Orders to Relax Mitigation Measures Easter Sunday Latest News (3010) Has Your Township Participated in the “Public Info Tax” Survey? Reminder: Grade PennDOT Winter Maintenance Service Anonymously Until 4/17 Penalties for Texting While Driving Begin June 5 Federal BRIC Grant Available, New Letters of Interest for All Applicants Due to PEMA 4/24 Waterway Access Funding Now Available New Census Estimates Show Population Changes by County Holiday Thoughts Townships Must Complete ARPA/SLFRF Annual P&E Report in April 2026 Reminder: Municipal Reports Due Today OOR Will No Longer Accept Appeals by Email Beginning April 20 Reminder: Municipal Reports Due Today, 3/31 Federal SS4A Grants to Improve Safety on Roadways Now Available Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Now Accepting Scoping Forms “Is this email really from SAM.gov?” Reminder: DCNR Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Grants Available PennDOT, PSP, Turnpike Commission Warn Against Texting Scams Reminder: Municipal Reports Due Next Week Reminder: DEP Grants Applications for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles, Retrofits Due April 1 Grade PennDOT Winter Maintenance Service Anonymously Funding to Make Shovel-Ready Sites Now Available Office of Open Records to Hold RTKL Training for Law Enforcement Tomorrow Check for Leaks During Fix a Leak Week Primary Voter Quickly Approaching Office of Open Records Releases 2025 Annual Report Watch Your Mail for Conference Business Meeting Materials City Settles Sunshine Act Dispute for $20K Reminder: Act 13 Grant Programs Accepting Applications Until 5/31 Reminder: All-Terrain Vehicle/Snowmobile Trail Grant Applications Due 3/31 Abandoned Mine Land Projects Will Benefit Townships Not Sure How to Complete Your Statement of Financial Interest? PennDOT Releases EV Videos, Funding for Charging Stations Required Municipal Reports Due in Coming Weeks New Report Shows Housing Program Use by County ARPA/SLFRF Office Hours Today for Townships Invited to Closeout Reminder: Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15 PennDOT Local Road Count Program Underway Learn How to Avoid Scams During National Consumer Protection Week White House Issues Electric Pledge on Data Centers Need Resources to Learn About Data Centers? PennDOT Announces 2026 Release of Liquid Fuels CORRECTION on Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant: CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications Natural Gas Production Report Shows Growth in Drilling, Average Price Shapiro Announces New PA Sites Awards Reminder: 2026 Build a Better Mousetrap Innovation Challenge Accepting Applications Game Commission Monitoring Avian Influenza in Wild Birds Reminder: PennDOT Traffic Safety Survey Available Through February 28 DEP Grants Available for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles, Retrofits Could Your Auditors Use Some Good Guidance? On-Demand Virtual Class Available PA Department of Education Looking for Rural Partners for Summer Food Program Don’t Miss Out! Be on Record for America250PA Reminder: 250th Anniversary Historic Preservation Grant Applications Due 3/2/2026 NTIA Approves PA Broadband Plan to Provide Coverage to all Unserved, Underserved 1,905 Acres of Township Farmland Preserved in 17 Counties Act 13 Grant Programs Now Accepting Applications Reminder: ARPA Closeout Report Guidance Available Governor Releases Housing Action Plan for Pennsylvania AARP Community Challenge Grants Available to Help Create Livable Communities PennDOT Invites Pennsylvanians to Share Input on Traffic Safety PennDOT Announces Annual Awards for ARLE (traffic lights) 2026 Build a Better Mousetrap Innovation Challenge Accepting Applications DGS to Auction More Than 400 Vehicles Tomorrow Reminder: PennDOT Multimodal Grant Applications Due Friday, 2/13 Reminder: Federal BUILD Grant Applications for Infrastructure Projects Due 2/24 Gov. Shapiro Budget Address Calls for Zoning Reform to Address Housing CDL Drivers: Protect Your CDL Information from Fraud Pennsylvania’s Lead Prognosticator Has Spoken! Don’t Miss the February 2026 Digital Edition of the Township News! What’s New in Township Leadership? Beyond the Code 2.0 Is Here. All-Terrain Vehicle/Snowmobile Trail Grant Applications Available IFO Offers Updated Economic Forecast Ahead of Governor’s Budget Address DEP Reminds Pennsylvania Residents to Test Homes for Radon ATV Trail Grant Awards Announced DEP Lauds Success of New Permit Review Processes, Announces New Divisions Webinar to Provide Primer on PSATS Solar Resources WalkWorks Active Transportation Grants Available DEP Invests More than $17 Million in Conservation Grant Awards Last Chance to Apply for PSATS’ Excellence Awards! Due to the winter weather, PSATS offices will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, and will reopen Tuesday, January 27, 2026. PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Snowmaggedon 2026 Forecast for Sunday PennVEST Awards Grants for 36 Water Projects Hundreds of Townships Receive CFA Multimodal Transportation, Small Water and Sewer Grants Awards Reminder: Reports Required to Receive Liquid Fuels due by January 31 10 Days to Go! Recognize Local History with Historical Marker Program Stand Up and Be Recognized, and Help Others At the Same Time Basic Training for Municipal Secretaries/Administrators Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15 AG Warns Scammers Targeting Utility Customers Through Fake Websites If you are ever unsure if you are communicating with a legitimate representative of your utility company, hang up the phone and call the number from your bill. Young People Working in Townships Reminder: ARPA Closeout Report Guidance Available Nominations Are Due Tomorrow for 2026 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence! Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants Available Inflation Remains Steady, Natural Gas Prices Increase Stand Up and Be Recognized, and Help Others At the Same Time PSATs 2026 Annual Educational Conference and Exhibit Show Registration Opens Today at 9 a.m. Reminder: DCED Tax Information Form Due 1/15, Updated Link for Filing DCNR Announces $82 Million in Grant Awards for Recreation, Conservation Projects PHMC Launches PA 250 Commemoration 250th Anniversary Historic Preservation Grants Now Available Is Your Township on Board with America250PA? Recognize National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Employers Not Required to Report Overtime on 2025 Tax Year Documents PSATS Scholarship Deadline Extended! Two Newspapers to Close Their Doors in 2026 PA SITES Program Grants Available for Economic Development PSATS 2026 Conference Registration Opens Next Tuesday! PSATS Awards Deadline Extended! Green Light-Go Traffic Light Grants Awarded In Case you Missed It: Act 13, Local Share, Multimodal Grants Awards Announced in December Happy Organization Meeting Day! PSATS 2026 Calendars – Watch your Mailbox! Organization Meeting Checklist Available 2026 Annual Reports Checklist Resource Published Looking for IRS 2026 Business Mileage Rate? Need Organization Meeting Resources? PSATS Has You Covered! Reminder: 2026 Member Resources Available Does Your Township Have a New Supervisor? Happy New Year! Organization Meeting Prep – Parliamentary Procedure Organization Meeting Prep – Oath of Office Reminder IRS Announces 2026 Business Mileage Rate Final Call, PSATS Scholarship Applications Due December 31 Excellence Awards Submissions Due TOMORROW! Save the Date Have Questions About the Organization Meeting? PSATS On-Demand Webinar Has Answers! Reminder: Register Now! Township Officials Invited to Public Officials Day at Pa Farm Show DEP Helps Local Governments Save over $1 Million in Energy Costs PennDOT Awards $47 Million for Multimodal Transportation Grants Apply for PSATS’ Excellence Awards by Next Wednesday Christmas Arrives Early! (Or Late for 2024) CFA Awards 2024 Local Share Grants PSATS Holiday Card | The Great PSATS Holiday Fix-It CFA Announces Act 13 Grant Approvals for Flood Projects, Trails, More Bivens Nominated to Head State Police Research Brief Shows PA Gasoline Consumption Never Recovered Post-Pandemic New Electric Generation Auction Signals Higher Costs for 2027, Driving Demand for More Energy Generation Facilities Share Your Best Practices With PSATS! Township Officials Invited to Public Officials Day at Pa Farm Show Need Some $$ for the 2026 Budget? Check for Unclaimed Property! Excellence Awards Submissions Due by End of Year Nominations Are Open for 2026 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence! New Federal Rail Grant Opportunity for Communities Township Farmland Preserved in 13 Counties Pa Unemployment Rate Inches Up, Remains Lower Than Federal Rate Mandates are Mandates $2 Million in Grants to Help Communities Plant More Trees Reminder: Recycling Performance Grants Applications Due 12/31 Time is Running Out: Lead by Example Through the PSATS Excellence Awards IFO Estimates 2025 Impact Fees Increased Are Your Residents in the Know? Reminder: Green Light-Go Scoping Forms Open for 2026 Applications Don’t Miss Today’s Webinar on Maximizing Impact and Attract Park Funding by Tying Projects to Broader Planning Goals from 12-1PM Spread the Word on PSATS Scholarships – Deadline is December 31 Federal Bill to Limit Local Oversite of Broadband Deployment and Right-of-Ways Approved By Congressional Committee As Cold Arrives, Utility Bill Assistance Available for Low Income Pennsylvanians Trump Administration Proposes Revised Fuel Economy Standards PA Natural Gas Production Up for Third Quarter Gov. Shapiro to Chair Chesapeake Bay Executive Council BUILD Grant Funds Available for Infrastructure Projects Interested in Hosting PSATS Events in 2026? PUC Accepting Public Comment on Plan to Charge Electric Tariffs on Data Centers, Large-Load Customers Don’t Miss the December 2025 Digital Edition of the Township News! 2026 Bid Limits Published Early Have Questions About Your 2026 Organization Meeting? Join PSATS’ Webinar Tomorrow for Answers! Supreme Court Reverses Commonwealth Court, Reinstates Sunshine Act “In-Meeting Agenda Change Rule” Last Call – Recognize Your Departing Township Leaders Grant Deadline Extended – Funding to Replace Fleet Diesel-powered Vehicles PUC Rulemaking Would Protect At-Risk Consumers What You’ll Gain from PSATS’ Local Government Boot Camp Crash Responder Safety Week: Remember to Slow Down and Move Over Reminder: Local Share Account Program Accepting Grant Applications until 11/30, 2024 Awards Delayed Need PDHs? You still time to register for the 2025 Engineers Winter Virtual Seminar! Why PSATS Boot Camp is a Must for New Township Officials Do any townships have an ordinance to deal with this type of activity? Have Questions about the New ADA Rules for Websites? Join PSATS Today from 12-1 p.m. Get Ready for the ARPA Closeout Report! Join PSATS Tomorrow at 10 a.m. PSATS Urges FCC to Protect Local Authority Ready to Lead? PSATS’ Local Government Boot Camp Starts Soon! EPA Proposes Narrower Waters of the U.S. Rule OOR Relocating on November 24; Update Form Letters Preparing Your 2026 Budget? Salary, Benefits Results Available Now Pennsylvania Finally Passes a Budget, Beating the Federal Budget Approval by Hours Newly Elected, Reelected Supervisors Need to Take the Oath of Office Recognize Someone Outstanding at Your Township! Get Ahead of Data Centers: Why Proactive Zoning Matters PUC Advances Plan to Charge Electric Tariffs on Data Centers, Large Load Customers New Faces and Farewells Reminder: Local Share Account Program Accepting Grant Applications until 11/30 Have Questions About Using Microsoft Excel? 29 Days and Counting DCED Annual Filing Notice Mailed Join PSATS Today for a Virtual Class on Year-End Reports using QuickBooks Recognize Your Departing Township Leaders Below Projected Revenue Report Released for October Green Light Go Grants: Scoping Forms Now Open for 2026 Applications Department of State Shares Election Information School Bus Passing Violations Up Reminder: DCNR Grant Workshop Scheduled for Thursday, November 6 Funds Available to Replace or Retrofit Fleet Diesel-powered Vehicles Daylight Savings Time Ends this Weekend Showcase Your Environmental Project with 2026 Governor’s Award Lt. Gov Highlights Lebanon County Regional Police Departments Good News for Borrowers, Bad News for Investors Firefighter Entitled to Workers’ Comp Benefits After Infant Deaths PTSI Coverage for First Responders Takes Effect, Expected to Impact 2026 Premiums Last Chance! Hotel Rates Increase Soon (11/14) and Early Bird Rate Ends Tomorrow for PSATS Public Works Expo Attention Engineers: Time’s Running Out! ARP Closeout Report Is Coming: Make Sure Your Township is Ready! Townships News Provides Townships with a Tool Has Your Township Received PENNVEST Funding? Inflation Fluctuations Impact Interest Rates Early Bird Ends FRIDAY, October 31 – Register Now for the PSATS Public Works Expo! Virtual Class Will Address Concerns About Grid-Scale Solar Farms Reminder: Unlocking AI for Public Good Conference Slated for Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Fire and EMS Grant Application Deadline Extended Until Friday 10/24 Reminder: Is Your Township Ready to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday? Preparing Your 2026 Budget? Salary, Benefits Results Available Now Reminder: Abandoned Mine, Acid Mine Drainage Grant Application Due 10/24 Celebrate Your Township’s Youth! Reminder: Today is Final Day to Grade PennDOT Performance Don’t Miss Southwest PSATS Regional Forum in Cranberry Township Next Week! Reminder: Fire Company and EMS Grant Applications Due Today at 4 p.m. PennDOT Urges Emergency Responder Safety for National Move Over Day on Saturday, October 18 Municipalities Receive Grants to Help with Active Transportation Plans Unlocking AI for Public Good Conference Slated for Pittsburgh, Philadelphia PENNVEST Announces $547.1 Million in Grants, Loans for Water, Wastewater Systems Don’t Miss Southeast PSATS Regional Forum in King of Prussia Next Week! 2026 Board of Supervisors’ Organization Meeting Date Confirmed Want to Evaluate PennDOT? Free Virtual Workshop on DCNR Recreation Grants Coming in November PSATS’ Dave Sanko appears on “Behind the Headlines:” What’s Happening at PSATS? Only in the PA Township News - Balancing Progress and Planning: The Role of Data Centers in PA Township Farmland Preserved in 14 Counties New Glamping Sites Coming to Eight State Parks in 2026 if Budget in Place Have Your Read the October 2025 Township News? Concerned About Commercial Solar Farms? Shapiro Announces Round of PA SITES Grant Awards “Charge into Fire Safety!” for National Fire Prevention Week! Lead by Example Through PSATS’s Award Programs PennDOT Expands Statewide Truck Parking Options Along Ramps, ROWs One Price that Isn’t Going Up in January 2026, BUT… PA Farm Show to Officially Kick Off a Year of American250PA Celebrations What Are Your Birthday Party Plans? PennDOT Releases 2026 Liquid Fuels Estimates Register Now for the PSATS Public Works Expo – Early Bird Ends Oct. 31! Federal Government Partial Shut Down Starts – PA Budget Enters 4th Month Late PSATS Testifies on Public Notice Reform Don’t Miss the October 2025 Digital Edition of the Township News! State Agencies Urge Pennsylvanians to Protect Finances with Emergency Planning DEP to Hold Regional Water Resource Meetings Starting Next Week Don’t Be the Next Headline: Stop Cyber Threats Before They Start Why Attend the PSATS Public Works Expo? It’s Leaf Peeping Time! DCNR Releases First Weekly Fall Foliage Report Boating Facility Grants Now Available Reduce the Risk of Ransomware and Phishing Attacks All Townships Must Complete Pension Report by 10/15 Reminder: 2024 AFR Form Must Be Received by December 31 Thank First Responders and EMCs During National Preparedness Month Roundabouts Reduce Injuries By 51% How Much Did Your Township Spend on Public Notices Last Year? Office of Open Records Holding Basics of the Right-to-Know Law Webinar on 9/24 Pennsylvania Rollercoasters and Parks Recognized Saddened by Law Enforcement Shootings in North Codorus Township PUC Report Highlights Emerging Issues, Trends Statewide Preemption Bills for Energy Facilities a Threat to Local Land Use Authority Submit Your Township Photos for the 2026 PSATS Calendar! Today is Constitution Day! Pennsylvania Treasury’s Transparency Portal Shows Budget Stopgap Expenses Applications Accepted for PHARE Housing Funds Municipal Police Officers’ Commission Approves Two New Police Academies PSATS Public Works Expo Open for Registration! 10 Days Will Be Too Late! Pension Aid Amounts, Payment Date for 2025 Announced Funds Available to Replace or Retrofit Fleet Diesel-powered Vehicles LCB Sends $2.4 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Pension Aid Amounts, Payment Date for 2025 Announced DEP Coastal Zone Grant Program Now Available Today, We Remember PSATS Mourns the Loss of Elam Herr Preparing Your 2026 Budget? Salary, Benefits Results Available Now Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant SEPTA Wins, Silence on Local Roads and Bridges Redevelopment Assistance (RACP) Funding Now Open PBDA Submits Broadband to All Proposal to NTIA for Final Approval Join the International Coastal Cleanup to Keep Litter from Waterways Department of Agriculture Announces Preserved Farmland PSATS Regrets to Announce Passing of Elam Herr Final PA Safety Day Scheduled for 9/10 in State College Be Featured in the 2026 PSATS Celebration Calendar! Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grants Available Don’t Miss North Central PSATS Regional Forum in Williamsport Next Week! PBDA to Provide Broadband to ALL Unserved, Underserved Areas within 4 Years DCED Accepting Applications for Local Share Account Grants Don’t Miss the September 2025 Digital Edition of the Township News! PSP, PennDOT, Municipal Police Crackdown on Impaired Driving Final Call … Show Off Your Township’s Celebrations in the 2026 PSATS Calendar! 511PA Now Offers Personalized Features, Free Account Have a Workshop Idea for the 2026 PSATS Conference? Public Officials’ Personal Social Media Posts Not Subject to RTKL PA Broadband Authority Announces Tentative Timeline for Broadband Awards Retirement Benefit Options That Fit Your Township’s Budget ATV/Snowmobile Grants Awarded, Current Funding Round Open PA Courts Infographic: Traffic Citations in School Zones PSATS Resource Center: An Exclusive Resource Library for Member Townships DEP Expands Quick Permitting Program to NPDES General Permits Learn Better Code Enforcement Strategies August 27! Reminder: Single Yellow Lines Not Eligible for Liquid Fuels Tax Funds Reminder: Main Street Matters Grant Program Accepting Applications Until 8/31 Get Ready for the First-Ever PSATS Public Works Expo – Register Early & Save! Registration Opens Tomorrow! Don’t Miss Zoning Academy Scheduled 8/26-27! Federal Broadband Funds Provide Access in Blair County Townships Inflation Up Slightly, Ensure Your Township is Maximizing Interest Earnings Federal Grant Funding Available for Water System Resilience Federal Funds Available for Rural Transportation Projects, No Match Required PUC Recognizes National “811 Day” 2025 PSATS Stormwater/MS4 Seminars Slated for 8/14, 8/25 DGS to Auction More Than 350 Vehicles Tomorrow, Registration Required by 4pm IRS Says No Payroll Reporting Changes for 2025 for New Overtime Tax Deduction DEP Awards Funding to Plug More Than 300 Conventional Oil and Gas Wells Iodide Distribution Near Nuclear Plants 8/14 Are Your Residents Prepared? National Night Out Success Stories Don’t Miss the Southcentral PSATS Regional Forum in Lancaster Next Week! Tunkhannock Township Recovers Over $8,000 in Unclaimed Property Canadian Wildfires Create Unhealthy Air Quality Today in Eastern, Central PA “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” to Prevent Bridge Hits ATV and Snowmobile Facilities Grants Now Available Homeowners Facing Sewage Repairs, Sewer Connections Eligible for Low-Interest Loans We Need Your Photos! Don’t Miss the August 2025 Digital Edition of the Township News! Free Virtual Workshop on DCNR Recreation Grants Coming in November Dirt, Gravel, Low-Volume Maintenance Grants Benefit Townships PSATS Receives National Publication Awards Reminder: USDA Funds for Housing and Economic Development in Rural Areas 250 Years of Postal Service … and the United States! Budget for Higher Electric Rates Pennsylvania Doubles Solar Power Generation in Just 17 Months EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Water Services Reminder: Broadband Grant Program for Unserved, Underserved Pennsylvanians Townships Receive Alternative Fuel Grant Awards IFO Report: Delivery Fee Could Generate Millions PENNVEST Announces Awards for Water Grants and Loans IRS Will Provide Guidance on New Overtime Tax Deduction Reporting Reminder: Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Applications Due 8/1 Broadband Grant Program for Unserved, Underserved Pennsylvanians AI and the Right-to-Know Law: Be Aware of the Risks and How to Respond PUC Summer Readiness Report Senate Adds Searchable Session Video to General Assembly Website NEW Funding towards Safe, Temporary Housing Following a Disaster Order “Beyond the Code” Today for Best Practices, Sample Resources, and More Want To Be a Speaker at PA’s Largest Municipal Event? Calling for Workshop Proposals: 2026 PSATS Educational Conference & Exhibit Show Reminder: CFA Multimodal Transportation Grants Available DEP Reduces Permit Backlog by 98% So Far This Year Federal Changes to Taxes Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Funding Available Local Roads Left Behind in Governor’s Transit Bill, Says PSATS Director CDL eSCREEN Back Online USDA Funding to Help Housing and Economic Development in Rural Areas Don’t Miss Out: Regional Forums Are Coming! PA Broadband Authority Resources for Round Two of Broadband Funding Main Street Matters Grant Program Now Open Is Your Township Ready to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday? A Big THANK YOU to First Responders SCAM ALERT: Protect Your Township’s QuickBooks Access Don’t Miss Your Regional Forum! State Fire Commissioner Urges Fireworks Caution at Fourth of July Celebrations Reminder: PennDOT Heavy Equipment Public Auction Ends Monday Commonwealth Releases June, Fiscal Year End Revenues Think GIS is just for maps? Think again. Obituary for Former PSATS Executive Director R. Keith Hite Recycling Performance Grants Now Available Don’t Miss the July 2025 Digital Awards Edition of the Township News! PA Broadband Authority Announces Tentative Timeline for Broadband Awards Commission Looking for Rural Applicants with Subject Expertise Treasury Returns Second Round of Unclaimed Property Automatically DEP Launches New Quick Permitting Program for NPDES Permits PUC Announces Distribution of 2024 Natural Gas Impact Fees PennDOT Heavy Equipment Public Auction Begins Today Stay Cool in Today’s Excessive Heat Public Information Shouldn’t Come with a Price Tag Guidance on Recent Treasury Notice on ARPA/SLFRF Reports Rain, Rain Made the Drought Go Away, But Heat Wave Coming! Pennsylvania Preserves Farms in Townships Across the Commonwealth “Democracy Demands Free Access to Public Information” Op-Ed Alert: Charging for Public Information Is Undemocratic — It’s Time to Break the Monopoly Shapiro Promotes Improvements to Speed of State Permit Review, DEP Tracking Site Natural Gas Impact Fee Outlook Released Former PSATS Executive Director R. Keith Hite Passes Away Liberty Bell License Plates Are Back Supreme Court Rejects Higher Standard for Reverse Discrimination Claims DGS to Auction More Than 400 Vehicles Tomorrow PA Broadband Awards on Hold…Feds Expand Definitions School Bus Safety Grants Now Available Celebrate U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary (and Flag Day!) Shapiro Issues Statement on Planned Protests PA Turnpike Begins Tollbooth Removal DEP Recognizes Two Townships for Excellence in Environmental Projects Harrisburg’s Power Grab: Why Local Land-Use Control Must Be Protected Unlock Your Potential: Secretary/Manager Summit 2025 Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grant Applications Due 6/30 Amazon, Shapiro Announce AI Data Center Investment in Townships CFA Multimodal Transportation Grant Applications Now Being Accepted Tree-Planting Grants Available to Townships PA Safety Days Continue in June! Reminder: Growing Greener Plus Grant Applications Due 6/20 Hands-Free Cell Phone Ban Takes Effect Thursday On-Demand Webinar Available on FHWA 536 Form Link to Updated PennDOT FHWA 536 Report Due 6/15 Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Time to Register for the Central or West Secretary/Manager Summit Looking for $$? Check for Unclaimed Property! Member Townships Receive Pennsylvania Day Mini Grants PUC Urges Pennsylvanians to Exercise Safety Around Downed Electrical Wires Get Customizable Salary Insights Now with the PSATS Salary Survey Fire Prevention Grants and Firefighter Recruitment Funding Now Available PUC Alerts Consumers of June 1 Electric Price Increases PSATS Virtual Class: Mastering Public Safety Collaboration – Tomorrow, May 28 CFA Approves Luzerne, Lehigh, Northampton, and Monroe LSA Projects Enhance Your Community’s Safety: PSATS Virtual Class on Public Safety Collaboration – May 28 Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 Want to Take Your Skills to the Next Level? Sign up For the Secretary/ Manager Summit! Recreational and Educational Development Grants Available Until 5/30 Regional Transportation Infrastructure Grants Available Today is Municipal Primary Day, so Let’s Talk Public Safety! May 18-24 is National EMS week Senate Forms Task Force for Recruitment, Retention of Law Enforcement Emergency Response Capital Grants Now Available…or NOT! Recognize Employees During National Public Works Week! Updated Guidance Document Available from Treasury, But No Word on Closeout Process 2024 Population Estimates Released for Pennsylvania’s Municipality’s FBI Warns of Malicious Text and Voice Messages Impersonating Senior U.S. and State Government Officials U.S. EPA Announcement on PFAS Drinking Water Regulation Clarification: PennDOT Heavy Equipment Auction Will Close 5/23 PennDOT Heavy Equipment Auction for Municipalities Underway Now Inflation Up Slightly Don’t Lose SLFRF/ARPA Funds! 2025 Reports Now Delinquent Hands-On Learning at PSATS Public Works Expo ’25 PSATS Members Adopt Resolutions at Annual Conference KPB Is Seeking Environmentally Minded Youth Townships Receive Community Improvement Grants for Applications Due 5/15 for Semiquincentennial Grants America250; Shapiro Announces First PA Sites Grant Awards Did you miss the 2025 Conference? Thank You for Making PSATS 2025 Annual Conference a Success! PSATS 2025 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show is Here! Statement of Financial Interest Ethics Forms Due Today PSATS Hosting Free Classes on Solar Farms for Municipal Officials & Staff Reminder: American Rescue Plan Act/SLFRF Annual Reports Due Tomorrow, 4/30 Here They Go Again! Zoning Decisions Decided by Harrisburg Bureaucrats? April is National Safe Digging Month National Work Zone Awareness Week PSATS Submits Comments to EPA on WOTUS Definition Growing Greener Plus Grants Now Available PSATS Provides Help with ARPA (SLFRF) Reports, Due 4/30. Don’t Risk Losing Funds! Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 Reminder: Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants; Scoping Forms Due April 28 It’s Local Government Week… Did You Know… Congratulations to Winners of Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence DEP Begins Spraying for Black Fly Suppression Program Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day It’s Local Government Week… Did You Know… Reminder: Share Your Thoughts (Anonymously) About PennDOT Winter Maintenance It’s Local Government Week… Did You Know… Reminder: Applications for Small Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Systems Grants Due 4/30 PUC to Hold Hearings on Impact of AI Data Centers on Electric Supply Fire Set At Governor’s Residence It’s Local Government Week: Engage and Educate! Local Government: It’s Time to Say Thank You… PSATS Hosting Free Classes on Solar Farms for Municipal Officials & Staff DGS to Auction More Than 325 Vehicles on Tuesday, April 15 Inflation Down Slightly Two Months In a Row Pennsylvania Preserves Farms in Townships Across the Commonwealth Looking for Help with ARPA (SLFRF) Reports? Don’t Risk Losing Funds! WalkWorks Program to Develop Active Transportation Plans More Counties Added to Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone PUC Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due April 15 Sanko on the Hill PSATS Testifies in Front of the House Tourism Conference Business Meeting Materials Sent to Member Townships, County Associations 30 Days Remain Until Federal REAL ID Mandate for Commercial Flights, Federal Facilities April is National Volunteer Month; OSFC Calls for Volunteer Firefighters DCNR Sees Spike in Reservation, Expects Record-Breaking Summer Assistance for Home Heating Extended to April 18 Publicly Accessible, Loaner Laptops Available for Townships Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants are Now Open Join the Celebration: PSATS Prepares for America’s 250th Anniversary With Sanko Testimony! Share Your Thoughts (Anonymously) About PennDOT Winter Maintenance Apply Now for America250PA Grants for Celebrations and Projects APRA Fools: 2025 Report Opened April 1 But Not Fully Functional Walk Through an Open Roll-up Garage Door…Get a Fine! Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants; Scoping Forms Due April 28 Join us for the 2025 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show from May 4-7 at the Hershey Lodge! Townships Have Tools for Dealing with Some Open Records Requests Don’t Miss the April 2025 Digital Township News! PUC Alert: Utility Calls Spoofing PUC Phone Number 46 Years Ago Today and A Rebirth in the Making Reminder: Municipal Reports Due Next Week All Townships Must File ARPA (SLFRF) Report in April to KEEP Federal Funds Special Election Results for Allegheny, Lancaster County Seats Special Election Today for Voters in Parts of Allegheny, Lancaster Counties Don’t miss out on the 2025 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show, happening May 4-7 at the Hershey Lodge! Reminder: DCNR Grants for Parks & Recreation Due 4/2 New Round of Publicly Accessible Laptops Opening April 1; Webinars Available 3/25, 4/2 Census Releases Pennsylvania County Population Estimates for 2024 OOR Releases Annual Report, Shows Record Year Engage and Educate During Local Government Week: April 14-18 PSATS Urges DEP to Revise Draft MS4 Permit, Credit Progress; Comments Due Today Reminder: Firefighter Grant and Reimbursement Opportunities End 3/31 Municipal Reports Due in Coming Weeks Don’t Let U.S. Treasury Take Your ARPA Dollars! Reminder: Recorded Webinar Available on Major Changes for Townships from Draft PA NPDES MS4 General Permit (PAG-13); Comments Due 3/19 Shapiro Administration Plugs 300th Orphaned Well in North Franklin Township Inflation Down Slightly for the Month EPA Announces Plans to Revise Regulations, WOTUS Definition Spring Brings a New Round of Anonymous RTK Requests DON’T MISS THE PSATS 2025 CONFERENCE! Reminder: Applications for Health Department Planning Grants Due 3/21 Liquid Fuels Funds Released, Minimal Increase from 2024 LCB Sends $2.1 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Fire Safety Reminder When Springing Forward This Weekend Celebrate Pennsylvania History with Free Admission This Sunday! Be Recognized for Road and Bridge Safety, Innovations! Applications Due Tomorrow DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 Township Receives Unclaimed Property from Pa Treasury Reminder: State Grants Available for Small Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Systems Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Available Cheryl Simpson Retires After 46 Years of Dedicated Service Broadband Authority Releases Map of Grant Applications PennDOT Accepting Public Comment on 12-Year Transportation Program OOR Offers Sunshine, RTKL Event on Getting to Know PA’s Transparency Laws Don’t Miss the March 2025 Digital Township News! IFO Releases Natural Gas Production Report for 2024 PennDOT Announces ARLE Grant Awards for Traffic Safety Reminders: Township Reports Due 2/28, 3/1 Build a Better Mousetrap Innovation Challenge Signup for 2025-2026 COSTARS Salt Contract Ends March 15 Governor Shapiro Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty CFA Announces Multimodal Grant Awards for $87 million in Transportation Projects Governor Says Federal Funds Remain Available to Pennsylvania Are You Part of the Conversation? Network with State Legislators at the Legislative Grassroots Reception The Countdown Is on for America’s Birthday! Pennsylvania Good Government Symposium Historical Roadside Marker Grants Join Us Tonight: Boost Your Zoning Hearing Board Skills! Three Months Until Federal REAL ID Mandate Takes Effect Ongoing Opportunity: Waterway Access Mini Grant Program Get Customizable Salary Insights Now with the PSATS Salary Survey Reminder: Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Available Fellowship Available in PA Agencies to Develop Land Use Tools, PFAS Policy PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko Talks Issues Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due 3/1 Over $37 Million in Grants to 2,500 Pennsylvania Fire and EMS Companies Fayette County Association of Township Supervisors Recognized for Efforts to “Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful” Governor Files Lawsuit Challenging Federal Funding Freeze Shapiro Administration’s DEP Addresses Urban Stormwater Runoff Floodplain Management Report Due End of February Ongoing Funding Opportunity: PA SITES for Economic Development Ensure Correct Direct Deposit of Liquid Fuels Reminder: PROTECT Grants Applications to Strengthen Roads Against Extreme Weather Due 4/24 Three Months Until Federal REAL ID Mandate Takes Effect Shapiro Recommends Closure of SCI Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko on “Behind the Headlines” Commonwealth to Reduce Leased Space, Enhance Facilities PSATS’ Dave Sanko Responds to Governor’s Budget Proposal and Agrees, “Local Decision-Making Is Best,” But Local Road and Bridge Funding is Too! Avian Flu Detected in Birds in Five Counties, Measures Taken to Limit Spread Reports Must be Filed Timely to Receive Liquid Fuels by March 1 Shapiro Unveils 2025-2026 State Budget Proposal PSATS Agrees with Shapiro: “Local Decision-Making Is Best,” But Could Use Help with Funds for Local Roads and Bridges Spring ATV and Snowmobile Grant Application Window Now Open DCNR Releases State Recreation Plan, Accepting Public Input New Round of State Grants Opens for Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Systems Policy Forbidding Township Employees to Display Pro-Police Flags Struck Down Reminder: Take Four Minutes to Tell Harrisburg What to Prioritize in Housing Action Plan While Survey Remains Open Treasury to Return Some Unclaimed Property Automatically Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged Don’t Miss the February 2025 Digital Township News! Just When You Thought Broadband Might Be Affordable… Questions Surround Pause of Federal Grants, Loans Townships Receive Act 13, Gaming Grants Federal Grants, Loans Pause Delayed Until Monday Ready to Elevate Your Township Leadership Skills? Join PSATS’ 1-Day Mini Boot Camps! Final Days to Apply! Annual Fire and EMS Grant Informational Webinar All Municipalities in Monroe County Plan to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday PENNVEST Announces Awards for Water Grants, Loans 100 Days to Conference: Don’t Miss Out! Unlock Your Potential with Our Training for Municipal Administrators! DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grants Now Available New Round of Publicly Accessible Laptops Coming Soon; Webinars Available 1/29, 2/12 The PSATS Grassroots Advocacy Network is Live! Reminder: Township Reports Due 1/31 2025 PSATS Salary Survey Changes…Easier, Faster, Immediate Results! U.S. Post Office Increases Package Rates, Not Stamps PA Historic Preservation Plan Released Inflation Continues Slow Upward Trend DEP Energy Savings Program Now Open for 2025 Cohort 2025-26 Active Transportation Planning Grants Now Available 2025 PSATS Conference Registration Kicks Off Strong! Last Day to Nominate for Governor’s Local Government Excellence Awards Deadline Extended for $1.16 Billion Broadband Grant Program for Unserved, Underserved Pennsylvanians PSATS 2025 Conference Registration Opened at 9 a.m. at conference.psats.org. Firefighter Scholarships Now Available The Firefighters’ Association of the State of Pennsylvania Reminder: Townships May Apply for Site Ready Economic Development Program Looking for $$? Check for Unclaimed Property! Today is the National Day of Mourning for Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Firefighter Grant and Reimbursement Opportunities Available Federal Overtime Thresholds Remain at $684 Per Week, Appeal Pending Today Is Public Officials Day at the PA Farm Show! Nominations for Governor’s Awards Due January 15 Reminder: Tax Information Form Due 1/15, Township Reports Due 1/31 OOR Finds FOIA Buddy Not a Requester Under RTKL Ready to Elevate Your Township Leadership Skills? Join PSATS’ 1-Day Mini Boot Camps! Congress Gives Retired Police Officers, Other Government Workers a Raise Halfway Through State Fiscal Year Commonwealth Revenues Underwater It’s Organization Meeting Day 2025! 2025 Organizational Meeting Date Resource, Challenges Reminder: PSATS Member Resources Available: Reminder: 2025 IRS Business Mileage Rate Public Officials Day Wednesday January 8 Don’t Miss Out: PSATS Award Program Deadlines Approaching! The New and Improved psats.org and Discussion Forum! Reporting Suspicious Activity EMS Scholarships Now Available Public Officials Day Wednesday January 8 – Lunch Registration is Still Available! U.S. DOT Infrastructure Grants Available for Roads, Stormwater Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Now Available Don’t Miss the January 2025 Digital Township News! PROTECT Grants Now Available to Strengthen Roads Against Extreme Weather PSATS’ Executive Director David Sanko Elected Vice President of National Township Association Reminder: Take 4 Minutes to Tell Harrisburg What to Prioritize in Housing Action Plan/Zoning IFO Shows Pennsylvania Budget Surplus to Disappear Commonwealth’s November Revenue Numbers Down Inflation Inches Upward Reminder: Grant Applications for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles, Retrofits Due December 20 Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? Office of Open Records Schedules Annual RTKL Training for 12/17 Federal Flood Mitigation Grants Round Open TEMA to Host Online Discussion Today at 1:30 p.m. Don’t Lose ARPA Funding! All Funds Must be Spent, Under Contract, or Under Purchase Order by 12/31/24; Appropriating for 2025 Expenses is Not Sufficient OOR to Hold ‘Basics of the Right-to-Know Law’ Webinar Tomorrow IFO Releases Estimated 2024 Natural Gas Impact Fee Reminder: America250PA Grant Applications Due 12/15 PennDOT Releases Refreshed Website Six Months Left Until Federal REAL ID Mandate Takes Effect Watch Your Mail for the 2025 PSATS Conference Registration Packet Learn About Funding Opportunities for Water Projects with PENNVEST Virtual Session DGS to Auction More Than 375 Vehicles on Tuesday, December 10 Reminder: Reduce Energy Costs for Your Township with MORE Grants Take 4 Minutes to Tell Harrisburg What to Prioritize in Housing Action Plan/Zoning Protect Your Township from Cyberattacks with Tools and Resources PSATS Award Program Deadline Is Next Month Don’t Miss the December 2024 Digital Township News! Free Online Update on Solar Farms in PA December 9 PUC Alerts Consumers of December 1 Energy Price Changes Reminder: Mixed-Use Housing Grants Now Available Broadband Authority Opens $1.16 Billion Grant Program to Provide Access to Unserved and Underserved Pennsylvanians Reminder: Local Share Account Program Grant Applications Due 11/30 Shapiro Flexes Federal Funds to Save SEPTA; Road and Bridge Projects at Risk Protect Your Township with Cybersecurity Grants for Local Governments – Deadline Extended to Wednesday, 11/27 Township Parks & Rec Professionals Can Become Administrators of Park Finder App Looking for $$ to Balance Your Budget? Check for Unclaimed Property! DCED Announces Grant Awards for Planning, Emergency Services Final Call for Boot Camp Interest Administration Launches New Driver Work Zone Safety Program Grants Available to Help Provide Water Storage, Drought Resilience Shapiro Signs Executive Order to Coordinate Permitting of Key Projects DEP Claims to Reduce Permit Backlog by 75% EPA Land Revitalization Technical Assistance Available for Brownfields Free Online Update on Solar Farms in PA December 9 Reminder: Local Share Account Program Accepting Grant Applications Until 11/30 Historic Collection and Preservation Grants Available Until 12/12 Federal Judge Strikes Down Increased Overtime Thresholds Attorney General Warns of Scammers Contacting About “Fraudulent” Activity Residents May Apply for Home Heating Assistance Federal Disaster Aid Approved for Local Governments Impacted by Debby Disaster SEPTA Proposes Fare Increases, Route Cuts in Transportation Funding Discussions New Pipeline Rules to Improve Safety, Communications Take Effect Today Park and Recreation Grant Awards Announced OOR RTK and Sunshine Act Annual Training Available Today at 10 a.m. Federal Cybersecurity Funding Deadline Extended America250PA Grants Available Fed Cuts Interest Rate for Second Time This Year Newsflash: November 11 2025 Organizational Meeting Date Clarified DCED Annual Filing Notice Mailed Grants Available for Boating Facilities Looking for Pennsylvania Election Results? DCNR, Game Commission Prohibit Fires on State Lands Funding for Art-Based Projects Available through Creative Communities Program Budget Now for the PSATS 2025 Conference, May 4-7, 2025! Pennsylvania Declares Drought Conditions in 35 Counties Shapiro Administration Releases New Grant Search Tool Reminder: DCNR Schedules Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects for November 7 More Background Data for 2025 Budget Projections Treasury: ARPA Funds Must be Spent, Under Contract, or Under Purchase Order by 12/31/24; Appropriating for 2025 Budget or 2025 Expenses is Not Sufficient Remember to Apply for PSATS’ Award Programs! $600 Million in RACP Grant Awards Announced Treasury: ARPA Funds Must be Spent, Under Contract, or Under Purchase Order by 12/31/24; Appropriating for 2025 Budget or 2025 Expenses is Not Sufficient Supervisor Compensation Model Ordinances Now Available Take Simple Steps to Protect Your Township (and Yourself!) Online New Mixed-Use Housing Grants Program Accepting Applications Federal Cybersecurity Funding Available from DCED for Townships- Apply by Nov. 8 Don’t Miss the November 2024 Digital Township News! Reminder: PennDOT Multimodal Grant Applications Due November 5 Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 402(e) of the Second Class Township Code Motorists Beware of “Ramped-Up” Deer Activity as Daylight Hours Decrease Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day PennDOT Adopts Guidelines for Driverless AV Operations New Mixed-Use Housing Development Pilot Program Accepting Applications Treasury Notice Confusing: No Change to Annual Reporting for Townships Statewide LSA Grants Awarded Shapiro Administration Claims DEP Permit Backlog Reduced by 67% Don’t Miss Out! Register Today for Thursday’s Virtual Seminar DCED Awards Planning Grants to Avoid Fiscal Distress PSP Academy to Offer College Credits 2025 Liquid Fuels Estimates Available Reminder: Rate PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance…Deadline 10/22 DEP Stream and Watershed Restoration Projects Approved PENNVEST Awards Water, Wastewater Grants and Loans Would You Like to Reduce Energy Costs for Your Township? Reminder: Energy Efficiency Grants Applications due 10/31 Reminder: New Federal Overtime Rule Effective January 1, 2025 Recycling Infrastructure and Food Waste Prevention Grants Local Share Account Program Accepting Grant Applications Inflation Slows, Social Security COLA Released State, Townships Preserve Farmland Several Townships Receive Funding from Broadband Public Facilities Grants Grants Available to Reduce Pollution Threats to Water Sources from Landfills DCNR Schedules Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects Reminder: Commonwealth Accepting Fire and EMS Grant Applications Due 10/20 State Fire Commissioner Reminds Residents to Check Smoke Alarms Don’t Miss TEMA’s Virtual Fall Tabletop Exercise Workshop on 10/10/24 OOR Updates the Standard RTKL Request Form Some Townships Receive “Bonus” PILT Payment for Game Commission Lands State Archives Holds Records Management Seminar Tomorrow Are Your Residents in the Know? DCNR Provides Weekly Fall Foliage Report; Administration Promotes Fall in PA Northcentral ATV Trail Connector Study Completed Discover the National Award-Winning Pennsylvania Township News Magazine! New Attempt at Statewide Zoning Grants Available for Fire Companies Responding to Gas Well Incidents Sign Up for Next Week’s TEMA Fall Tabletop Exercise Seminar Get Ready for the 2025 PSATS Conference, May 4-7, 2025! Townships May Apply for Site Ready Economic Development Program Nationally Known Emergency Services Expert to Join PSATS Budget Resources Available for Employee Wages, Benefits Reminder Rate PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance…Deadline 10/22 PA Farm Show Theme Announced Violence Intervention and Prevention Grants Available Don’t Miss the October 2024 Digital Township News! DeFoor Distributes Municipal Pension Aid New Act Requiring Reporting of Data Breaches Takes Effect Today PennDOT Multimodal Grants Round Now Open, Applications Due November 5 LCB Sends $2.3 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Health Offering Grants for High School EMS Pilot Program $80 Million in Law Enforcement Grants Approved Unemployment Disaster Assistance Available Volunteer Fire Relief Funds Released Worker Safety First, Not Bureaucracy! Discover the National Award-Winning Pennsylvania Township News Magazine! Roundabouts Continue Reducing Crashes 2024 Pension Aid Amounts Announced Reminder: ARPA Funds Must Be Spent, Under Contract or Purchase Order By 12/31/24 First Interest Rate Cut in 4 Years Reminder: Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program Deadline is 9/30 Special Elections Fill Seats in State House PEMA Encourages Individuals Affected by Debby to Apply for Federal Disaster Aid Pennsylvania Ballot for November 5 Certified Shapiro’s Housing Executive Order to Meet Legislative Statewide Zoning DEP Coastal Zone Grant Program Recreation Economy for Rural Communities Planning Assistance Invasive Box Tree Moth Discovered in Erie County Federal Disaster Aid Approved for Debby Disaster in Four Counties Inflation Stagnant, Interest Rate Cut Expected Next Week Commission Declares Regulations Obsolete, Urges Agencies to Update We Will Never Forget Commonwealth Accepting Fire and EMS Grant Applications DCED’s New Main Street Matters Grant Now Open Last Call to Submit Proposals for Conference Workshops at PSATS’ 2025 Educational Conference & Exhibit Show Township Maintenance Vehicles Can Use Green/Amber Lighting for Safety and Visibility Reminder: PennDOT Bureaucracy Streamlining National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Awards Chesapeake Bay Grants Flagger Training – Instant Certification! Dave Sanko Talks State Police Funding Want to Take Your Skills to the Next Level? Sign Up for the Secretary/Manager Summit! PSATS NEEDS YOU … to Submit Photos for the 2025 PSATS Calendar! Deadline Extended to September 25! 12 Simple Steps to Get Ready for Emergencies in PA State’s EMS High School Pilot Program to Expand Funding Available for Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Budget Now for the 2025 PSATS Conference, May 4-7, 2025! PSATS Requesting Submissions for Code Enforcement Academy Reminder: Time is Running Out! Enter Your Salary Survey Data by September 9! Considering “Zoning” Through Standalone Ordinances? Think Twice! Not the Stars Wars Trilogy! A Congress Members Endorse Federal Disaster Request We Want to Celebrate Municipal Partnerships! Grant Reminder: Urban Agricultural Infrastructure Applications Due 9/6 PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko to Appear on “Behind the Headlines” PSATS and Township Leaders Speak with DCED Secretary Siger Grant Reminder: Wildlife Crossings and Habitat Connectivity Projects Don’t Miss PSATS’ 2024 Regional Forums! September is National Preparedness Month Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program Deadline Approaching for PSATS 2025 Conference Workshop Proposals IFO Releases Brief on Homeowner Property Taxes by County PFAS Monitoring Reminder for Public Water Systems Shapiro Asks Biden for Help The Countdown Clock is Ticking! (to Participate in the 2024 PSATS Salary Survey) Would You Like to Reduce Energy Costs for Township Facilities? How’s Public Engagement at Your Township? Townships Receive Grants to Reduce Underage, Dangerous Drinking DCNR Awards ATV, Snowmobile Trail Grants 7 More Counties Added to Disaster Declaration Townships Receive Multimodal Grants; New Grant Round Opens September 23 Commonwealth Offers Advice on Filing Insurance Claims for Storm Damage PUC Releases Report on Valuation for Act 12 Water, Wastewater System Sales PA Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.4% as U.S. Rate Increases Iodide Distribution Near Nuclear Plants 8/22-8/24 Discover the National Award-Winning Pennsylvania Township News Magazine! PENNDOT 12-Year Plan Adopted by State Transportation Commission EPA Releases Chesapeake Bay Progress Report Cybersecurity Grants Survey Grant Reminder: Broadband Technical Assistance Grants We Need You! (to Participate in the 2024 PSATS Salary Survey) Additional DEP Pilot Projects to Speed Up Permit Processing Time Grant Reminder: Publicly Accessible, Loaner Laptops Now Available All Disasters Are Local! Township Website Disability Compliance Grant Reminder: Electric Vehicle Charger Replacement Grants Debby to Arrive in Pennsylvania Today DGS to Auction More Than 300 Vehicles on Tuesday, August 13 Reminder: EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Water Services Reminder: Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Applications Due 8/29 Township Engineer Association Seeking Workshop Speakers Townships Hold National Night Out Events Today Grants Available for Susquehanna Watershed Projects PSATS Files to Protect Damage Cap Recognize Someone Outstanding at Your Township! ATV and Snowmobile Grants Now Available Townships Receive Millions in Traffic Signal Upgrades Grants Awarded to Strengthen Rural Electric Grid, Prevent Outages 2 Townships Receive Grants for Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations Loan Funds Available for Rural Water, Wastewater Systems Don’t Miss the August 2024 Digital Township News! Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program Opens This Week Have an Accessible Playground? Get the Word Out! DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Susquehanna Valley, Pittsburgh Areas CNBC Ranks Pennsylvania 7th Most Affordable State to Live in for 2024 Funds Available for Publicly Accessible, Loaner Laptops Broadband Technical Assistance Grants and Free Q&A Webinar Reminder: Grants Available for Community Building, Arts Festivals until August 1 OOR Rejects Anonymous FOIA Buddy RTKL Request PennDOT Bureaucracy Streamlining Pennsylvania Budget Surplus Likely Depleted in 2025 Deadline Extended! Township Data Needed to Open 2024 Salary Survey Reports Grant Applications for Electric or Hydrogen Heavy-Duty Vehicles Due Thursday Pennsylvanians Migrate to Southern Lower Tax States Word Version of Sample Right-to-Know Policy Available Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program Sample Right-to-Know Policy Helps Townships Address Requests Another Scorcher for Eastern PA, Conserve Water Now Urban Agricultural Infrastructure Grants Available Reminder: CFA Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Due July 31 Fiscal Code Creates Grant Programs Inflation Cools Unexpectedly, Fall Interest Rate Cut On Radar Reminder: Historical & Archival Records Care Grant Applications Due August 1 Electric Vehicle Charger Replacement Grants Stay Cool in Today’s Excessive Heat Shapiro Unveils New Welcome Signs, License Plates Tiny Borough Recognized as Best Small Town to Visit Reminder: Participate in 2024 PSATS Salary Survey Now to See Budget Prep Data PHMC Awards Historic Preservation Grants 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Ends with State Collections on Target Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution Grants Available for Dam Removals, Culvert Replacements Celebrate Your Township’s Youth! New Federal Overtime Rule Effective Today Reminder: Comments on Road and Bridge Projects Due Wednesday Avoid Ticks and Lyme Disease This Summer Impact Fee Outlook, Comparison Study Released Don’t Miss the July 2024 Digital Township News! Broadband Technical Assistance Grants Now Available Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program Accepting Applications Reminder: Participate in 2024 PSATS Salary Survey by 7/15 to See Budget Prep Data Zoning Decisions To Be By Harrisburg Bureaucrats? Apply to PSATS Awards Programs! Check Out PennDOT’s Proposed Road and Bridge Projects Near You, Comment Until 7/3 Don’t Let Harrisburg Decide Housing In Your Community Funds Available for Publicly Accessible Laptops Grants Available for Wildlife Crossings Open Records Officers: Look for Survey About Recent RTKL Experiences Would You Like to Reduce Energy Costs for Township Facilities? Free Webinar 6/25 on New Municipal Grants and Low-Interest Loans PUC Announces Annual Impact Fee Distributions PennDOT National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Round Open Federal and State Government is Closed Today for Juneteenth Leading a Township? Have We Got a Great Guide for You! Grants Available for Community Building, Arts Festivals Local Government Delivers On Time….AGAIN! PUC Approves Changes to Act 12 Notices, Process Show Your Pride…Fly “Old Glory” Today! Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Available Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) US Dept of Labor New Federal Overtime Rule Inflation Remains Steady, Fed Not Cutting Rates Energy Efficiency Grants Available Reminder: CFA Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Due July 31 Grant Applications for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles, Retrofits Due June 28 Do you want to see your township in the 2025 PSATS Calendar? Federal REAL ID Deadline is May 7, 2025 Grants Available for Fully Electric or Hydrogen Heavy-Duty Vehicles Tree Planting Grants Now Available DCNR Virtual Town Hall Scheduled on Draft Plan for Future of Pennsylvania Forests New Act Strengthens Distracted Driving Rules, Requires Collection of Demographic Data at Traffic Stops Reminder: Today Is Deadline for PennDOT Survey on Municipal Seal-Coating Experience Participate in 2024 PSATS Salary Survey to See Budget Prep Data Applications Accepted for Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Until 6/30 Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs until 6/21 Don’t Miss the Township News Conference Edition! Municipal Opportunities for Retrofits and Energy Efficiency (MORE) Program Available Census 2023 Population Estimates Released for Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Commonwealth to Distribute Iodide to Residents Near Nuclear Plants on Thursday PennDOT Requests Survey Participation on Municipal Seal-Coating Experience EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Water Services OOR Updates Guidance on FOIA Buddy, Anonymous Requests U.S. Reaches Settlement with Norfolk Southern Over East Palestine Derailment Where in PA is Governor Shapiro? PPL Tips and Resources for National Electrical Safety Month EPA Awards Brownfield Grants to Pennsylvania Communities Applications for Recycling Performance Grants Now Accepted Reminder: Tuition Assistance Available for EMS Professionals EPA Issues Cybersecurity Alert for Drinking Water Systems Reminder: Active Transportation Pre-Planning Assistance Applications Due 5/31 This week is National Public Works Week and National EMS Week! OOR Offers Input on FOIA Buddy Requests PSATS Public Works Conference Planning Survey Reminder: Tell DCNR How to Spend Outdoor Recreation Funds – Survey Due 5/22 Abandoned Mine Restoration Grants Awarded Reminder: PCCD Municipal Police Reporting Systems Grant Applications Due 6/13 Inflation Remains Stubbornly Above Fed Target Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 PA Receives Federal Approval to Move Forward with $1.16 Billion in Broadband Grants Reworld and Goodwill Bring Free Electronics Recycling to 22 Counties Show Appreciation for Our EMS Heroes! DCED Announced Municipal Assistance Program Grant Awardees National Police Week Observed Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property Wild Resource Conservation Program Accepting Applications Historical & Archival Records Care Grants are Back! 5 of 7 Economic Development Pilot Sites are in Townships PSATS Members Adopt Resolutions at Annual Conference Reminder: Townships May Challenge Broadband Service from Local Providers until May 23 Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution Reminder: USDA Broadband Facilities Applications Due May 21 Reminder: Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Deadline is May 16 State Collections Slightly Above Estimates for April Reminder: Applications for Recycling Grants Due May 10 DEP Pilot Project to Speed Up Processing Time for NPDES Permits Last Day to Upload Your Photo for 2024 PSATS Member Cards Don’t Miss the May 2024 Digital Township News! CCD Funding Available for Municipal Police Reporting Systems Resolution Available to Increase Auditor Compensation UNFUNDED MANDATE ALERT! ACT NOW on Workers’ Compensation Legislation Reminder: Ethics Forms Must Be Filed By May 1 Pennsylvanians Encouraged to Complete Outdoor Recreation Survey Shapiro Administration Awards Grants to Improve Crosswalks, Trails More Township Commonsense Going to Harrisburg Townships May Challenge Broadband Service from Local Providers until May 23 Shapiro Administration Announces $274 Million in Grant Awards for Water Quality Statewide Results for Pennsylvania’s Presidential Primary Election Available Need Help with ARPA Report? PSATS Has Webinar, Directions Available New Federal Rule Requires Townships to Pay Mandatory Overtime Starting in July 2024 PSATS Member Cards Reminder: Enter Your 2024 Salary Data for Earliest Access to Results! Solar Could Power 16 PA Agencies by Next Year – 2025 DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs We Need Your Input! Fill Out the Website Survey Reminder: Scoping Forms for Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Due April 30 Rural Surface Transportation Grants Available Until May 6 Townships Recognized for Environmental Excellence $204 Million in Federal Broadband Funds to Provide Internet in Parts of 42 Counties Thank You for Making PSATS 2024 Annual Conference a Success! Governor Signs Auditor Pay Raise Law Commonwealth Highlights National Work Zone Awareness Week Townships, Officials Receive Governor’s Awards for Excellence U.S. EPA Finalizes PFAS Drinking Water Regulation U.S. Postal Service Expected to Increase Rates July 14 Reminder: Need Help with ARPA Report? Look Here for Help! Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications until May 31 Active Transportation Pre-Planning Assistance Available Op-Ed Celebrates Local Government Week, April 8-14 PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko Appears on “Behind the Headlines” Get Your Glasses Ready! Solar Eclipse 2024 is Here! Township Supervisors: Building Better Communities, One Step at a Time Last Day to Preorder “Beyond The Code” For Conference Pick-up Federal Electric Vehicle Charging Funds Awarded Broadband Authority Unveils Broadband Ready Designation, Schedules April 8 Webinar Next is Pennsylvania Local Government Week! Federal EPA Mandates More Fuel-Efficient Heavy-Duty Vehicles Order “Beyond the Code” by Friday, Pick Up at Conference PUC Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due April 15 State Collections Above Estimates for March Second Notice: ARPA Confusing Notice Reminder: $14 Million Available to Support Law Enforcement Recruitment Until 4/8 USDA Broadband Facilities Funding Available ARPA Treasury Report Due April 30, 2024 Grade PennDOT Winter Services Performance Pennsylvania Broadband Authority to Hold Webinar on BEAD Challenge Process Reminder: Applications Accepted for Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program An Editorial Message from the Executive Director Don’t Miss the April 2024 Digital Township News! Scoping Forms for Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Due April 30 Meet “The Keystone Kid” Townships Receive Multimodal, Pipeline Grants CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Township Reporting Deadlines Fast Approaching Coalition Urges Housing Reform That Would Preempt Township Land Use Authority PSATS Longest Living Past President Has Passed Shapiro Administration Claims DEP Permit Backlog Reduced by 41% PSATS Applauds “Transparency in Mandated Advertising Act” Effort PSP Seeks Applicants for Annual Youth Camp PSATS Supports “Transparency in Mandated Advertising Act” Effort 2023 Pennsylvania County Total Population Estimates Released Shapiro Announces Energy Plan Reminder: Snowmobile and ATV Grant Deadline is March 29 Reminder: Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by Friday Inflation Remains Stubborn Townships Receive Recruitment Incentives for Law Enforcement Conference Business Meeting Materials Sent to Member Townships, County Associations “Beyond The Code” is Here! Just 34 Days Remain Until the 2024 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show! NATaT Releases 2024 Federal Platform PA Unemployment Rate holds at 3.4% Safety Reminder When Springing Forward This Weekend Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Park and Recreation Program Grants until April 3 Local Government Cybersecurity Clearinghouse Website Available PennDOT, PA Turnpike Announce the Start of Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Program Dave Sanko Explains Why Local Government Works in Spotlight PA Article Register for Conference Today! Price Goes Up March 26 State Collections Above Estimates for February Reminder: WalkWorks Active Transportation Grants Applications Due March 22 Community Facilities Loans & Grants Available for Spring 2024 Projects Don’t Miss the March 2024 Township News! Learn About PENNVEST Funding Opportunities Reminder: Resources, Webinar Available to Plan Pick Up Event, Keep Your Township Beautiful LCB Sends $2 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Reminder: PCCD Accepting Grant Applications until 3/28 Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grants Available Concerns with Commonwealth Permitting or Approval Processes? Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants Available Reminder: Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15 Reminder: Applications for 2024 AARP Community Challenge Grants Due March 6 Shapiro Administration Announces Tuition Assistance for EMS Professionals Grant Round Open for Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants Reminder: ‘Build a Better Mousetrap’ Submissions Due 3/1 Pennsylvania to Receive $200 Million in Federal Water Infrastructure Grants PUC Proposes Changes to Act 12 Notices, Process Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program How Do Pennsylvania’s Taxes Compare to Other States? State, Townships Preserve Farmland Townships Encouraged to Adopt America250PA Resolution Homeland Security and FEMA Cybersecurity Grants: Survey Due Tomorrow Short-Term Rentals: PSATS Wants to Hear From You! Inflation Remains at Elevated Rates Happy Fastnacht Day! (AKA Shrove Tuesday, AKA Mardi Gras!) Resources, Webinar Available to Plan Pick Up Event, Keep Your Township Beautiful Reminder: Applications for Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Due March 1 February 12 Celebrations Enter Your 2024 Salary Data for Earliest Access to Results! DGS to Auction More Than 400 Vehicles on Tuesday, February 13 PennDOT Begins Review of New Version of MUTCD Shapiro Gives 2024-2025 Budget Address Make Sure Your Township Is Broadband Ready! PennDOT Connects Drop-In: Utility Coordination EMS Scholarships Available; Apply by February 9 DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications EPA Community Change Grants Available PUC Proposes Changes to Act 12 Notices, Process Snowmobile and ATV Grants Now Available State Collections Below Estimates for January Phil Says Early Spring! New Economic Plan Includes Building Vibrant and Resilient Regions Fed Says No, but Mortgage Rates Say Go Homeland Security and FEMA Cybersecurity Grants, Survey Open Now! Protect Your Municipality from Cyberattacks with PSATS Cyber Advantage Don’t Miss the February 2024 Township News! Shapiro Economic Development Plan for PA to be unveiled today! PennDOT Awards $13 Million in ARLE Grants Entries to PSATS’ Award Programs Due Wednesday, January 31! Shapiro Previews Budget Proposal on Ambulance Funding Records Care Q&A with PA State Archivists PENNVEST Grants for Water Infrastructure, Remediation Reminder: Township Reports Due January 31 READY Local Governments Training and Funding Program Reminder: PennDOT Seeking Submissions for ‘Build a Better Mousetrap’ Award Applications Accepted for Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program Entries to PSATS’ Award Programs Due Next Week! Friday Is Deadline for PSATS Scholarships! Spread the Word! DCNR Announces ATV Awards; Applications Accepted Soon Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15 PA Unemployment Rate Increases from Record Low Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants Two Weeks Left To Submit to PSATS’ Awards Programs! 2024 AARP Accepting Applications for Community Challenge Grants DCED Announces CFA Grant Awardees for $27 Million PSATS/Blair County Townships Association Postpones Free Solar Workshop to 1/30 DCNR Accepting Applications for Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grants WalkWorks Active Transportation Grants Now Available Inflation Rate Remains a Concern PSATS Seeking Additional Instructors PSATS/Blair County Townships Association Hosting Free Solar Workshop Pa. Insurance Department Seeks Public Input on Availability, Affordability of Flood Insurance Throughout Pennsylvania Today Is Public Officials Day at the PA Farm Show! Reminder: Submit Nominations for 2024 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence by January 26! Conference Registration Opening Day a Success! Community Records Microgrant Program Deadline is 1/31 Three Weeks Left To Submit to PSATS’ Award Programs! PSATS 2024 Conference Registration Is Open as of 9 a.m.! PCCD Grants Available to Make Communities Safer Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Available Spread the Word on PSATS Scholarships! Deadline is January 26 Watch for PSATS Member Service Survey Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) It’s Time! Registration Opens Tomorrow at 9 a.m. DEP Highlights National Radon Action Month, Free Test Kits Available Register to Attend January 10 Public Officials Day at PA Farm Show with Free Parking! PSATS Dues Update PSATS Award Programs Deadline Is This Month! U.S. DOT Infrastructure Grant Opportunity for Roads, Stormwater Don’t Miss the January 2024 Township News! Community Facilities Loans & Grants Available for Spring 2024 Projects PA Turnpike Commission 5% Toll Increase Takes Effect Sunday State Collections Below Estimates for December It’s Organization Meeting Day 2024! Reminder: Organization Meeting Checklist Available Does Your Township Have a New Supervisor? Still Time to Sign Up for Boot Camp! Get Ready: Conference Registration Opens in One Week! Reminder: Applications for RACP Due 1/12 Census Estimates Show Pennsylvania Losing Population PUC to investigate water/wastewater rate increase requests It’s here! How Does Your Township Celebrate Local Government Week? 2024 PSATS Employer/Employee Tax Chart Available Commonwealth Awards $335 Million in Grants for Water, Wastewater, and the Arts Get Ready for the PSATS Conference – Registration Opens January 9! Reminder: Submit Nominations for 2024 Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence! Gasoline Consumption Remains Below 2019 Levels Spread the Word on PSATS Scholarships! Broadband Authority Holding Virtual Input Session Today Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? IRS Announces 2024 Business Mileage Rate IFO Estimates Steep Drop for 2023 Natural Gas Impact Fees Townships Receive Recruitment Incentives for Law Enforcement National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Commonwealth Certifies 2023 Municipal Election Results 2024 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show New Castle Exits Distressed Status Happy 236th Birthday, Pennsylvania! PA Gas Tax to Decrease in 2024 Applications for RACP Now Being Accepted, Application Process Streamlined Reminder: Dam Safety Projects Applications Due 12/19 In the Spirit of Giving, Shapiro Administration Opens New RACP Application Window DGS to Auction More Than 450 Vehicles on December 12 Shapiro Administration Announces 132 Oil and Gas Wells Plugged in 11 Months Reminder: Boating Facility Grant Applications Due 12/30 2024 PA Farm Show Theme is “Connecting Our Communities” Public Officials Day Wednesday January 10 – Lunch Registration is Open! Community Records Microgrant Program Newly Elected, Reelected Supervisors Need to Take the Oath of Office Trails Maintenance Grants Now Available Myths of Recycled Asphalt Pavement – LTAP Drop In City of Aliquippa Exits Distressed Status State Collections Above Estimates for November Prepare Your Township for Any Emergency – Join Our Virtual Discussion with Emergency Management Veterans Share Your Historic Preservation Success Story Apply for PSATS Awards Programs! PSATS searching for nominees to LTAP Advisory Board December 31 is Deadline for Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Don’t Miss the December 2023 Township News! Seeking Power of One individuals for PSATS Boot Camp PUC Alerts Consumers of December 1 Energy Price Changes New Federal Charges Filed Against Suspended City Manager Protect Your Municipality from Cyberattacks with PSATS Cyber Advantage 5 Seats Left! Year-End Credits! Today is Giving Tuesday PSP Releases Bad News Holiday Crash Report Still a Few Seats Left for Boot Camp Reminder: Pre-Scoping Forms for Green Light-Go Grants Due 12/15 Reminder: Alternative Fuels Grant Application Due 12/15 Today is Final Day to Request PSATS Service Recognition Certificates PA Unemployment Remains at Record Low Celebrate Your Township’s Youth with the 2024 PSATS Youth Awards! Nominations Are Open for 2024 Governor’s Award forLocal Government Excellence! Biden Signs Stopgap Funding Bill, Averts Government Shutdown Reminder: Presentation Available on Local Share Account Grant Application Process Question of the Week Correction Township Resolution Barring Display of “Thin Blue Line” American Flag on Township Property Struck Down Report Compares PA Transportation Funding, Spending with Peer States Inflation Rate Slows Commonwealth Court: Local Agencies Prohibited from Adding Non-Emergency/Non-De Minimis Items to Agendas During Meetings Reminder: PSATS Service Recognition Certificates Available, Request by 11/21 Apply to the 2024 Citizen Communication Contest! Reminder: Applications for Stream and Watershed Enhancement Grants Due 11/30 Promote Crash Responder Safety Week Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? Community Facilities Loans & Grants Available It’s Municipal Election Day! Vote today and look for statewide office results this evening. IRS Requiring Employers with 10 or More W-2 Forms to File Electronically Don’t Miss DCNR’s Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects Municipal Elections Tomorrow Reminder: PSATS Service Recognition Certificates Available, Request by 11/21 Presentation Available on Local Share Account Grant Application Process Green Light-Go Grants Open Soon; Pre-Scoping Forms Due 12/15 To Make Roads Safer, PSATS Calls for Modern Speed Enforcement Technology State Collections Above Estimates for October, But Remain Below on Year To Make Roads Safer, PSATS Calls for Modern Speed Enforcement Technology Good Ideas Never Get Old – Shapiro Announces Permit Money-Back Guarantee Program PennDOT Seeking Submissions for ‘Build a Better Mousetrap’ Award LCB Sends $2.3 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Don’t Miss the November 2023 Township News! We’re Back! PSATS Returns to Facebook! Western PA Canoe Access Grants Now Available Learn@PSATS Dashboard on Website DCED Annual Filing Notice Mailed Reminder: Townships May Apply for Pilot Program for Economic Development until 11/8 New DEP Secretary Coming Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Available Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Comment on Mandatory Overtime Regulation by 11/7 Highlight Your Township’s Preservation Activities through the Community Initiative Award Service Recognition Certificates Available Investment Yield reached 5% for 1st time since 2007 Reminder: Letter of Interest for Disaster Mitigation Grants Due 10/31 PSATS Working Groups Seeking Input from Volunteers $14 Million Available to Support Law Enforcement Recruitment Drought Watch Lifted for Six Counties, Drought Persists in 15 Others PSATS’ QuickBooks Series: Register Today! Commonwealth Awards Grants for Water Infrastructure, Watersheds New Record Low PA Unemployment PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications until November 13 Reminder: Boating Facilities Grant Applications Due 10/23 Reminder: Local Share Account Grant Program Accepting Applications Until 11/30 Volunteer Fire Companies Receive Grants Reminder: Grade PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance Until 10/20 Disaster Mitigation Grants Available; Letter of Interest Due 10/31 PA Secures Two Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Projects Friday the 13th Enjoy the Colors of Fall This Weekend! Keystone State Park is the Nation’s Top Fall Foliage Destination Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Streamlines Application Process Governor Orders Flags Lowered for Terror Attacks in Israel Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Available for Dam Safety Projects Does Your Township Have a Historic Barn in Need of Repair? Historical Roadside Marker Grants Suspended City Manager Faces New Charges Fire Prevention Week Runs October 8-14 L&I Advisory on Industrialized Buildings and Building Components Inspections Townships Receive Park and Recreation Grants Vaccination Cards No More Community Forest and Open Space Program Accepting Applications Reminder: Commonwealth Accepting Fire/EMS Grant Applications Until October 20 PennDOT Connects Drop-In, Pursuing Transportation Grant Funding Emergency Test Alert at 2:20 PM Today Record High Mortgage Rates Impacting Property Transfer Revenue Secretary/Manager Summit SBA Approves Low-Interest Loans for July 9 Disaster Townships Urged to Comment on Mandatory Overtime Regulation Nationwide Test of the Emergency Broadcast System Set for 10/4 FEMA Denies Shapiro’s Request For Federal Disaster Aid Federal Shutdown? What Would it Mean to Townships Farm Show Dates, Theme Announced AmericaWalks Community Change Mini-Grants Available Alternative Fuels Grant Opportunity Grade PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance Townships May Apply for Pilot Program for Economic Development Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Clean-Diesel Grants until 10/20 Reminder: Don’t Miss Broadband Survey Boating Facility Grants Available PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Reminder: Townships May Give Input on Broadband Applications until October 6 PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko appears on “Behind the Headlines,” a program from the Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization Statewide Waterway Access Mini Grant Program Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grants U.S. Department of the Interior Small Grants Now Available Clean Vessel Act Grants Available for Boating Facilities Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – FY2023 Thriving Communities Program Pension Aid Amounts for 2023 Announced Commonwealth Accepting Fire/EMS Grant Applications Until October 20 Office of Open Records Training Available on RTKL Basics Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? 2023 Results Available! PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko appears on today’s episode of “Behind the Headlines,” a program from the Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization. Celebrate Healthy Lands Week, September 23 – October 1 PSATS Announces New PSATS Scholarship Program Murderer/Fugitive Captured Inflation Continues Townships Receive Grants for Planning, Shared Services Don’t Miss Upcoming In-Person PSATS CDL Classes PSATS Hosting Free Utility-Scale Solar Seminars Reminder: DCNR ATV and Snowmobile Grants Applications Due September 29 Environmental Justice Mapping Tool Today is Patriot Day. 22 years ago this morning, our nation came under attack and all Americans united regardless of differences. Take time to remember. PSATS Welcomes Harry Krot Legislative Agency Conducting Survey on Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Reminder: Applications for Federal Transportation Grants Due 9/28 PSATS Virtual Budgeting Class Tomorrow Get in the Zone…With PSATS Fall Zoning Classes Last Call for 2024 Conference Workshop Proposals! 2023 Salary Survey Results Now Available! Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property New Stream and Watershed Enhancement Grants PSATS HR Events Coming Soon! Free PennDOT Connects Drop-In: School Transportation Management Local Share Account Grant Program Now Accepting Applications Reminder: PA Safety Day Slated for State College PSATS Cyber Advantage 2023 Salary Survey Results Should be Released This Week! Reminder: Broadband Access Survey Available By Phone and Mail for Unserved Areas Free LTAP Drop-In: Introduction to the Use of Drones for Municipal Roadway Operations and Maintenance The Agriculture Announces 35 More Farms Preserved PSATS Focuses on Public Safety in the September Township News! Federal Department of Labor Proposes Increasing Employees Eligible for Overtime DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grants Reminder: Federal SMART Transportation Grants Available Free Training on Federal Transportation Grants Reminder: Help Us Open Results! Enter Your Salary Survey Data Today! DEP Accepting Applications for Clean-Diesel Grants Townships Can Provide Input on Broadband Grant Applications Townships Receive Multimodal Grants, New Round Opens Soon Statewide Drought Watch Lifted for 47 Counties DCNR Schedules Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects PennDOT Provides Municipal EV Charging Infrastructure Resource Reminder: PSATS Accepting RFPs for 2024 Conference Workshops Until 9/11 Newly Revised Federal Form I-9 Now in Effect Office of Open Records Training Available on RTKL, Sunshine Law Reminder: Results Opening Soon… Enter Your Salary Survey Data Today! DEP Launches Electrical Vehicle Education Program for Local Officials PA Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 1976 PennDOT Modernized CDL Driver’s Skills Test Broadband Authority Soliciting Township Input on Broadband Applications Last Chance – Sign Up for Today’s 60-minute Free Webinar! Trustees Ballots Mailed to Participating Townships Commonwealth to Distribute Iodide to Residents Near Nuclear Plants on Thursday Broadband Webinar Link for Wednesday 8/16 Online Surveys Expanded to Phone and Mail to Get Info From Unserved Areas Budget Season Is Around the Corner … and PSATS Can Help! Electric Vehicle Charging Funds Awarded to Private Sector on Interstates Broadband Authority Holds Webinar for Local Governments Townships Receive Green Light-Go Grants Flags Lowered for Passing of Former First Lady Ellen Casey PSATS Morning News for Friday 8/11 Inflation Continues, Slow and Steady FREE PSATS Cyber Security Webinar, Thursday, August 17 at 12 noon. PSATS Submits Comments on Broadband Report Reminder: Results Opening Soon, Enter Your Salary Survey Data Today! Reminder: Tell Washington “NO” Increases to Truck Length or Weight PSP Launches Body-Worn Camera Initiative Free FBI Training Available Shapiro Signs Property Tax/Rent Rebate Expansion Reminder: Rural Surface Transportation Grants Applications Due 8/21 Shapiro to Sign Property Tax/Rent Rebate Expansion PA Safety Days Slated for Cranberry, State College Reminder: Federal Transportation Grant Applications Due August 18 DCNR ATV and Snowmobile Grants Available State Fiscal Year Begins With Surplus Tonight is National Night Out! Reminder: Tell Washington “NO” Increases to Truck Length or Weight Don’t Miss the August Township News! Send Your National Night Out Photos to PSATS Reminder: Phase 3 of OOR’s E-File Appeal Portal Rolling Out Today Send Your National Night Out Photos to PSATS Statewide Drought Watch Remains in Place DEP Collects Penalties from Sunoco for Mariner East 2 Pipeline Broadband Authority Releases Draft Report Fed Increase Interest Rate Again Shapiro Administration Provides Heat Safety Guidance with High Temperature Forecast See Your Township’s Historical Assets in the 2024 PSATS Calendar! Norfolk Southern Pays 1 Million to Township, County for Derailment Impacts USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program PA Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 1976 Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Update Borough of Braddock Exits Distressed Status Reminder: We Need Your Stories to Makethe Case for Legal Advertising Reform Reminder: CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Township Officials, Residents Encouraged to Complete Broadband Survey, Participate in Community Conversations on Broadband Phase 3 of OOR’s E-File Appeal Portal Rolling Out July 31 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Informational Webinar PSATS Calls Out Commonwealth on Stormwater Double Standard America250PA Celebration and Infrastructure Funding Townships Represented at “Internet for All Event” Some Pennsylvanians May Apply for Help with Water, Wastewater Bills Recompete Pilot Program Funding for Distressed Communities Now Available Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Formula Grants Reminder: Enter Your Salary Survey Data to Access Reports Earlier! Transportation Funding Survey USDOT Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Funding Available Reminder: Draft Applications for Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program FEMA Extreme Heat Webinars Governor Shapiro Visits Lower Alsace Township, Pledges Support for Flood Recovery Keystone Communities Program Grants Now Available Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grants – Round 2 Now Open Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Internet for All Event Signatures Needed: Tell Washington “NO” Increases to Truck Length or Weight Fixed Award Grant Program Reminder: New WalkWorks Program Applications Due July 28 PSATS Accepting RFPs for 2024 Conference Workshops Emergency Alert! State Fiscal Year Ends….Big Surplus…No New Budget Townships Eligible to Claim Clean Energy Tax Credits for the First Time IFO Report on Homeownership Dream IFO Report on Impact Fee Revenues and Outlook for Next Year Learn About Parks and Trails in the July Township News! Canadian Wildfires Smoke Returns to Pennsylvania Reminder: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Fixed Award Grant Program Senate Confirms One Cabinet Secretary, Three More To Serve By Default Reminder: Enter Your Salary Survey Data to Open the Reports Earlier! Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Rural Surface Transportation Grants Available Reminder: Deadline Today Pennsylvania to Receive $1.16 Billion in Federal Broadband Funding Township Officials, Residents Encouraged to Complete Broadband Survey, Participate in Community Conversations on Broadband Senate Confirms Cabinet Secretaries Alternative Fuels Grant Opportunity Reminder: Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Grants Available U.S. Postal Service Expected to Increase Rates July 9 Senate Confirms Cabinet Secretaries Township Officials, Residents Encouraged to Complete Broadband Survey Senate Confirms Cabinet Secretaries Shapiro Announces Cabinet Members, Executive Staff Have Completed Ethics Training Pa. Township News Photo Request PUC Announces All-Time Record Impact Fee Collections I-95 Expected to Open This Weekend Reminder: PA Broadband Authority Accepting Grant Applications Until July 10 Draft Applications for Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Due July 17 Shapiro Orders Flags to Half Staff Reminder: PennDOT Automated Red-Light Enforcement Grant Deadline June 30 Keep an Eye Out for Email Scammers Shapiro Announces 1-95 to Reopen in Two Weeks See Your Township in the 2024 PSATS Calendar! DEP Declares Statewide Drought Watch Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program I-95 Disaster Update: Demolition Complete…Live Feed Up To Watch Progress U.S. Department of Transportation Grant Dashboard New I-95 Bridge Plan Announced Fed Skip Interest Rate Increase First Time in a Year Happy Flag Day! Inflation Continues but Slower PEMA Council Approves Governor’s Disaster Declaration for I-95 Collapse Broadband Authority to Hold Webinar on Prevailing Wage Law and Broadband Grants New WalkWorks Program Funding Opportunity PennDOT Connects Bicycle Selection Guide Workshop Shapiro to Declare Disaster to Address I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia Submit a Project for America250PA Infrastructure Funding PA Broadband Infrastructure Program Map Tool Available PennDOT Connects Safe Routes to School Q&A Drop-In PHMC Awards Historic Preservation Grants Reminder: Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Available Canadian Wildfires Create Unhealthy Air Quality PennDOT Accepting Alternative Proof of SSN for REAL ID Concerned About a Local Match for Transportation Projects? Utility-Scale Solar Development Seminar Update Reminder: We Need Your Stories to Make the Case for Legal Advertising Reform DeFoor Announces 3% of Municipal Pension Plans Are Funded below 70% PA Safety Days Slated for York, Cranberry, State College Electric Vehicle Grants Available Reminder: PSATS Hosting Free Workshops on Utility-Scale Solar Development PennDOT Accepting Pre-scoping Forms for Automated Red-Light Enforcement Grants FCC Releases Updated Broadband Map State Revenues Reported for May 2023 Relive the Annual Conference … or See What You Missed! Automated Red-Light Enforcement Grants Due June 30 Ride and Drive Electric Program Grants Available PUC Holding Hearings on Service Complaints Against Frontier Newly Revised Sunshine/RTK Manual Now Available! New 2023 Ethics Manual Helps Township Officials Navigate Personal Responsibilities Commonwealth Court Rules That Fire Companies Can be Subject to RTKL U.S. Supreme Court Limits Clean Water Act Grant Awards Will Restore Abandoned Mine Lands, Impaired Streams in Townships PA State Data Center Launches New Portal Shell to Pay $10 Million for Air Quality Violations Rankin Borough Exits Distressed Status Celebrate National EMS Week! Recognize Public Works Crews This Week! Reminder: CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund U.S. Post Office Holds Mailbox Improvement Week May 21-27 PA Unemployment Rate Lowest on Record PSATS Hosting Free Workshops on Utility-Scale Solar Development PUC Alerts Consumers of June 1 Electric Price Changes Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Fixed Award Grant Program Yesterday’s Primary Elections Mark a New Beginning Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Funding Available Soon <strong>It’s Municipal Primary Election Day! The closest government to the people works best because of days like this. Vote today and look for statewide office results this evening <a href="http://elink.psats.org/c/6/?T=NjIxMzQ4NDg%3AMDItYjIxMzA2LTdkYzIzYjhjYjc2OTQ0YjJiZGMzM2ZmOThmMDNhMDI0%3AaGZpc2hlbEBwc2F0cy5vcmc%3AY29udGFjdC0zN2MyNjBjNDYzMGZlNjExODBlNDZjM2JlNWE4M2IxYy0wMTI1OWQ2ZjAzYmI0MzFkOGM0ZTAzNmE0NWI2ZTVmMA%3AZmFsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWxlY3Rpb25yZXR1cm5zLnBhLmdvdi8_X2NsZGVlPWFHWnBjMmhsYkVCd2MyRjBjeTV2Y21jJTNkJnJlY2lwaWVudGlkPWNvbnRhY3QtMzdjMjYwYzQ2MzBmZTYxMTgwZTQ2YzNiZTVhODNiMWMtMDEyNTlkNmYwM2JiNDMxZDhjNGUwMzZhNDViNmU1ZjAmZXNpZD00YzBkODU0Mi1kODNiLWVjMTEtYjZlNS0wMDIyNDgyNjQxYzU&K=ekB8AauSKqUTbZTYbgT3Ww" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </strong> Learn How to Respond to Federal Transportation Grant <strong>Opportunities in Free Webinar </strong> <strong>Reminder: WalkWorks Active Transportation Plan Grant </strong><strong>Applications Due May 26 </strong> <strong>Rural PA Gains Residents </strong> <strong>Pennsylvania Gains from Mid-Atlantic Region, But Loses to Southern States</strong> <strong>U.S. COVID-19 Emergency Health Declaration Expires Today</strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Accepting Grant Applications </strong> <strong>Inflation Continued to Moderate in April </strong> <strong>Act 13 Grant Applications Due to DCED 5/31 </strong> <strong>PA Safety Days Scheduled </strong> <strong>Breach of Information Notice Act Now in Effect </strong> <strong>We Need Your Stories to Make the Case for Legal Advertising Reform</strong> <strong>Recreation Workshop This Thursday in Montour County</strong> <strong>PSATS Hosting Free Sessions Next Week on Grid-Scale Solar in McKean, Westmoreland Counties </strong> <strong>Hazleton Exits Distressed Status </strong> <strong>Another Chance to See (or Revisit) PSATS’ 100th Conference!</strong> <strong>PA Turnpike Begins Final Phase of All-Electronic Tolling</strong> <strong>Crime Victims and Criminal Defendants Now Allowed Access to Certain Criminal Records for Use in Civil Suits</strong> <strong>Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – PROTECT Program Grant Funding Now Available </strong> <strong>State Revenues Reported for April 2023 </strong> <strong>PennDOT Connects Drop-In – Historic Metal Truss Bridge Capital Rehabilitation Program</strong> <strong>Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Now Available </strong> <strong>Johnstown Exits Distressed Status </strong> <strong>PennDOT Announces 2022 Decrease in Traffic Fatalities </strong> <strong>Thank You for Making PSATS 2023 Annual Conference a Success! </strong> <strong>Conference Attendees Hear from Administration Officials </strong> <strong>Shapiro Creates New Office to Improve Pennsylvania’s Online Services</strong> <strong>Miss the Conference? Watch It on PCN!</strong> <strong>Growing Greener Plus Grant Round Opens Tomorrow</strong> <strong>Guidelines Available for PA Broadband Authority Broadband Grants</strong> <strong>USDA Funding Available for Expansion of High-Speed Internet in Rural Areas</strong> <strong>April 17-21 is National Work Zone Awareness Week</strong> <strong>Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution </strong> <strong>Scoping Forms for Automated Red Light Enforcement Grants Due April 30</strong> <strong>Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Grants Available </strong> <strong>U.S. Postal Service Plans to Increase Rates in July </strong> <strong>Townships, Officials Receive Governor’s Awards for Excellence </strong> <strong>DGS to Auction More Than 300 Vehicles on April 18 </strong> <strong>EPA Proposes New Vehicle Emission Standards Effective 2027 </strong> <strong>Inflation Slowed in March </strong> <strong>April 15 Deadline to Advertise Township’s Audit Information</strong> <strong>PA Treasury to Hold Online Auction for Unclaimed Property </strong> <strong>Intuit Rumor Dispelled, QuickBooks Class Offered at Conference </strong> <strong>Transportation Impact Study Process</strong> <strong>Biden Vetoes Congressional Attempt to Reverse Expanded WOTUS Rule </strong> Are You Frustrated with PennDOT’s Current Spending Priorities? There’s Still Time to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds; Online Forum Tomorrow Night <strong>Op-Ed Celebrates Local Government Week </strong> <strong>Have Planning Commission & Zoning Hearing Board Members in Need of Training? PSATS Can Help! </strong> <strong>$265.9 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades </strong> <strong>DCNR Evaluating, Accepting Permits for 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot </strong> <strong>PUC Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due April 15 </strong> <strong>Broadband Technical Assistance Opportunity for Appalachian Communities </strong> <strong>ARPA Project and Expenditure Report Now Available </strong> <strong>COSTARS Webinar Today at 10am </strong> State Revenues Reported for March 2023 <strong>Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Grants to Fight Wildfires </strong> <strong>Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants Now Open </strong> <strong>Digital Edition Now Available!</strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline to Give Feedback on PennDOT Winter Services is Thursday, April 6 </strong> PCCD to Provide All PA School Employees with Annual <strong>Safety and Security Training </strong> <strong>Township Reporting Deadlines This Week </strong> <strong>More Than 1,300 Townships Receive 2023 Liquid Fuels Distributions </strong> <strong>Got Conference Questions? We’ve Got You Covered!</strong> <strong>Townships Must File ARP Report, Learn How in Tomorrow’s Webinar </strong> PSATS Executive Director Discusses New Budget, <strong>Importance of Local Elections </strong> PSATS Executive Director Discusses New Budget, Reminder: Townships Urged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds <strong>Final Days to Register for PSATS Town Hall Meetings </strong> <strong>PA Unemployment Rate Up in February </strong> <strong>Reminder: DCNR Recreation Grant Applications Due April 5 </strong> <strong>Reminder: PENNVEST Outreach Events on Funding Opportunities </strong> <strong>Canoe Access Development Grants Available for Western Pennsylvania </strong> <strong>Important Audit Announcement for 2023 Liquid Fuels Distributions </strong> <strong>Power of One Opportunity</strong> <strong>Partial Scholarships for Secretaries and Administrators Class </strong> <strong>DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants</strong> <strong>Fed Hikes Interest Rates to Highest Level since 2007 </strong> <strong>REMINDER: 2023 Membership Card</strong> <strong>Population Groups “Virtual Town Hall” Invitation Coming </strong> <strong>Find Out What You Need to Know About the Conference!</strong> <strong>CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund </strong> <strong>U.S. EPA Proposes PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation </strong> <strong>WalkWorks Active Transportation Plan Grants Available </strong> <strong>Townships Receive Multimodal, Gaming Grants </strong> <strong>Conference Business Meeting Materials Sent to Member Townships, County Associations </strong> <strong>Reminder: DCNR Grant Applications Due 4/5 </strong> <strong>Reminder: Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Deadline is March 31</strong> <strong>Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds</strong> <strong>Provide Feedback on PennDOT Winter Services </strong> <strong>Funding for Low-Income Water, Wastewater Bills Coming Soon</strong> <strong>Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants Available</strong> <strong>Inflation Continues to Rise, But Slower</strong> <strong>Welcome to Sunshine Week! </strong> <strong>2023 Membership Card</strong> <strong>Statewide Invasive Impact Survey Complete, </strong><strong>Pilot Management Program Announced </strong> <strong>Important PSATS Policy News Coming This Week </strong> <strong>Governor Appoints Homeland Security Director </strong> <strong>PA Unemployment Rate Remains at 4.3%</strong> <strong>Final Reminder: PSATS Hosts Budget Briefing Today from 2-3 pm </strong> <strong>Reminder: DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails until 3/31</strong> <strong>Shapiro Gives First Budget Address </strong> <strong>Shapiro Budget Address Today, PSATS to Provide Webinar on Township Impact</strong> <strong>Have You Registered for Conference Yet?</strong> <strong>Norfolk Southern to Pay for Derailment Impacts </strong> <strong>Reminder: Digitizing Municipal Records Class to be Held Tomorrow, 3/8 </strong> <strong>Attention, Township Parks and Rec Departments</strong> <strong>Last Day to File Township Nomination Petitions is March 7 </strong> <strong>Shapiro Budget Address Tomorrow, Previews Tax Credit Plan </strong> <strong>2023 Transportation Performance Report Available </strong> <strong>2023 Liquid Fuels Distributions List Released</strong> <strong>See History: Original Penn Charter on View Week of March 12</strong> <strong>Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds </strong> <strong>Reminder: PA American Water Accepting Applications for Environmental Grants </strong> <strong>Liquid Fuels Funds Released Today</strong> <strong>Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Deadline Extended </strong> Digital Edition Now Available! Township News Explores How to Prevent Fraud & Corruption <strong>Pa. Broadband Authority Seeking Input on Stakeholder Engagement Process </strong> <strong>More Counties Added to Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone </strong> <strong>Commonwealth Creates Train Derailment Dashboard </strong> <strong>DCNR Accepting Applications for Grants to Fight Wildfires </strong> <strong>Reminder: AARP Community Challenge Grant Applications Due 3/15</strong> <strong>Borough of Mahanoy City Exits Distressed Status </strong> <strong>PENNVEST Schedules Outreach Events on Funding Opportunities </strong> <strong>Reminder: Applications for Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Due 3/1 </strong> <strong>Don’t Miss Out on PSATS Mini Boot Camps! </strong> <strong>Reminder: Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Applications Due March 1 </strong> <strong>Reminder: Chesapeake Bay G3 Grants Deadline is March 8</strong> <strong>Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Round Opening Soon </strong> <strong>Commonwealth Conducting Independent Water Sampling Near Derailment </strong> <strong>BIL Funds to Address PFAS in Drinking Water</strong> <strong>USDA Funds Rural Pennsylvania Projects</strong> <strong>Inflation Rate Increases </strong> <strong>State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Survey </strong> <strong>Broadband Authority Accepting Input on New Grant Program </strong> <strong>Local Match Challenges for Transportation Infrastructure Projects?</strong> <strong>Want to Serve on a State Advisory Board? </strong> <strong>New Pennsylvania Superfund Cleanup Project Announced </strong> <strong>Reminder: Chesapeake Bay G3 Grants Available </strong> <strong>Reminder: Federal Road, Stormwater Grant Applications Due 2/28 </strong> <strong>Apply for Certified Host Municipality Inspector Reimbursements </strong> New Supplement Available for 2020 Edition of the <strong>Second Class Township Code </strong> <strong>Call In to PCN Show Tonight with PSATS Executive Director! </strong> <strong>PennDOT Conducts Highway Safety Survey </strong> <strong>Township Officials May Attend Digitizing Municipal Records Class </strong> <strong>More Than $31 Million in Fire Company and EMS Grants Awarded </strong> <strong>Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property </strong> <strong>New Vegetation Management Manual Available </strong> <strong>PSATS Offering Mini Boot Camps This March </strong> <strong>DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails</strong> <strong>Learn about Electric Vehicle Incentives for Municipalities </strong> <strong>Survey of Financial Condition Due February 10 </strong> <strong>Shapiro Signs Order for “Money Back Guarantee” for Licenses, Certifications </strong> <strong>AARP Community Challenge Grants Available </strong> <strong>Clarification: PURTA Report Due April 1 </strong> <strong>Impacts of Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ </strong> <strong>DEP Releases Final State Water Plan </strong> <strong>Townships Encouraged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds</strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline 2/6 for Culvert Replacement Grants That Allow Fish Passage </strong> <strong>Reminder: Green Light-Go Applications Due January 31 </strong> <strong>Reminder: U.S. HUD Main Street Grants Deadline is January 31</strong> <strong>Deadline Extended until 1/31 for Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence </strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline for 2023 Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants is 1/31 </strong> <strong>Oregon Announces Mileage Fee for Electric Vehicles </strong> <strong>Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Available </strong> <strong>Shapiro Creates Office of Transformation, Economic Development</strong> <strong>Shippensburg Offering GIS Immersion Course </strong> <strong>PA American Water Accepting Applications for Environmental Grants</strong> <strong>PSATS Awards Applications Due Soon</strong> <strong>Reminder: Township Reports Due January 31 </strong> <strong>DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant Opportunity</strong> <strong>Drones: Help PennDOT Learn About Current Applications,</strong><strong>Needs for Local Roads </strong> <strong>Shapiro Signs New Gold Standard for Ethics, Relaxes Wolf Gift Restrictions </strong> <strong>Todd Becomes Chief Justice for Pa. Supreme Court</strong> <strong>PA Inauguration Day Today! </strong> <strong>Sanko named to City and State Power 100 in Harrisburg </strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Submits Bulk Challenge to FCC Broadband Map</strong> <strong>Webinar Series on Solar Development and Agriculture </strong> <strong>Reminder: Tax Information Form Due 1/15</strong> <strong>Wolf Administration Announces Grant Awards </strong> <strong>DCNR Awards ATV, Snowmobile Grants </strong> <strong>Today is Public Officials Day at the Pennsylvania Farm Show! </strong> <strong>Gasoline Consumption Down on Fuel Efficiency and Covid </strong> <strong>PSATS Wants YOU to Be a Conference Ambassador!</strong> <strong>Reminder: PSATS Advertising, Payroll Tax Guidance Available </strong> PSATS 2023-2024 Policy Statements <strong>Reminder: Nominations Due 1/17 for 2023 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence! </strong> <strong>Get Ready: Conference Registration Opens Tomorrow!</strong> <strong>Borough’s Stormwater Management Charge Ruled a Tax </strong> <strong>Clarification on Auditor Wages </strong> <strong>Time is Running Out to Apply for PSATS’ Awards Programs!</strong> <strong>Prayers for Senator Casey</strong> <strong>Pa. Farm Show Opens Tomorrow, Public Officials Day Slated for Wednesday </strong> <strong>PA Loses Population Since 2020 </strong> <strong>PA Turnpike Commission 5% Toll Increase Takes Effect Sunday</strong> <strong>Free Webinars Explain PHMC Historic Preservation Grants</strong> <strong>Time is Running Out for FCC Map Challenges! Challenges Due January 13 </strong> <strong>PennDOT Accepting Green Light-Go Applications </strong> <strong>Townships Receive Traffic Light Grants </strong> <strong>State Revenues Again Beats Projections </strong> <strong>Revised WOTUS Rule Adopted </strong> <strong>Reminder: 2023 Bid and Quote Limits Set </strong> <strong>Costly Federal Mandate Will Impact Reporting for Townships Issuing Bonds </strong> <strong>Happy Organization Meeting Day! </strong> <strong>Sanko Urges Legislature to Give Townships a Choice for Providing Legal Notices </strong> <strong>Anxious to Flip Through the January Township News? </strong> <strong>PA Gas Tax Increases, Could Lead to Higher LF Distribution in 2024</strong> <strong>IRS Announces 2023 Business Mileage Rate </strong> <strong>Watch Your Email for a Special Message from Dave Sanko</strong> <strong>Reminder: Municipal Recycling Performance Grant Applications Due December 30 </strong> <strong>Educational Scholarships Available for Paramedic Training </strong> <strong>Apply to PSATS’ Awards Programs!</strong> <strong>Welcome to Winter! </strong> <strong>U.S. DOT Rebuilding American Infrastructure Grant Opportunity for Roads, Stormwater </strong> Reminder: Grant Applications for Boating Facilities Due 12/30 <strong>Don’t Miss Out! Green Light-Go Required Pre-Scoping Due Friday, 12/23 </strong> <strong>Did You Get It? </strong> Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? <strong>PA Broadband Authority Provides Resources for FCC Map Challenges</strong> <strong>Townships Receive Law Enforcement Grants</strong> PA Unemployment Rate Remains at 4% <strong>Reminder: Applications for Boating Facility Grants Due 12/30 </strong> <strong>Farm Show Town Hall Slated on State of PA Agriculture </strong> <strong>Fed Hike Interest Rates To Highest Level in 15 Years </strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline 12/21 for Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding </strong> <strong>Grants Available for Culvert Replacement That Allow Fish Passage </strong> <strong>Shapiro Picks Rock Lititz for Inaugural Gala </strong> <strong>12-Month Inflation Rate Increases by Smallest Amount Since December </strong> <strong>Townships Awarded Traffic Signal Grants </strong> <strong>PHMC Approves New State Historical Markers </strong> <strong>Township Officials Invited to Public Officials Day at Pa. Farm Show </strong> <strong>First Federal Broadband Funds Arrive in Pennsylvania; Authority Begins Hearings </strong> <strong>DEP Issues Orders to Equitrans for Natural Gas Release in Jackson Township </strong> <strong>CVS, Walgreens Opioid Settlement to Net $2.2 Billion to PA</strong> <strong>PSATS Executive Director Discusses New Session, Broadband Maps </strong> <strong>Broadband Authority Holding Hearings on New FCC Maps; Challenges Due January 13 </strong> <strong>2023 Bid and Quote Limits Announced </strong> <strong>Meeting in Montgomeryville 12/14 for Input on Hurricane Ida Draft CDBG Action Plan </strong> <strong>Commonwealth Flags Lowered in Honor of Fallen Firefighters </strong> <strong>DGS to Auction More Than 450 Vehicles on Tuesday, December 13</strong> <strong>DEP Lifts Drought Watch for 15 Counties </strong> <strong>PSATS Collaborates with PSP on Infrastructure Threats </strong> <strong>Clarification on New Report Fields for DCED Report </strong> <strong>Flags Lowered for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day </strong> <strong>Submit Your Entries to PSATS’ Awards Programs!</strong> <strong>Broadband Authority to Hold Virtual Roundtable Tomorrow for Possible Grant Applicants </strong> <strong>Chesapeake Bay G3 Grants Available </strong> Public Officials Day on<br>Wednesday Jan. 11, 2023 <strong>PA State Farm Show News…Local Government Day is Back!! </strong> <strong>REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Delayed </strong> <strong>Reminder: FCC Map Webinar Today at 1 p.m. </strong> <strong>Township Wins Appeal on RTKL Request for Harassment Investigation Records </strong> <strong>Phase 2 of OOR’s E-File Portal Open for Use by Local Agencies </strong> <strong>Don’t Miss Broadband Authority Webinar on FCC Map Impact, Appeals Process Today and Tomorrow </strong> <strong>Mypath Account Clarification, Quick Links</strong> <strong>DCED Announces Planning Grant Recipients </strong> <strong>State Revenues Reported for November 2022 </strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Holding Webinar on FCC Map Impact, Appeals Process </strong> <strong>Shapiro names Chief of Staff </strong> <strong>myPATH Now Open for Township Use, Replacing e-TIDES </strong> <strong>Cabot Successor Accepts Plea, Funds Water Line Construction in Dimock Township </strong> <strong>Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants </strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Releases Statewide Broadband Plan, </strong><strong>Surveys Municipalities</strong> <strong>Clarification: 2023 Organization Meeting Date</strong> <strong>Revenue Unavailable By Phone, Transitioning to myPATH </strong> Nominations Are Open for 2023 Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence! <strong>Reminder: Act 57 Requires Townships to Adopt Tax Resolution </strong> <strong>Alternative Fuels Grant Available until December 16 </strong> <strong>AG Reaches Settlement with Illegal Event Venue </strong> <strong>Reminder: Townships May Apply for 2023 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence </strong> <strong>FCC Requires New Broadband Labels to Help Consumers Comparison Shop </strong> <strong>PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1% </strong> <strong>PA State House to Switch Majority Control </strong> <strong>As Utilities Increase Rates, PUC Reminds Residents of Options</strong> <strong>Shell Cracker Plant Begins Operations in Potter Township, Beaver County </strong> <strong>Correction: Deadline for Road and Bridge Safety Awards </strong> <strong>Walmart Settles with States Over Opioid Epidemic Allegations</strong> <strong>OOR Annual Right-to-Know Law/Sunshine Act Training Today at 10 a.m. </strong> <strong>Letters of Interest Accepted for U.S. DOT Thriving Communities Program </strong> <strong>PSATS Submits Comments to FEMA on Simplified Procedures Policy </strong> Accepting Entries for All PSATS Excellence Awards to be presented at 2023 Annual Conference <strong>Inflation Continues to Rise While 12-Month Rate Drops </strong> U.S. HUD Main Street Grants Provide Affordable Housing Help Available for Residents Concerned About Heating Bills <strong>Does Your Township Have a Historic Barn in Need of Repair? </strong> <strong>Congratulations to the Winners! </strong> Green Light-Go Grant Round Opens Soon, Pre-Scoping Accepted Now Office of Open Records Solicits Input on Fee Schedules for Right-to-Know Law <strong>e-TIDES Transitioning to myPATH </strong> <strong>EEOC Updates “Know Your Rights” Poster </strong> <strong>PennDOT Grant Alerts – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act </strong> <strong>Governor Wolf Clears Desk </strong> Correction: Issues with Webinar Link Published in Yesterday’s Edition of the MN <strong>Fed Raises Interest Rates </strong> Private Planned Communities Cannot Impose <strong>Lifetime Bans on Sex Offenders</strong> <strong>Statewide Active Transportation Summit: Bikes & Beyond </strong> <strong>State Revenues Exceed Projections Yet Again </strong> <strong>Webinar Scheduled for New Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding </strong> IFO Estimates 2022 Impact Fee Will Be Highest on Record DCED Annual Filing Notice Mailed Statewide Invasive Species Impacts Survey PSATS Urges Governor to Sign Fire/EMS Bills Digital Edition Now Available! Winter Weather Best Practices to Keep Roads and Residents Safe RACP Grant Awards Released Reminder: $310 Million in New Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding Available Submit Your Entries for PSATS’ Annual Citizen Communication Contest! Commonwealth Court Decision Enjoins Enforcement of 2021 UCC Accessibility Updates Reminder: Virtual Grant Workshop Slated for Recreation, Conservation Projects Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications until November 14 CDBG Grant Awards Announced  Statewide Active Transportation Summit Slated: Bikes & Beyond  Clean Vessel Act Grants Available for Boating Facilities  Erie Access Improvement Grants Available  Last Day to Register to Vote in Pennsylvania Act 57 Waiver Form Now Available from DCED Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Program PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1% Agriculture Unveils Pennsylvania Preferred Website  Reminder: PHFA Mixed-Use Development Projects RFP Due November 4  Call In to PCN Show Tonight  Another Budget Reminder…2023 Estimated Liquid Fuels Rates Available  DEP Lifts Drought Watch for 16 Counties  FEMA 2022 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants Available; Letter of Interest Due 10/19  11 More Participate in Local Climate Action Program  Inflation Continues to Rise  Commonwealth Preserves Farmland  Happy Birthday America Countdown State Fire Commissioner Provides Seasonal Fire Prevention Tips Alert! PSATS Stormwater Conference Now Virtual Reminder: Deadline Approaching for New Grant Round for Recycling Program Development PA Township Farm to Provide 2022 White House Christmas Tree DEP Awards $3 million to Restore Watersheds, Reduce Water Pollution Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? Reminder: Act 57 Requires Townships to Adopt Tax Resolution PFBC Accepting Municipal Applications for Boating Facility Grant Program Reminder: Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Grant Applications Due October 21 Park and Recreation Workshop Slated National Crime Statistics Released by FBI…Feel Safer? More Than $66 Million in Volunteer Fire Relief Aid Distributed to Municipalities  Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Park, Recreation Grants Awards until 10/27  PennDOT Connects Drop-In Public Engagement with Equity and Inclusion Session October 13, 2022 Agriculture Highlights Improvements to Pennsylvania’s Dirt and Gravel Roads EPA Releases 2-Year Milestone Evaluations on Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort More Broadband Funds Available Through USDA ReConnect Program Round 4 Naloxone Availability Expanded New Director for Governor’s Center FEMA 2022 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants Available State September Revenues Exceed Projections….Again! 2023 PA Farm Show Theme is “Rooted in Progress” PA Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer Dies $310 Million in New Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding Available Reminder: Deadline for Fire/EMS Grant Applications is October 21 Prepare for Emergencies with Flood Insurance Some Pennsylvanians May Apply for Help with Water, Wastewater Bills Congress Will Miss Federal Budget Deadline….Again…. Community Forestry Bus Tour Slated for October 12 in State College Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grant Program until 10/17 Reminder: Townships May Apply for Local Law Enforcement Grants until October 13 2022 Archives and Records Management Seminar Slated for October 5 Three New State Parks to Be Located in Townships Local Governments May Access FCC Data for Broadband Maps Reminder: Applications for Public Library Grants Being Accepted Until October 14 Here is Your Chance to Grade PennDOT on Services DEP Extends General Permit for Small MS4’s (PAG-13), Invites Participation in Workgroup Townships May Comment on Freight Plan L&I Accepting Applications for 2023-24 PennSERVE Grants  Register Now to Attend First-Ever Pennsylvania Sustainability Summit Prepare Your 2023 Budgets Accordingly PSATS Stormwater Conference Registration Fee Increases October 1! Pension Aid Amounts for 2022 Announced  Townships Among Recipients for CFA Awards  PA Awarded $240 million for Water Infrastructure Improvements  PSATS Submits Comments on State Water Plan Revisions  PennDOT Data Shows Roundabout Reduce Fatalities  Violence Intervention & Prevention Grants Available  PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2%  PHFA Mixed-Use Development Projects RFP Reminder: Cybersecurity Summit Slated for September 28-29 Pennsylvania Receives $25.4 Million for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Reminder: Traffic Signal Modernization Grant Program Application Period Ends 9/30 DCNR Announced Wildfire Assistance Grants Reminder: DCNR Funding Opportunity – ATV and Snowmobile Program Inflation Continues to Rise as Gasoline Prices Drop Below $4/gallon State Treasurer Says All ARP Funds Disbursed Act 57 Requires Townships to Adopt Tax Resolution  Reminder: Federal Broadband Money Available  PennDOT Phases in Newly-Designed Driver Licenses, ID Cards  PennDOT LTAP Build a Better Mousetrap Award  Commonwealth to Distribute Iodide to Residents Near Nuclear Plants on 9/15  Commonwealth Continues to be Flush with Cash PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Homeland Security Applies for Cybersecurity Grants to Benefit Local Government; Asks Townships to Complete Brief Survey Reminder: Federal Flood Mitigation Funding Available, Due October 3 Rep. Pam Snyder Appointed Chair of Broadband Authority LCB Sends $2.2 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities ARP Deposit Now Scheduled for September 9 FHWA Form 536 Due to PennDOT by September 15 Commonwealth Accepting Fire/EMS Grant Applications Until October 21 Looking for Township Employee Wage and Benefit Comparisons? DCNR Announces C2P2 Grant Awards, New Fall Grant Round It’s Official… Your ARP Deposit Coming This Week! Townships May Apply Now for New Local Law Enforcement Grants Reminder: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference Until September 12 Commonwealth Releases August Revenues September is National Preparedness Month…Sign Up for Updates! DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties DCNR Proposes Rulemaking to Conserve PA Native Wild Plants <em><strong>Digital Edition Now Available!</strong></em> PennDOT Connects Drop-In: Aligning Your Ordinances, Policies, and Codes with Your Active Transportation Plan (ATP) PSATS wants YOU to be a part of the Association’s 2023 calendar! Traffic Signal Modernization Grant Program Opens Tomorrow Reminder: Young Ambassadors Wanted to Build Community Stewards, Civic Leaders Reminder: Report Broadband Connectivity Issues to FCC ASAP  Have a Cybersecurity Concern or Story to Share?  Federal Broadband Money Available Reminder: Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Opportunity DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grant Program Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property  Happy Birthday America Countdown  DEP Seeks Public Input on Improving PA’s Electric Grid  State Transportation Commission 2023 12-Year Program Adopted  Running Out of Time for August ARP Distribution  Participate in Free Federal Grant Webinars Today and Tomorrow  DEP Releases Draft 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan  New Grant Round for Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants  PA Cybersecurity Summit Slated for September 28-29  Reminder: Traffic Signal Modernization Grants Available  Second Quarter Natural Gas Production Report Available  PUC Reminds Southeast Pennsylvania of New 835 Area Code Effective September 2  PA Supreme Court Decision Major Zoning Win for Townships Reminder: Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications Until 8/31 DEP Approves Nutrient Credit Tracking Tool for Wastewater Treatment Plants Reminder: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference PennDOT Offers Select Drivers Facing Suspension Second Chance DGS to Auction More Than 440 Vehicles  Reminder: Enter Salary Survey Data by Tomorrow!  Residents Impacted by Mariner Eligible for Free Water Testing  Step One For Better Broadband Connectivity in PA Office of Open Records Hosts Training 2020 Pennsylvania Broadband Victory Canceled by Feds Inflation Pauses with Latest CPI Numbers  Reminder: Applications for Alternative Fuels Grant Due August 26 Morning News Wins National Communications Award PSATS Members Can Participate in Free Federal Grant Webinars Reminder: Give Your Township Access to Salary Survey Results! PSATS wants YOU to be a part of the Association’s 2023 calendar! Virtual Grant Workshop Slated for Recreation, Conservation Projects Young Ambassadors Wanted to Build Community Stewards, Civic Leaders Grant Opportunity: Safe Streets and Roads for All Correction: NewsBulletin Article Energy Transfer Accepts Criminal Liability Related to Pipelines Pa Interstate Bridge Tolling Plan Dead Reminder: Federal Flood Mitigation Funding Available ARP Round 2 Funding Coming This Month Requirements for Townships with CDL Employees Give Your Township Access to Salary Survey Results! PA Turnpike Commission Approves 5% Toll Increase for 2023 PA Joins Robocall Task Force Do You Know a Conservation Leader? New Process Announced for Commonwealth OOR Appeals Wolf Administration Announces $13 Million in Tax Credits for Farmers Commonwealth Releases July Revenues DEP Accepting Applications for Environmental Education Grants Anxious to flip through the August Township News? Updated Final Rule FAQs Provide Clarification Are You Ready For Budget Season? PSATS Can Help! PennDOT Submits State Plan for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment IFO Report: “Where did the Workers Go?” Prepare Your 2023 Budgets Accordingly Updated Final Rule FAQs Provide Clarification DCNR Funding Opportunity – ATV and Snowmobile Program DCNR Announces Grant Awards for ATV, Snowmobile Trails Recession Redefined? Chance of Coming Recession Between 33% and 66% Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications Traffic Signal Modernization Grants Available PLCB Awards $3.4 Million in Grants to Reduce Underage, Dangerous Drinking Applications for RACP Now Being Accepted PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference Applications for Public Library Grants Being Accepted COVID-19 Eligible Reimbursements Continue After July 2 Pennvest Announces Loan/Grant Combination Awards PA Treasury Restates ARPA Round One Reallocation Payments DEP Submits Final WIP to EPA, Applauds New State Funding Reminder to Continue Tracking COVID-19 Costs, Submit for Reimbursement Reminder: Townships Receiving Small ARP Redistribution Encourage Residents to Stop the Spotted Lanternfly Townships Receiving Small ARP Redistribution Revenue Warns of Fraudsters Targeting Businesses City of Reading Exits Distressed Status Office of Open Records Hosts Training Correction: New Liquor Code Act Removes License Restrictions for Amplified Music Good News….Bad News on ARP Funding Commonwealth Authority Accepting Applications for RACP on July 25 Alternative Fuels Grant Opportunity Watch for Cyber Attacks as Amazon Prime Day Approaches Definition of Rural and Urban Municipalities Updated  Realty Transfer Tax: 2021 Common Level Ratio  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Bridge Investment Program Funding Opportunity  Department of Agriculture Shares Tips for Trapping Lanternflies  Open Records Reform Put Off Until Fall Reminder: Deadline Approaching for Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant Applications PennDOT Extends Deadline for Feedback on Interstate Charging Stations Commonwealth Ends Fiscal Year Nearly 15% Over Covid Estimates PennDOT Undecided on Appealing Bridge Tolling Plan End  Tips for Troubleshooting SAM.gov Renewal Second Tranche of American Rescue Plan Funds Not Coming In June Airbnb Permanently Bans House Parties Reminder: Make Sure Your Township Enters Salary Survey Data by June 30! Expanded Rail Service to Western PA Announced Census Accepting Appeals Pa. Township News Wants to Know State Fire Commissioner Urges Fireworks Caution Reminder: PennDOT Survey on Automated Vehicles Due Today Sovereign and Governmental Immunity Report Released $10 Million Awarded to 15 Projects IFO Impact Fee Update and Outlook for 2022 Pa. Township News Wants To Know Census Bureau Shows Urban Center Population Losses Pa. Township News Wants to Know PUC Releases 2021 Impact Fee Distributions Reminder: PennDOT Survey on Automated Vehicles Due Friday PennDOT Also Wants Feedback on Interstate Charging Stations PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.6% IFO Economic Update Focuses on Fuel Prices, Gas Tax Remains Frozen Commonwealth Preserves Farmland DGS to Auction More Than 280 Heavy Equipment Items for Sale PennDOT Accepting Comments on 2023 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Treasury Issues Clarification on Buy America Preference Salary Survey Plus Phil Needs Your Help! NATaT Sends Letter Opposing Federal Gas Tax Holiday Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants  IFO Research Brief on PA’s Gas Tax  Treasury Updates ARP Compliance and Reporting Guidance PennDOT Surveying Local Government Officials on Automated Vehicles Inflation Continues to Set Records DGS Secretary Departing Wolf Administration IRS Increases Mileage Allowance for Second Half of 2022 Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property Second Tranche of American Rescue Plan Funds Should Be by End of Month IFO Report Examines Impact of Inflation on PA  U.S. Treasury Issues Alternative to Single Audit for ARP Funds PSATS Seeking Trainers for Flagger Classes Governor’s Center Director to Depart DCED Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Growing Greener Grants until June 24  Analysis of IRS Data Shows High Tax States Lose Population Reminder: Send Us Your Cost Estimates For Legal Advertising  PA Monthly Revenue Collection Continues to Exceed Estimates  Leveraging Trails for Local Benefits – PennDOT Connects Drop-In Reminder: SAM.gov Registration Renewal Due in June, July for Many Townships Commonwealth Court Strikes Challenge to Uniform Firearms Act Pittsburgh Gun Ordinances Fail as Preempted PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants  Threat Assessment and Threat Management Symposium Slated for June 8-9 First Quarter Natural Gas Production Report Available Legal Advertising Reform Bill Passed Over in Committee Biden Signs Police Reform Executive Order Reminder: Volunteer Fire Departments Turnout Gear Applications Due June 1 DEP Secretary McDonnell Departs Wolf Administration  Reminder: Act 13 Grants Applications Due to DCED May 31  Standard Offer Electric Plan Rate Savings… Sign Up by June 1  Legal Advertising Reform Bill Scheduled  PA Unemployment Rate Still Above National Average  PennDOT Bridge Tolling Plan on Hold  IFO Sees PA Economy Trending Worse Than National Average  PHMC Grant Opportunity for Archival Records  DEP Grant Opportunity for Municipal Recycling Program Performance  Fall Election Pairings Set….Almost! Make Sure Your Township Has the Earliest Access to Salary Survey Results! Federal “Internet for All Initiative” Aims to Bring High-Speed Internet to Everyone  Townships Shine on Election Days SAM.gov Registration Renewal Approaching for Many Townships Webinar on New Federal Transportation Funding Scheduled for Thursday The Sun is Out and So Are the Ticks! As Covid Fades, Opioid Epidemic Quietly Spirals Out of Control DCED Grant Awards Announced PSATS Seeking Hosts Tough Choices Ahead for Townships That Try to Live Within Their Budgets DEP Releases Updated Fact Sheets Reminder: Federal Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Applications Due May 23 PA Safety Days Return to In-Person! Video Now Available of PSATS Gubernatorial Forum Cyberattack Delays Print Edition of Township News … Digital Version Available Now! All-Time Record- Monthly Revenue Collection for PA – $6.5 Billion! Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants PennDOT Connects Data Considerations for Active Transportation Drop-In Federal REAL ID Enforcement Begins in One Year U.S. DOT Holding Webinar Today on New Discretionary Grants Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution Conference Attendees Hear from Gubernatorial Candidates DEP Awards Funding for Recycling and Leaf-Collection Programs DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs  Wolf Announces Awards for Transportation Alternatives, Wastewater Projects  Treasury’s ARP Portal Working Again, April 30 Deadline is Approaching 2022 Black Fly Spraying Program Gets Underway PUC Recognizes Safe Digging Month Pennsylvania Receives Funds for Communities in Allegheny National Forest Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications until May 12 for Grants to Fight Wildfires Deadline Approaching for New Report — PSATS Recording Shows You What to Do Townships “Run The Table” at Governor’s Awards for Excellence Highest Inflation in a Generation  Wolf Authorizes OSHA Study for Unfunded Mandate on Government  Reminder: Congressional Earmarks Are Back! WAMs from Washington…  Reminder: PSATS to Hold Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form Today  Reminder: PSATS to Hold Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form  Reminder: PRPS Offers Virtual Class on Accessible and Safe Playgrounds Tomorrow  17 Days! Reminder: PSATS Schedules Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form Federal Flood Mitigation Funding Available PUC Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due April 15 PSATS Schedules Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form  Congressional Earmarks Are Back! WAMS from Washington……  ARP Project and Expenditure Report Now Available  State Revenue Collection Now $3 Billion Over Estimates for Year-To-Date  REMINDER: 2022 Membership Card DUNS Numbers Are No More as of Monday, April 4 All townships with active SAM.gov accounts do not need to take any action. Reminder: Township Reports Due Today 25 Days to the 2022 Conference! State Treasurer Stacey Garrity Offers Guidance on Requests for LF Refunds – Deadline is Tomorrow! More Filing Deadlines… Township Reporting Deadlines This Week Parade of Flags Deadline Extended 2022 Membership Card 11 Counties Added to Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone PRPS Offers Virtual Class on Accessible and Safe Playgrounds Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants until May 31 EMS Agencies Must Certify by April 10 to Receive ARP Grant  The Parade of Flags Deadline is Tomorrow!  Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Recreation Grants until April 6  Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution $10 Million in Broadband Grants Approved for Projects in Townships Expect Higher Interest Rates Commonwealth Urges Pennsylvanians to Participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania Commonwealth Flags Ordered at Half-Staff to Honor State Troopers IFO Publication Looks at Reasons for Inflation…and it’s NOT Ukraine!  Have You Registered Yet for the 2022 Annual Conference? Don’t Wait, Rates Increase April 1!  Ready, Set, Go! Petition Process Starts for State Legislative Candidates  Reminder: DCNR ATV, Snowmobile Trails Grant Deadline Is March 31  Speaking of ATV and Snowmobiles….  Join The Power Of One Volunteer Program! PA Supreme Court Approves Final State House, Senate Maps The Horses Are Out of the Gate! America 250! Have You Registered Yet for the 2022 Annual Conference? Don’t Wait, Rates Increase April 1! Does Your Township Have Historic Properties? An Opportunity to Learn More about PennDOT Connects and Potential Funding Opportunities Reminder: Today Is the Deadline for Online Gaming Local Share Grant Applications Reminder: Office of Open Records Offers Daily Webinars This Week Gaming Grants Available for Police Departments Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Recreation Grants until April 6 PA Unemployment Rate Still Above National Average State Offers Free Credit Monitoring for UC Data Breach Townships Can Learn About Historical Markers, Nominations Growing Greener Grants Announced for Southwest Pennsylvania New Record Inflation to Impact Township Budgets  Gas Tax Holiday?  Office of Open Records Offers Daily Webinars Next Week  PennDOT Selects Team for Major Bridge P3 Initiative  48 Hours to Deadline for Critical Lawsuit Survey  Sign-up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15  New ARP Spending Option  New Online Gaming Local Share Grant Applications due by March 15  NATaT Adopts 2022 Platform  CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund  Power of One Opportunity PennDOT Build a Better Mousetrap Reminder: DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails Reminder: Today Is Deadline for 2022 Road and Bridge Safety Improvement Awards Contest LBFC Extends Deadline for Lawsuit Survey Large-Scale Solar Webinar Offered March 15 Backyard Stream Repair Series Aimed at Property Owners Offered Learn more about Active Transportation Planning PennDOT, PSATS Announce Release of Liquid Fuels Funding Inflation Hits State Revenues, Too Learn More About WalkWorks Grant Opportunity Happy Liquid Fuels Day! Other March 1 Moments Township Officials Have Opportunity to Tell PennDOT What Electric Vehicle Data to Post Treasury Updates ARP Compliance and Reporting Guidance ARP Cyber-fraud Expands to Fake Phone Calls  DEP Accepting Comments on Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Regulation  Broadband Funding Awarded to Southern Alleghenies  CDC Revises Mask Guidance  Local Government Cyber Warning!  Grant Applications Being Accepted for Complete Streets, Active Transportation Plans  Pennsylvania Supreme Court Picks Congressional Map  Final Reminder: Townships Urged to Complete Critical Lawsuit Survey  Reminder: LCB Offering Grants to Help Reduce Underage, Dangerous Drinking  Natural Gas Production Report Available  3G Phones to Fail…check your communications and backups Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property Volunteer Fire Departments Eligible for Free Turnout Gear Broadband Funding Available COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow Again- PSATS Final Weekly Summary Reminder: Grants Available for Historic Preservation  DCNR Accepting Applications for Grants to Fight Wildfires  Reminder: SAM.gov Registration Is Free! New Analysis Proves Need for Broadband in Pennsylvania Another Wolf Cabinet Departure Reminder: Townships Urged to Complete Critical Lawsuit Survey Clarification on Links to Treasury Portal Townships Need to Log into Treasury Portal Large-Scale Solar Webinar Offered Tomorrow UCC Regulation Change Takes Effect COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow for Fourth Consecutive Week Capital Commonsense Campaign? NATaT Says “No” to EPA Overreach on Proposed “WOTUS” Definition Wolf Budget Calls for 9.5% Spending Increase Townships Urged to Complete Critical Lawsuit Survey Final Wolf Budget Address Live Tomorrow Legislative Redistricting Commission Approves State House, Senate Maps DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails Reminder: Minimum Training Requirements for New CDL Drivers COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow for Third Week in a Row Homeowner Assistance Program Now Open Shapiro Calls for Police and First Responder Funding Wolf Proposes $1.7 Billion Plan to Spend State’s ARP Funds Happy Groundhog Day! Updated PSATS American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet Now Available DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants State Revenues Exceed $2 Billion Over Estimate White House Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook Pennsylvania Receives Federal Funds to Plug Orphaned and Abandoned Wells Municipal Bridge Collapse FDA Fully Approves Moderna Vaccine Reminder: PennDOT, DCED, IRS Deadlines Today PUC Sets Producer Fees for Calendar Year 2021 COVID-19 Cases, Percent-Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations Drop for Second Week in a Row USDA Awards Grants, Loans to Townships Secretary Davin Departs DCED, Neil Weaver Named Acting Secretary Have You Registered Yet for the 2022 Annual Conference? What Are You Waiting For? IRRC Approves UCC Regulation LCB Accepting Applications to Reduce Underage and Dangerous Drinking Wolf Raises Minimum Wage for Commonwealth Employees 2022 Road and Safety Awards Program Accepting Entries from PA Townships Administration Announces Grant Awards PA Unemployment Rate Still Above National Average Townships Receive SAM.gov SPAM DCNR Accepting Applications for Recreation Grants Recorded PSATS Town Hall on Final ARP Rule Available L&I Confirms UC Investigation, Offers Credit-Monitoring to UC Claimants COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Drop as Omicron Slows in PA Growing Greener Watershed Grants Awarded Certified Host Municipality Inspectors Reimbursement Deadline March 31 Reminder: PSATS Town Halls Today on Final ARP Rule NATAT Provides Overview of Infrastructure Grant Programs DEP Releases Draft 2022 Water Quality Report IFO 2021 Natural Gas Impact Fees Up Reminder: PSATS Town Halls on Final ARP Rule Scheduled for Tomorrow Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Available Pennsylvania to Receive $4 Billion in New Federal Highway Funds Reminder: PSATS Town Halls on Final ARP Rule Scheduled for Thursday COVID-19 Hospitalizations Show Signs of Slowing CDC Updates Mask Guidance PSATS Sets Town Hall on Final ARP Rule Reminder: FEMA Accepting SAFER Grant Applications PSATS Conference Registrations Nearly 1,700 First Day USDA Has Low-Interest Loans for Water, Wastewater Projects And the Winner Is……. Registration for the 2022 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show is now open! Township Officials Are Invited to Participate in Transportation Survey Reminder: U.S. Treasury Releases Final ARP Rule State Farm Show Opens COVID Update U.S. Treasury Releases Final ARP Rule State Farm Show Comes to Town…With Traditional Snow! Reapportionment Maps Carve Up Townships It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for Boot Camp! DEP Amends Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan for Chesapeake Bay Farm Show Is Back…But No Municipal Officials Day Webinar Series Available for FEMA Firefighting Grants CDC Lifts Quarantine for Some CDC, FDA Expand Booster Eligibility Commonwealth Awards Grants to 11 Planning Projects Census Bureau Now Accepting Challenges to 2020 Results Unemployment Fraud Victims Get Taxed, Too? State Revenues Approaching $2 Billion Over Estimates Happy Organization Meeting Day! Firefighting Grants Available from FEMA $70 Million in Park and Recreation Grants Awarded Opioid Settlement Deadline Extended for Eligible Municipalities COVID-19 Hospitalizations Ticking Up Organization Meeting Reminder Wolf names 5th Election Director in 7 years Township Officials May Take Oath of Office Virtually Changing Science…CDC Revises Quarantine Guidance for All Townships Receive ARLE Grants Reminder: Having Issues with U.S. Treasury Portal for American Rescue Plan? Pa. COVID-19 Case Counts Up, Hospitalizations Down Having Issues with U.S. Treasury Portal for American Rescue Plan? Population growth sinks to record low in US PSATS Calendar Is On Its Way! Reminder: Newly Elected, Reelected Township Officials Must Take Oath of Office 2022 Bid, Quote Limits Set 2022 IRS Mileage Rates Announced Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow PA Unemployment Rate Dropped to 5.7% in November Agriculture Announces 30 More Farms Preserved Reminder: Section 904 Recycling Grant Applications Due December 31 U.S. Treasury Releases New Portal, User’s Guide, for ARP Reports Vaccination Update After One Full Year Better Federal Customer Service on the Way? Free COVID-19 Testing Sites Available Acting Health Secretary to Leave Harrisburg PennDOT Connects Newsletter Inflation Hits Records Minimum Training Requirements for New CDL Drivers Despite Increases, Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Less than December 2020 DGS to Auction More Than 200 Vehicles on December 14 CDC Strengthens COVID-19 Booster Recommendation, Expands to 16-and-17-year-olds Reminder: 2022 and 2023 Organization Meeting Dates Delaware River Basin Commission Accepting Comments on Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing State Police Offer Law Enforcement Training to Teens Inflation Expected to Continue Reminder: Nominate a Project for Local Government Excellence Awards PA is one of 6 States with Snow Plow Driver Problems Sunoco Required to Restore Lake at Marsh Creek State Park More Variants Bring More Numbers Reminder: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Applications Due December 17 PUC Assigns New 835 Area Code to Southeast Pennsylvania State Revenues Continue to Exceed Estimates PA Covid Numbered Corrected USDA Accepting Broadband Applications In The “Be Alert, But Not Alarmed” Category…. $4 Billion…Is Some of it Yours? State Police Release Thanksgiving Holiday Enforcement Numbers Recycling Pamphlet Available in Printer-Friendly Versions Reminder: Grants Available for Severe Stream Erosion from Ida until December 8 CDC Restates COVID-19 Booster Recommendations Reminder: DEP to Host December 2 Webinar on How to Apply for DEP Grants Pa. COVID-19 Cases Decrease as Hospitalizations Rise SRBC Offers Consumptive Use Grants Attorney General Reminds Certain Municipalities to Register for Opioid Settlement Wolf Administration Releases Litter Action Plan CDC, FDA Expand Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots Multimodal Transportation Grants Awarded Act 13 Grants Awarded PUC Approves $2 Million Settlement for 2018 Pipeline Failure in Beaver County Pa. COVID-19 Cases Decline While Hospitalizations Rise PA Unemployment Rate at 6% in October Save America’s Treasures Grants Available Department of Justice Grant Funding Available DEP Accepting Applications for Clean-Diesel Grants National CPI Rises 6.2% DEP to Host December 2 Webinar on How to Apply for DEP Grants DEP Proposes Strict PFAS Limits 2022 and 2023 Organization Meeting Dates Right-to-Know Law, Sunshine Act Training to Be Held Thursday DEP Releases Recycling Guide for Residents Today is Recycling Day! Townships May Pay for Newly Elected Supervisors to Attend Training Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Increase Grants Available for Severe Stream Erosion from Ida Recount Ordered for Commonwealth Court Race IFO Report Shows Inflation Acceleration Have a New Supervisor? Let PSATS Know Commonwealth Outlines Pennsylvania’s Expected Share of Federal Infrastructure Funds Municipalities Impacted by Ida Have Extra Time to Apply PennDOT Accepting Public Comment on Bridge Tolling Proposals Rural Policy Summit Slated on Local Services and Collaborative Efforts Rolling in the Dough Some News is Better Than No News Governor Signs New Act Allowing Extension of Liquor License Service Areas Pa. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Drop Service Recognition Certificates Available Study Shows Residential Property Sales Increase in Rural PA During Pandemic Pennsylvania, U.S. Record High Wage Growth It’s Happening Here, Too! Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program November 8! More Liquid Fuel Fund Reductions 72% of Pennsylvania Adults are Fully Vaccinated PennDOT Connects Municipal Resources E-Newsletter State Revenues Continue to Exceed Estimates Post-Pandemic Population Shifts Favor Townships Be On The Lookout! FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Children Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Drop Secretary of Agriculture Shares Scary Thought EMS Organizations and Individuals Recognized by Commonwealth IFO Labor Report Shows Fewer New Jobs, Worker Shortage EPA Is Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Grants Nominate Your Trail or River for State Recognition PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days Last Chance to Register 10/29/2021 Reminder: Township Officials Asked to Complete Parks and Recreation Survey Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Drop PA Unemployment Rate at 6.2% in September Enjoy the Colors of Fall This Weekend! Wolf Pushes Duplicative OSHA-like Rules and Fines for Public Entity Workplaces State Working to Address Bus Driver Shortage PSATS Members Adopts Many Resolutions, Delay Others FDA Approves More COVID-19 Booster Shots FDA Approves First Booster COVID-19 Vaccine Shots Municipal Expenses from Ida Approved for Dauphin and Delaware Counties Water, Wastewater Grants Awarded Looking for Township Employee Salary and Benefit Survey Results? PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days DCNR Offering Free Virtual Workshops for Grant Program Delegates Take Action at PSATS Business Meeting $317 Million in Pension Aid Distributed DGS to Auction More Than 300 Vehicles on October 26 Municipal Expenses from Ida Approved for Seven More Counties Pa. COVID-19 Cases Decrease PSATS Centennial Celebration, Business Meeting Taking Place in Hershey Pilot Project Paves Road with Recycled Plastic PFBC Accepting Municipal Applications for Boating Facility Grant Program No Surprise, Labor Report Shows Employees Quitting, Hires Slowing Rolling in Money! Township Officials Asked to Complete Parks and Recreation Survey PA Automated Vehicle Virtual Summit 2021 PSATS Trustees Offer 2 Free Months! Register Your Voting Delegates Today Municipal Expenses Approved for Southeast Counties Redevelopment Assistance Available Intermediate QuickBooks – Now Virtual – 10/28 & 11/12/21 2021 PAAZO Fall Seminar West – Now Virtual – 10/21/21 Impact Fees Projected to Increase in 2022 ARP Rules Update Governors Agree to Share Gun Crime Data Turnpike to Install, Lease Excess Broadband Capacity More resolutions are coming in from County Conventions. PEMA Announces Millions Available for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program PA American Water Awards $500 Grants to Fire Companies Law Firm Holding Right-to-Know Law Webinar PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days QuickBooks for Beginners Now Virtual – 10/12 & 10/19 CDL Driver Availability Challenge to Affect Winter Preparedness? Join Our Special Guest in Celebrating PSATS’ 100th Anniversary on October 14! Make Plans to Be in Hershey October 15 to Help Decide Important PSATS Business Reminder: Natural Gas Firefighting Grants Available Until October 15 State Revenues Continue to Exceed Estimates Reminder: Commonwealth Accepting Fire Company and EMS Grant Applications PennDOT to Hold Virtual Innovation Days November 2-4 2022 Estimated Liquid Fuels Rates Officially Released Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Safety Precautions Outlines for Centennial Dinner and Business Meeting Come Celebrate PSATS’ 100th Anniversary at a Dinner October 14 PSATS Calls on Governor, LCB to Restore Local Funding IFO Releases Public Pension Report Make Plans to Be in Hershey October 15 to Help Decide Important PSATS Business Residents, Township Officials Can Grade PennDOT New Post Office Service Standards Take Effect October 1 2022 Liquid Fuels Allocations Down? Want More Options for ARP Spending? Pennsylvania Hits New Vaccination Milestone More Counties Approved for Ida Assistance Reminder: Natural Gas Firefighting Grant Applications Due October 15 Pa. COVID-19 Case, Hospitalization Update COSTARS 2021-2022 Salt Contract Released Public Hearing on Solar Development in Rural Pennsylvania Set for Next Friday Reminder: Grants Available to Address Community Violence LCB Says Record Sales While Cutting Municipal Local Share More Unfunded Mandates Coming From Harrisburg PennDOT Data Shows Roundabouts Reduce Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes FDA Approves First Booster COVID-19 Vaccine Shots PSATS’ Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Take Place in Three Weeks! CDC Provides Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Commonwealth Prepared to Start Booster Shots When Authorized PSATS Provides American Rescue Plan Resources, Revenue Loss Calculator PennDOT Outlines Next Steps in Major Bridge P3 Initiative PennDOT Accepting Comments on Long-Range Freight Plans Reminder: National Award Honors Small-Town Civic Volunteers Census Releases Additional Files; October Township News to Highlight Results Pension Aid Amounts for 2021 Released PA Unemployment Rate at 6.4% in August Pa. COVID-19 Percent Positivity Rates Drops; Minor Cases by County Now Available IFO Report Shows Inflation Slowing, Increased Rental Rates Economic Council to Hold Briefing on Resource Recovery for Northeast U.S. DCED Business Waiver Process Flawed Commonwealth Releases Data on Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated SAVE the DATE . . . PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days, Nov. 2-4, 2021. Treasury Issues Final ARPA Municipal Payments Don’t Miss PSATS’ Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Biden Approves Federal Individual Assistance Request PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications 2022 Organization Meeting Date Clarified Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalization Increase Recording Available of PSATS Town Hall on New Meeting Agenda Law Don’t Miss PSATS’ Special Events! Deadline is Next Week to Include Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar! Grants Available to Address Community Violence Wolf Administration Provides Update on Storm Response Reminder: PSATS Town Hall on New Meeting Agenda Law Reminder: PSATS Town Hall on New Meeting Agenda Law Townships To Coordinate Damage Assessments from Ida Thank You to Township Officials, Employees, First Responders State Revenues Again Exceed Estimates Some Townships May Apply for Coastal Zone Grants 66% of Pennsylvania Adults Are Fully Vaccinated Stay Safe (and Somewhat Dry) as Ida Arrives! Prepared and Ready for Anything! COSTARS Salt Contract Delayed OOR Report Highlights Website Requirements, Best Practices Commonwealth Requires Masks for Schools, Daycare Bylaws Change Would Allow Remote Conduct of Business DEP Approves Fee Increase for NPDES Permits Deadline for 2022 PSATS Conference Workshop Proposals This Friday Don’t Miss PSATS QuickBooks Training Coming to You! ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $484.7 Million FHWA Safety Summit Series Available in September Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Increase PSATS Executive Director Issues Statement Supporting Local Decision Making Wolf Calls on FEMA to Lower Federal Thresholds for Flood Aid Opioid Disaster Declaration Ends After 4 Years Commonwealth Highlights Efforts to Combat Litter Reminder: FHWA Form 536 Due September 15 Want to Know Your Township’s 2020 Census Population? The 2020 Census Results by Township are now Available! Reminder: Townships Required to Post Agendas 24 Hours Before Meetings Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission Changes How to Count Prisoners IFO Releases Natural Gas, Labor Market Reports Reminder: Make Sure Harrisburg Doesn’t Consider Merging Local Governments! FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine FEMA Offers Hazard Mitigation Grants Governor Requires State Employees to Wear Masks Indoors Office of Open Records to Hold Free Training Tomorrow on Sunshine Law ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $479.8 Million Don’t Miss Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration! Pa. COVID-19 Cases Up PA Unemployment Rate at 6.6% in July Pennsylvania Team In Little League World Series 29 More Farms Preserved Informational Webinar Slated on ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Less Than 60 Days to GO! DGS to Auction 270 Vehicles on August 24 Wildfire Protection Grants Awarded to Rural Fire Companies Biden Extends FEMA Reimbursement for COVID-19 Expenses PEMA Issues Statewide Flood Alert for Today FCC Releases New Broadband Coverage Map Today Is “Final” Final Day to Submit Application for ARP Funds Remember to Complete PSATS’ Salary Survey Plus Today! IFO Releases Brief on Property Tax Burden by County Don’t Forget to Participate in PSATS’ Salary Survey! Voting Delegates Must Register for PSATS Business Meeting Natural Gas Firefighting Grants Available Eighty Percent of Pennsylvania Adults Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose DEP Assesses Fine on Mariner East 2 Pipeline ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $478 Million Don’t Miss Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration! Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Rise CDC Recommends Additional Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised Census Bureau Releases Data for 10-Year Funding and Reapportionment Rural Health Care Funds Available PSATS Participates in Commonwealth Opioid Settlement Briefing Final Distribution of ARP Money Next Week Want to See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar? National Awards to Honor Civic Volunteers Governor Announces ‘Vaccine or Test’ Requirement for Some State Employees Reminder: Federal Temporary Unemployment Benefit Programs to End Sept. 4 L&I Announces Free Statewide Virtual Job Training Program for Pennsylvanians DEP Accepting Applications for Recycling Grants PennDOT Accepting Applications for Funding Opportunity Pennsylvania Recognized for Excellence in Sustainable Electronics Purchasing Pennsylvania State Police Welcomes 91 New Troopers United States Wins Most Medals at Olympics Registration for Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration is Open! ARPA Municipal Payments Total Over $472 Million Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar! Be sure to join us in Hershey for PSATS’ 2021 Business Meeting, which takes place in just 10 weeks! State Defers to Locals….For Now Governor Signs 15th Opioid Disaster Declaration White House Releases State Fact Sheets Highlighting Impact of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Grant Funding Available for ATV or Snowmobile Projects and Programs It’s Salary Survey Time! Want to Make Sure Harrisburg Doesn’t Move Forward Merging Local Governments? Reminder: FHWA Form 365 Due September 15 Joint Covid Task Force Urging Township Officials to Assist with Vaccination Efforts Registration for Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration is Open! Transportation Commission Releases Final Report Final Day to Place an Ad in PSATS Centennial Book Prevalence of Ticks in Pennsylvania Is High Fraudsters Use Stolen Information from Data Leaks to Apply for Unemployment Benefits Transportation Funding Report….a Buffet of Options PA Turnpike Makes Final $450 Million Transit Payment to PennDOT American Rescue Plan Funds: Going, Going, Gone! Grant Opportunities: Driving PA Forward Initiative Learn How to Use your ARP Money for Stormwater Projects Calling All Townships and County Associations: Be Sure to Purchase an Ad in PSATS’ Centennial Book and Be a Part of Our History! PSATS Fact Sheet Details New 24-Hour Agenda Posting Requirement Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Recycling Grants Make Sure Your Township Has the Earliest Access to Salary Survey Results! Registration for Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Opens in One Week! More Than 1,350 Townships Have Applied for American Rescue Plan Funds August 2 is New Deadline for PSATS’ 100th Commemorative Ad Book! Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications SAM.gov Fraud Warning Advisory Board Volunteers Needed PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro Announces Opioid Settlement with Manufacturers and Distributors National Award Honors Small-Town Civic Volunteers Today is Deadline to Purchase a PSATS Centennial Ad! Law Enforcement Officer Complaint Database Opens Today Center for Rural Pennsylvania Launches 2021 Rural Policy Summit Series on July 22 PHMC Grant Opportunity Available for Archival Records PennDOT Offers Virtual Drone Workshop Deadline Tomorrow! Registration for Centennial Celebration, Business Meeting Opens in Two Weeks! Money “Left on Table”? Treasury Releases New ARP FAQs; PSATS Submits Comments on Interim Rule Nominate an Outstanding Township Volunteer for National Recognition PUC Seeking Comments on Proposed Pipeline Settlement PUC Adopts Notice of Pipeline Rulemaking PA Treasury Processes ARP Distributions Reminder: Federal Broadband Grants Available IFO Monthly Report Features CPI Increase, Higher Gas Prices Become a Part of PSATS’ History! Buy an Ad! Recording of PSATS Summer Legislative Update Town Hall Available Township Warning on Unemployment Fraud State Police Strengthen Community Engagement, Develop Public Dashboard Office of Open Records to Hold Free Training Tomorrow on Sunshine Law Reminder: Townships Need to Apply for American Rescue Plan Funds ASAP Registration Opens in Three Weeks for PSATS’ Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Reminder: Grant Applications for CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund Due July 31 PSATS Hosting Legislative Update Town Hall Tomorrow Department of Revenue Releases 2021-2022 Common Level Ratio PA Farm Show Summer Food Fest Slated for July 16-18 Over $15 Million in Green Light-Go Grants Awarded to Improve Traffic Safety Become a Part of PSATS’ History! Buy an Ad! PSATS to Host Legislative Update Town Hall Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Federal Grants Available for Local Arts Turnpike Announces 2022 Toll Rate Increase Make Sure Your Township Has the Earliest Access to Salary Survey Results! State Revenues Up Nearly $2 Billion for Year Registration Opens August 2 for PSATS Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Opens July 16 Reminder: Federal Crime Reduction Grant Applications Due July 20 DCED Confirms Extension for American Rescue Plan Funds as More Than 2,100 File Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Fireworks Safety Resources Reminders After Applying for American Rescue Funds See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar! PennDOT Invites Private Sector to Submit Qualifications on P3 Bridge Tolling Candidates Breathe Easier! Together Again! Watch Your Mail for Information on PSATS Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Reminder: Townships Need to Apply for American Rescue Plan Funds ASAP Harrisburg State Budget News Treasury Updates ARP FAQs Yet Again Reminder: $1 Billion in Federal Funds Available for Infrastructure Projects Treasury Updates ARP FAQs Watch for Your Postal Delivery IFO Releases Revised Revenue Estimates PSATS Executive Director to Appear on PCN Thursday Evening and Friday Morning Reminder: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers Water Level Monitoring Grants PA Unemployment Rate Drops Reminder: Townships Need to Apply for American Rescue Plan Funds ASAP NTIA Releases New Interactive Broadband Mapping Tool Treasury Updates ARP FAQs, Posts Compliance and Reporting Information Webinar Slated on PennDOT Funding Opportunity Reminder: Grants Available for Community Green Space, Parks until June 30 PUC Releases Summer Readiness Reports from Electric Utilities Statewide Ballot Question Results Certified Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants until July 1 PUC Releases 2020 Impact Fee Distributions PSATS Executive Director Releases Op-ed on Need for Legal Advertising Reform Consumer Price Index Increases in May Deadline for Rent and Property Tax Rebates for Seniors, Disabled Extended to December Technical Assistance Available for Local Climate Action Program Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs Until June 25 2020 Impact Fee Collections Released in IFO Report Reminder for PSATS Unemployment Compensation Group Trust Members NEW Treasury Updates ARP FAQs DCED Broadband Program Accepting Applications Reminder: Use Final Allocation Numbers Released Last Week When Applying for ARP Good News: PSATS Town Hall Full House! Better News: It Was Recorded! PUC Damage Prevention Committee Releases Agenda for Upcoming Meeting DCED Releases Statement on Deadline for ARP Application Join PSATS Today for Town Hall on ARP Application Process and What Comes Next DEP Provides PFAS Sampling Results Grants Available for Community Green Space, Parks Join PSATS for Town Hall on ARP Application Process and What Comes Next PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants PSATS to PennDOT: You Forgot Locals! State Revenues Up Over $1.6 Billion for Year PSATS Schedules Town Hall on ARP Application Process and What Comes Next Townships Need to Submit Application to DCED for ARP Funds ASAP PSATS Releases Updated American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet IFO Releases Revenue Estimates for 2021-2022 PUC Issues Cybersecurity Advisory DCED Expected to Be Designated Lead Agency for ARP Funds US Treasury Releases More Guidance for States on Federal Funds Natural Gas Production Up in PA Webinar Available on Utility-Scale Solar Development for Local Officials Ag Department Demonstrates Safe, Effective Lanternfly Traps PA Unemployment Rate Up Again and Continues Above National Average Municipal Recycling Grants Available Federal Broadband Grants Available Federal Crime Reduction Grants Available IFO Monthly Report Features Strong Signs of Economic Growth Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants Until May 31 Reminder: We Need Your Legal Advertising Stories by Tomorrow! Today is the Pennsylvania Municipal Primary! National Public Works Week May 16-22 PSATS Objects to IRRC on Final DEP Rate Increases Recorded Town Hall Available on Federal Guidelines for Recovery Funding PennDOT to Hold Telephone Town Hall on Updated Transportation Funding Study Commonwealth Awards Grant Funding Reminder: FCC Collecting Broadband Experiences, Speed App Data CyberAttacks in the News? FCC $50 Emergency Broadband Credit Available Today Reminder: No Need to Apply for Federal Funding Reminder: We Need Your Legal Advertising Stories! Treasury Releases Regulations for Federal Funding for Townships May 9-15 is National Law Enforcement Week Wolf Signs Record 14th Opioid Disaster Declaration U.S. Unemployment Rate Not Recovering PA’s Budget Surplus Holds Steady PSATS Schedules Town Hall Update on Federal Funding Regulations Hershey Lodge Selected to Host 2021 PSATS Business Session Mark Your Calendars for October 14 and 15! Happy Birthday PSATS! State Revenues Dip Due to Extension of Income Tax Filing Deadline Reminder: Applications for EMS Agency Grants Due May 15 We Need Your Legal Advertising Stories! PUC Damage Prevention Committee Releases Agenda for Upcoming Meeting DCED Announces Grant Awards Reminder: Applications Due May 14 for Complete Streets Grants State Ethics Commission Extends Filing Deadline FCC Announces Start Date for $50 Emergency Broadband Credit PennDOT Releases Updated Transportation Funding Study for Public Input IFO Monthly Report Shows Stimulus Driving Lottery, Gaming Revenues Reminder: Applications for Wildfire Grants Due May 13 PennDOT Asking for Public Feedback on Automated Vehicles REAL ID Effective Date Delayed Until May 3, 2023 FCC Collecting Broadband Experiences, Speed App Data PSATS Staff Opportunities Reminder: DUNS Number Required for Reporting Rescue Funds Pennsylvania’s Enhanced “Move Over Law” Takes Effect 2020 Census Apportionment Results Announced OOR to Conduct Study of Agency Websites; PSATS Looking for Township Models to Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week to be Held April 26-30 Governor Signs Law Extending Local Tax Deadline Show Us the Money! Townships Among Recipients for CFA, PennVEST Awards CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants Pennsylvania road fatalities jumped in 2020 despite people driving less during pandemic 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Begin Next Week! U.S. Treasury Rules to Require DUNS Number for Reporting Rescue Funds PA Unemployment Rate at 7.3% in March Commonwealth Announces Multimodal Grant Awards DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs Wolf Activates National Guard for Philadelphia PUC Recognizes April as National Safe Digging Month Do You Have a Great Place in Your Township? Courts Notify Public of Scam Treasury Establishes New Office to Oversee Stimulus Funds $1 Billion in Federal Funds Available for Infrastructure Projects Risk Management Training for Sports Venues and Event Facilities Reminder: One Call to Hold Virtual Safety Day Talent Search Reminder! Advisory Board Volunteers Needed PLGIT Can Help You Protect Your American Rescue Plan Funds Until Ready to Spend PA Treasury, Labor and Industry Recapture $800 Million in UC Fraud Promote Local Government This Week! New PSATS Q&A Guidance on Federal Aid Available Happy Local Government Week! Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers Water Level Monitoring Grants Attorney General Announces Theft Charges Against Transportation Contractor Advisory Board Volunteers Needed 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Start Soon! Local Governments Are on Their Own for EIT Deadline Extension More Details of Federal Funding Support Reminder: Township Officials Should Participate in PennDOT Survey DCNR Warns of Spring Wildfire Danger, Provides Maps with Wildfire Risks Certified Host Municipality Inspectors Reimbursement Deadline June 30 Pennsylvania 811 to Hold Virtual Safety Day PSATS Welcomes New Premiere Partner to Help with Federal Covid Funding April 4-10 is National Library Week State Police Release Updated Standards for Mobile Video Recording Systems Townships Talk Transportation – Join Us for PSATS’ Transportation Town Hall! Township Winners in 2021 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence Don’t Miss PSATS Transportation Town Hall on Thursday! State Revenues Continue Above Projections PSATS Executive Director Talks Transportation on Lincoln Radio Journal President Biden to Unveil $2 Trillion, 10-year Infrastructure Plan in PA PSATS Announces Transportation Town Hall Biden Administration Extends Eviction Moratorium Sanko to Appear on PCN Wednesday Evening PSATS Wants to Hear From the Transportation Experts – YOU! DCNR Announces Return of Programming, Increased Occupancy Reminder: DCNR Grants Available for Community Parks, Recreation Important Reminder: CDL License Extensions Expire on Wednesday, March 31 PUC Urges Struggling Consumers, Small Business to #CallUtilitiesNow Transportation Revenue Options Commission Holds First Meeting PSATS Releases Op-Ed on the Need for Broadband Access 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Access – $99.00 Grant Applications Being Accepted for Complete Streets, Active Transportation Plans 2021 Membership Card 3rd Cabinet Secretary Departure in 3 Months Commonwealth Urges Pennsylvanians to Participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania PENNVEST Offers Lunch and Learn Sessions IFO Monthly Report Features Increase in Pennsylvania Home Values, Refinancing State Government to Generate 50% of Electricity Usage from Solar Reminder: Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing for 814 Area Code Begins April 3rd Call in Tonight and Stake Your Claim to Local Funding Support Police Commission Issues Temporary Regulations for Mental Health Evaluations State Launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program State Changes Filing for State Income Tax to May 17 USDA Increases Limits for Water, Wastewater Loans IRS Postpones Federal Income Tax Filing until May 17 DCNR Announces Land and Water Trail Plan No Pot of Gold for St. Patrick’s Day Township Officials Can Grade PennDOT’s Winter Maintenance Performance DCNR Accepting Applications for Grants to Fight Wildfires Reminder: Gaming Grants Available for Police Departments DCED Issues Notice on Filing of 2020 Annual Audit and Financial Report (DCED-CLGS-30) PennDOT Seeking Input on 12-Year Program, Long-Range Transportation Plan PA Unemployment Rate at 7.3% in January DEP Announces Results of PFAS Sampling 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Access – $99.00 Sanko Appointed to New Transportation Commission for Funding Options Reminder: PA American Water Accepting Applications for Environmental Grants Financial Aid Deserves Reporting Twice, but Only Spend Once! Highmark Accepting Grant Applications from EMS Agencies Eight Counties Added to Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone Good News! Deadline Extended for Awards Programs Reminder: DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails U.S. Unemployment Level Holds Steady Police Commission Issues Temporary Regulations on Background Checks 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Access – $99.00 Tomorrow is The Deadline! State, National Flu Season Remains Quiet USDA Accepting Comments on Broadband ReConnect Program Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Accepting Applications LCB Sends $1.5 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Emergency Broadband Benefit PennDOT Seeking Feedback on Transportation Performance Report IFO Releases Natural Gas Production Report for Fourth Quarter 2020 DEP Enters into Consent Agreement with ETC Northeast Pipeline Independent Fiscal Office, Revenue Release Positive February Revenue Numbers 2021 Liquid Fuels Distributions Released PSATS CONFERENCE NEWS FCC Approves $50 Emergency Broadband Credit U.S. House Approves Billions for Pennsylvania DEP, Fish & Boat Commission Fine Sunoco Delaware River Basin Commission Bans Fracking Participate in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania Highmark Offers Grants for EMS Agencies PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates for CDL Licenses Reminder: Federal SAFER Fire Grant Applications Due March 12 LTAP Highlights Pub 213 Changes that Affect Municipalities Commonwealth Preserves Farmland PennDOT Announces P3 Bridge Tolling Candidates Reminder: Deadline Approaching for USDA Loan and Grant Program Unemployment Fraud Is Back Again – Victims Beware Federal Agencies Collaborate to Extend Homeowner Foreclosure Protections DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants COSTARS Holding Webinar for New Local Government Officials IFO Analyzes Governor’s Budget Proposal Gaming Grants Available for Police Departments PRPS Marketing Webinar Scheduled for February 23 FCC Hosts Roundtable on Emergency Broadband Benefit Program EPA, Foundation Announce Awards for Water Quality Projects in Pennsylvania Range Resources Pays Penalties for Inaccurate Well Activity Status Free Resources Available to Help Municipalities Address Local Transportation Issues and Goals PA American Water Accepting Applications for Environmental Grants Wolf Signs Record 13th Opioid Disaster Declaration Federal SAFER Fire Grant Applications Now Being Accepted PennDOT Changes Funding Method for New Turnback Roads Reminder: February 14 Is Deadline for Recognizing Local Government Excellence FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide PUC Damage Prevention Committee Releases Agenda for Tuesday’s Meeting Speaking of Soup….Another Budget Address, Another State Police Tax Proposal IFO Releases School District Property Tax Forecast Governor Outlines Spending Priorities, Income Tax Hike without Property Tax Relief Independent Fiscal Office, Revenue Release January Revenue Numbers Deadline Approaching for USDA Loan and Grant Program Deadline Extended for Local Government Excellence Award Nominations Secretary of Commonwealth Boockvar Resigns After Failure to Advertise Constitutional Amendment Wolf Issues Emergency Declaration for Winter Storm Pa Turnpike Transfers $337.5 Million to PennDOT Reminder: LTAP Holding Virtual Drop-In Session on Updated PennDOT Pub 213 (Work Zones) PA Unemployment Rate Holds Steady Reports Due by February 11 to Receive Liquid Fuels by March 1 DCNR Poll Shows Importance of Parks and Recreation Township Code Books Nominations Due Tomorrow for Outstanding Supervisors, Secretaries, and Managers Reminder: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Accepting Applications EPA Diesel Reduction Grants Available ATV and Snowmobile Grants Awarded New Open Records Director Outlines Priorities Independent Fiscal Office Projects PA Deficits For Years To Come Deadline Approaching for Changing Tax Collector Compensation Federal Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Available DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails DEP Cancels Recycling Grant Round DEP Cancels Recycling Grant Round IFO Monthly Report Features Turnpike Traffic Decline, Price Increases DEP to Release Chapter 102 ePermit System PSATS Submits Comments on Conowingo Dam WIP Wolf Appoints Citizen Commission for State Law Enforcement Wolf Announces Funding for PennVEST Water, Stormwater Projects Levine Nominated for Biden Administration DCNR Grants Available for Community Parks, Recreation LTAP Offers Virtual Drop-In Session on Newly Updated PennDOT Pub 213 (Work Zones) REAL IDs Needed for Air Travel Beginning October 1 PennDOT Seeks Local Input on Road Robots; Webinar Scheduled for January 20 2021 PSATS Calendar Now Available on Our Website PSATS’ 2021 Calendar on Its Way Reminder: Commonwealth Accepting Fire Company and EMS Grant Applications Looking for Upcoming Report Deadlines? An Extra Holiday in 2021? YEP! 2021 Virtual Farm Show to Hold Town Hall IRS Rule Allows Employers to Shorten Social Security Numbers on Employee W-2s Wolf Appoints New Director for Office of Open Records PSATS Reminds County Groups to Submit Resolutions Reminder: Townships May Nominate Outstanding Firefighter for National Award Farm Show to Hold Virtual Town Hall Virtual Farm Show Events Begin Tomorrow! DEP Lifts Drought Watch in Ten Counties PSATS Executive Issues Statement on January 6 Violence Office of Open Records Provides Training PSATS’ 2021 Calendar on Its Way Enter Your Innovative Gadgets and Ideas in PennDOT’s Build a Better Mousetrap Contest Help Recognize Youth Groups for Outstanding Community Service Natural Gas Impact Fee Estimates Released Reminder: Looking for DCED Forms? Annual Mailing Sent via Email Grants Available for Historic Preservation PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates for CDL Licenses PSATS Strategic Planning Survey Help Needed Independent Fiscal Office, Revenue Release Strong December Revenue Numbers DEP to Hold Virtual Public Hearing on PennEast Pipeline Applications OOR Updates Right-to-Know Law Fee Schedule Pennsylvanians Urged to ‘Resolve to Be Ready’ for Emergencies as Year Draws to a Close Pa. Announces Open Round of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Grants Reminder: Township Re-organization Meeting Checklist Available IRS Announces 2021 Mileage Rate Reminder: Annual Organization Meeting to be Held January 4 Virtual Pennsylvania Farm Show Schedule Now Available PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.6 percent PSATS Submits Comments on PennDOT Pathways IFO: Refinancing Up, Business Travel Down, PA Impact Fee Could Drop to Record Low Arrests, Reimbursements Made in Municipal Fraud Scheme Wolf Declares 57 of 67 Counties to Have Weather Emergency Reminder: Comments for PennDOT about Tolls, Taxes and Other Future Funding Options Due December 17 Pennsylvania Electoral College Casts Ballots L&I Announces 2021 Bid Limits Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program Commonwealth Preserves Farmland Nearly Every County to Share $368 Million in FCC Broadband Money Reminder: Townships Eligible for USDA Loan and Grant Program FCC Awards Millions to Bring Internet Service to Unserved Pennsylvanians Comcast Extends Free Internet Program for Low-Income Families to June 30, 2021 Annual Organization Meeting to Be Held January 4 Reminder: DEP Offers Grants for Diesel Vehicles Townships May Nominate Outstanding Firefighter for National Award PSATS Urges OOR to Consider Fee Changes PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates for CDL Licenses Wolf Announces Plan to Address Flooding Mitigation L&I Announces Record Levels of UC Fraud Independent Fiscal Office, Revenue Release Higher November Revenue Numbers Funding Provides Emergency Shelter, Heating Assistance Reminder: Commission Accepting Municipal Applications for Boating Facility Grants IFO Releases Natural Gas Production Report Townships Eligible for USDA Grant Program PennDOT Says It Must Borrow Funds or Stop Projects DEP Announces New Round of Section 902 Grants for Recycling DEP Awards Grants for Recycling, Water Quality Improvement in Chesapeake Bay PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.3 percent LCB Waives 2021 Liquor License Fees for Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries 911 Modernization Steps Announced DCNR Finalizes ATV Trail Policy More Comments for PennDOT – Tolls, Taxes and Other Future Funding Options PennDOT Seeking Local Input on Road Robots DEP Lifts Drought Watch in Ten Counties Pennsylvania Announces Record Turnout for Nov. 3 Election Reminder: Townships May Apply for Alternative Fuels Grants PennDOT Toll Plan Could Fund Major Bridge Improvements PSATS Mourns the Loss of Tim Horner Wolf to Nominate New Secretary of Labor and Industry DEP Orders ETC Northeast to Keep Natural Gas Out of Unstable Pipeline October 2020 CPI Released Commonwealth Court Rules Against Ballot Extension DCED Approves Local Government Grants Office of Open Records Free Annual Training OOR Seeks Input on RTKL Fee Schedule, Hosts Annual Training Apprenticeship Programs Include Water Treatment Celebrate National Incident Response Awareness Week November 9-15 PUC Damage Prevention Committee Releases Agenda for Tuesday’s Meeting Comment Period Opens for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative We Have a President…Marvin Meteer of Wyalusing Township! Grants Available for Townships in Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed October Tax Revenues Continue Higher Than Expected PennDOT Clarifies Special Event Permit Rules Pennsylvania Townships Make Top 100 Safe Towns List PUC Declares DAS Owners as Public Utilities, Requires Them to Register Virtual Summit Scheduled for PennDOT “Every Day Counts” Township Supervisors Receive 2020 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence It’s Budget Season! Do You Need Township Salary and Benefits Information? We Have You Covered! Townships Eligible for USDA Grant Program DCNR Offers Online Workshops About Grant Opportunities MPOETC Publishes Overhaul of Municipal Police Training Regulations PA WalkWorks Expands Network of Walking Routes COVID-19 Fire and EMS Grants Announced; Rules Revised FEMA Now Accepting Applications for Supplemental Firefighter Grant DEP Offers Grants for Diesel Vehicles PennDOT Clarifies Special Event Permit Rules PennDOT Virtual Innovation Week – November 2-6 PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates for CDL Licenses PFBC Accepting Municipal Applications for Boating Facility Grant Program New Grant Funds for Emergency Preparedness Columbia Gas, Northeast Gas Association Offer First Responder Training Grants Available to Address Community Violence PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Data Shows Roundabouts Reduce Fatalities, Crashes Independent Fiscal Office, Revenue Release August Revenue Townships May Apply for Alternative Fuels Grants PennDOT Invites Students to Solve Transportation Funding Challenge Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Campaign Begins September 1 Water and Sewer Funding Awards Announced PENNVEST Announces Small Project Initiative Funding Program CFA Approves 276 PA Small Water and Sewer Grants PennDOT Now Collecting 2019 Data for FHWA Form 536 FEMA Announces Hazard Mitigation Assistance Application Period Impacted Homeowners, Businesses in Southeast May be Eligible for Disaster Loans COSTARS Salt Contract Details Now Available DCNR Accepting Applications for ATV and Snowmobile Trail Projects Contact County Commissioners for Deadline to Access CARES Dollars EQB Seeks Comments on Decreasing Manganese Limit in Surface Water Turnpike Tolls to Increase in January 2021 PHMC Grant Opportunity Available for Archival Records 2019 Common Level Ratio Released for Realty Transfer Tax Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Applications Open July 13 PennDOT Mails Letters Explaining State Police Fine Distributions Pa. Officials Say Travelers Coming From These 15 States Should Quarantine For 14 Days PennDOT Asks Townships to Complete Survey on Emerging Technologies Morning News (2465) Township Officials, Residents Can Grade PennDOT Customer Satisfaction Water Cybersecurity Recommendations PSATS Hosting Sessions to Help Township Officials Learn About Commercial Solar Facilities “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” to Prevent Bridge Hits ATV and Snowmobile Facilities Grants Now Available Senate Adds Searchable Session Video to General Assembly Website PA Broadband Authority Resources for Round Two of Broadband Funding Reminder: PennDOT Heavy Equipment Public Auction Ends Monday Commonwealth Releases June, Fiscal Year End Revenues Constitutional State Budget Deadline Missed….Again Pennsylvania Preserves Farms in Townships Across the Commonwealth “Democracy Demands Free Access to Public Information” Op-Ed Alert: Charging for Public Information Is Undemocratic — It’s Time to Break the Monopoly Shapiro Promotes Improvements to Speed of State Permit Review, DEP Tracking Site Natural Gas Impact Fee Outlook Released Supreme Court Rejects Higher Standard for Reverse Discrimination Claims Celebrate U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary (and Flag Day!) Shapiro Issues Statement on Planned Protests PA Turnpike Begins Tollbooth Removal Unlock Your Potential: Secretary/Manager Summit 2025 Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grant Applications Due 6/30 Amazon, Shapiro Announce AI Data Center Investment in Townships CFA Multimodal Transportation Grant Applications Now Being Accepted Tree-Planting Grants Available to Townships PA Safety Days Continue in June! Reminder: Growing Greener Plus Grant Applications Due 6/20 Hands-Free Cell Phone Ban Takes Effect Thursday On-Demand Webinar Available on FHWA 536 Form Link to Updated PennDOT FHWA 536 Report Due 6/15 Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Time to Register for the Central or West Secretary/Manager Summit Looking for $$? Check for Unclaimed Property! Member Townships Receive Pennsylvania Day Mini Grants PUC Urges Pennsylvanians to Exercise Safety Around Downed Electrical Wires Get Customizable Salary Insights Now with the PSATS Salary Survey Fire Prevention Grants and Firefighter Recruitment Funding Now Available PUC Alerts Consumers of June 1 Electric Price Increases PSATS Virtual Class: Mastering Public Safety Collaboration – Tomorrow, May 28 CFA Approves Luzerne, Lehigh, Northampton, and Monroe LSA Projects Enhance Your Community’s Safety: PSATS Virtual Class on Public Safety Collaboration – May 28 Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 Want to Take Your Skills to the Next Level? Sign up For the Secretary/ Manager Summit! Recreational and Educational Development Grants Available Until 5/30 Regional Transportation Infrastructure Grants Available Today is Municipal Primary Day, so Let’s Talk Public Safety! May 18-24 is National EMS week Senate Forms Task Force for Recruitment, Retention of Law Enforcement Emergency Response Capital Grants Now Available…or NOT! Recognize Employees During National Public Works Week! Updated Guidance Document Available from Treasury, But No Word on Closeout Process 2024 Population Estimates Released for Pennsylvania’s Municipality’s FBI Warns of Malicious Text and Voice Messages Impersonating Senior U.S. and State Government Officials U.S. EPA Announcement on PFAS Drinking Water Regulation Clarification: PennDOT Heavy Equipment Auction Will Close 5/23 PennDOT Heavy Equipment Auction for Municipalities Underway Now Inflation Up Slightly Don’t Lose SLFRF/ARPA Funds! 2025 Reports Now Delinquent Hands-On Learning at PSATS Public Works Expo ’25 PSATS Members Adopt Resolutions at Annual Conference KPB Is Seeking Environmentally Minded Youth Townships Receive Community Improvement Grants for Applications Due 5/15 for Semiquincentennial Grants America250; Shapiro Announces First PA Sites Grant Awards Thank You for Making PSATS 2025 Annual Conference a Success! PSATS 2025 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show is Here! Statement of Financial Interest Ethics Forms Due Today PSATS Hosting Free Classes on Solar Farms for Municipal Officials & Staff Reminder: American Rescue Plan Act/SLFRF Annual Reports Due Tomorrow, 4/30 Here They Go Again! Zoning Decisions Decided by Harrisburg Bureaucrats? April is National Safe Digging Month National Work Zone Awareness Week PSATS Submits Comments to EPA on WOTUS Definition Growing Greener Plus Grants Now Available PSATS Provides Help with ARPA (SLFRF) Reports, Due 4/30. Don’t Risk Losing Funds! Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 Reminder: Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants; Scoping Forms Due April 28 It’s Local Government Week… Did You Know… Congratulations to Winners of Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence DEP Begins Spraying for Black Fly Suppression Program Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day It’s Local Government Week… Did You Know… Reminder: Share Your Thoughts (Anonymously) About PennDOT Winter Maintenance It’s Local Government Week… Did You Know… Reminder: Applications for Small Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Systems Grants Due 4/30 PUC to Hold Hearings on Impact of AI Data Centers on Electric Supply Fire Set At Governor’s Residence It’s Local Government Week: Engage and Educate! Local Government: It’s Time to Say Thank You… PSATS Hosting Free Classes on Solar Farms for Municipal Officials & Staff DGS to Auction More Than 325 Vehicles on Tuesday, April 15 Inflation Down Slightly Two Months In a Row Pennsylvania Preserves Farms in Townships Across the Commonwealth Looking for Help with ARPA (SLFRF) Reports? Don’t Risk Losing Funds! WalkWorks Program to Develop Active Transportation Plans More Counties Added to Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone PSATS Testifies in Front of the House Tourism Conference Business Meeting Materials Sent to Member Townships, County Associations 30 Days Remain Until Federal REAL ID Mandate for Commercial Flights, Federal Facilities April is National Volunteer Month; OSFC Calls for Volunteer Firefighters DCNR Sees Spike in Reservation, Expects Record-Breaking Summer Assistance for Home Heating Extended to April 18 Publicly Accessible, Loaner Laptops Available for Townships Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants are Now Open Join the Celebration: PSATS Prepares for America’s 250th Anniversary With Sanko Testimony! Share Your Thoughts (Anonymously) About PennDOT Winter Maintenance Apply Now for America250PA Grants for Celebrations and Projects APRA Fools: 2025 Report Opened April 1 But Not Fully Functional Walk Through an Open Roll-up Garage Door…Get a Fine! Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants; Scoping Forms Due April 28 Join us for the 2025 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show from May 4-7 at the Hershey Lodge! Townships Have Tools for Dealing with Some Open Records Requests Don’t Miss the April 2025 Digital Township News! PUC Alert: Utility Calls Spoofing PUC Phone Number 46 Years Ago Today and A Rebirth in the Making Reminder: Municipal Reports Due Next Week All Townships Must File ARPA (SLFRF) Report in April to KEEP Federal Funds Special Election Results for Allegheny, Lancaster County Seats Special Election Today for Voters in Parts of Allegheny, Lancaster Counties Don’t miss out on the 2025 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show, happening May 4-7 at the Hershey Lodge! Reminder: DCNR Grants for Parks & Recreation Due 4/2 New Round of Publicly Accessible Laptops Opening April 1; Webinars Available 3/25, 4/2 Census Releases Pennsylvania County Population Estimates for 2024 OOR Releases Annual Report, Shows Record Year Engage and Educate During Local Government Week: April 14-18 PSATS Urges DEP to Revise Draft MS4 Permit, Credit Progress; Comments Due Today Reminder: Firefighter Grant and Reimbursement Opportunities End 3/31 Municipal Reports Due in Coming Weeks Don’t Let U.S. Treasury Take Your ARPA Dollars! Reminder: Recorded Webinar Available on Major Changes for Townships from Draft PA NPDES MS4 General Permit (PAG-13); Comments Due 3/19 Shapiro Administration Plugs 300th Orphaned Well in North Franklin Township Inflation Down Slightly for the Month EPA Announces Plans to Revise Regulations, WOTUS Definition Spring Brings a New Round of Anonymous RTK Requests DON’T MISS THE PSATS 2025 CONFERENCE! Reminder: Applications for Health Department Planning Grants Due 3/21 Liquid Fuels Funds Released, Minimal Increase from 2024 LCB Sends $2.1 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Fire Safety Reminder When Springing Forward This Weekend Celebrate Pennsylvania History with Free Admission This Sunday! Be Recognized for Road and Bridge Safety, Innovations! Applications Due Tomorrow DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 Township Receives Unclaimed Property from Pa Treasury Reminder: State Grants Available for Small Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Systems Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Available Cheryl Simpson Retires After 46 Years of Dedicated Service Broadband Authority Releases Map of Grant Applications PennDOT Accepting Public Comment on 12-Year Transportation Program OOR Offers Sunshine, RTKL Event on Getting to Know PA’s Transparency Laws Don’t Miss the March 2025 Digital Township News! IFO Releases Natural Gas Production Report for 2024 PennDOT Announces ARLE Grant Awards for Traffic Safety Reminders: Township Reports Due 2/28, 3/1 Build a Better Mousetrap Innovation Challenge Signup for 2025-2026 COSTARS Salt Contract Ends March 15 Governor Shapiro Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty CFA Announces Multimodal Grant Awards for $87 million in Transportation Projects Governor Says Federal Funds Remain Available to Pennsylvania Are You Part of the Conversation? Network with State Legislators at the Legislative Grassroots Reception The Countdown Is on for America’s Birthday! Pennsylvania Good Government Symposium Historical Roadside Marker Grants Join Us Tonight: Boost Your Zoning Hearing Board Skills! Three Months Until Federal REAL ID Mandate Takes Effect Ongoing Opportunity: Waterway Access Mini Grant Program Get Customizable Salary Insights Now with the PSATS Salary Survey Reminder: Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Available Fellowship Available in PA Agencies to Develop Land Use Tools, PFAS Policy PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko Talks Issues Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due 3/1 Over $37 Million in Grants to 2,500 Pennsylvania Fire and EMS Companies Fayette County Association of Township Supervisors Recognized for Efforts to “Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful” Governor Files Lawsuit Challenging Federal Funding Freeze Shapiro Administration’s DEP Addresses Urban Stormwater Runoff Floodplain Management Report Due End of February Ongoing Funding Opportunity: PA SITES for Economic Development Ensure Correct Direct Deposit of Liquid Fuels Reminder: PROTECT Grants Applications to Strengthen Roads Against Extreme Weather Due 4/24 Three Months Until Federal REAL ID Mandate Takes Effect Shapiro Recommends Closure of SCI Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko on “Behind the Headlines” Commonwealth to Reduce Leased Space, Enhance Facilities PSATS’ Dave Sanko Responds to Governor’s Budget Proposal and Agrees, “Local Decision-Making Is Best,” But Local Road and Bridge Funding is Too! Avian Flu Detected in Birds in Five Counties, Measures Taken to Limit Spread Reports Must be Filed Timely to Receive Liquid Fuels by March 1 Shapiro Unveils 2025-2026 State Budget Proposal Spring ATV and Snowmobile Grant Application Window Now Open DCNR Releases State Recreation Plan, Accepting Public Input New Round of State Grants Opens for Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Systems Policy Forbidding Township Employees to Display Pro-Police Flags Struck Down Reminder: Take Four Minutes to Tell Harrisburg What to Prioritize in Housing Action Plan While Survey Remains Open Treasury to Return Some Unclaimed Property Automatically Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged Don’t Miss the February 2025 Digital Township News! Just When You Thought Broadband Might Be Affordable… Questions Surround Pause of Federal Grants, Loans Townships Receive Act 13, Gaming Grants Federal Grants, Loans Pause Delayed Until Monday Ready to Elevate Your Township Leadership Skills? Join PSATS’ 1-Day Mini Boot Camps! Final Days to Apply! Annual Fire and EMS Grant Informational Webinar All Municipalities in Monroe County Plan to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday PENNVEST Announces Awards for Water Grants, Loans 100 Days to Conference: Don’t Miss Out! Unlock Your Potential with Our Training for Municipal Administrators! DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grants Now Available New Round of Publicly Accessible Laptops Coming Soon; Webinars Available 1/29, 2/12 The PSATS Grassroots Advocacy Network is Live! Reminder: Township Reports Due 1/31 2025 PSATS Salary Survey Changes…Easier, Faster, Immediate Results! U.S. Post Office Increases Package Rates, Not Stamps PA Historic Preservation Plan Released Inflation Continues Slow Upward Trend DEP Energy Savings Program Now Open for 2025 Cohort 2025-26 Active Transportation Planning Grants Now Available 2025 PSATS Conference Registration Kicks Off Strong! Last Day to Nominate for Governor’s Local Government Excellence Awards Deadline Extended for $1.16 Billion Broadband Grant Program for Unserved, Underserved Pennsylvanians PSATS 2025 Conference Registration Opened at 9 a.m. at conference.psats.org. Firefighter Scholarships Now Available The Firefighters’ Association of the State of Pennsylvania Reminder: Townships May Apply for Site Ready Economic Development Program Looking for $$? Check for Unclaimed Property! Today is the National Day of Mourning for Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Firefighter Grant and Reimbursement Opportunities Available Federal Overtime Thresholds Remain at $684 Per Week, Appeal Pending Today Is Public Officials Day at the PA Farm Show! Nominations for Governor’s Awards Due January 15 Reminder: Tax Information Form Due 1/15, Township Reports Due 1/31 OOR Finds FOIA Buddy Not a Requester Under RTKL Ready to Elevate Your Township Leadership Skills? Join PSATS’ 1-Day Mini Boot Camps! Congress Gives Retired Police Officers, Other Government Workers a Raise Halfway Through State Fiscal Year Commonwealth Revenues Underwater It’s Organization Meeting Day 2025! 2025 Organizational Meeting Date Resource, Challenges Reminder: PSATS Member Resources Available: Reminder: 2025 IRS Business Mileage Rate Public Officials Day Wednesday January 8 Don’t Miss Out: PSATS Award Program Deadlines Approaching! The New and Improved psats.org and Discussion Forum! Reporting Suspicious Activity EMS Scholarships Now Available Public Officials Day Wednesday January 8 – Lunch Registration is Still Available! U.S. DOT Infrastructure Grants Available for Roads, Stormwater Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Now Available Don’t Miss the January 2025 Digital Township News! PROTECT Grants Now Available to Strengthen Roads Against Extreme Weather PSATS’ Executive Director David Sanko Elected Vice President of National Township Association Reminder: Take 4 Minutes to Tell Harrisburg What to Prioritize in Housing Action Plan/Zoning IFO Shows Pennsylvania Budget Surplus to Disappear Commonwealth’s November Revenue Numbers Down Inflation Inches Upward Reminder: Grant Applications for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles, Retrofits Due December 20 Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? Office of Open Records Schedules Annual RTKL Training for 12/17 Federal Flood Mitigation Grants Round Open TEMA to Host Online Discussion Today at 1:30 p.m. Don’t Lose ARPA Funding! All Funds Must be Spent, Under Contract, or Under Purchase Order by 12/31/24; Appropriating for 2025 Expenses is Not Sufficient OOR to Hold ‘Basics of the Right-to-Know Law’ Webinar Tomorrow IFO Releases Estimated 2024 Natural Gas Impact Fee Reminder: America250PA Grant Applications Due 12/15 PennDOT Releases Refreshed Website Six Months Left Until Federal REAL ID Mandate Takes Effect Watch Your Mail for the 2025 PSATS Conference Registration Packet Learn About Funding Opportunities for Water Projects with PENNVEST Virtual Session DGS to Auction More Than 375 Vehicles on Tuesday, December 10 Reminder: Reduce Energy Costs for Your Township with MORE Grants Take 4 Minutes to Tell Harrisburg What to Prioritize in Housing Action Plan/Zoning Protect Your Township from Cyberattacks with Tools and Resources PSATS Award Program Deadline Is Next Month Don’t Miss the December 2024 Digital Township News! Free Online Update on Solar Farms in PA December 9 PUC Alerts Consumers of December 1 Energy Price Changes Reminder: Mixed-Use Housing Grants Now Available Broadband Authority Opens $1.16 Billion Grant Program to Provide Access to Unserved and Underserved Pennsylvanians Reminder: Local Share Account Program Grant Applications Due 11/30 Shapiro Flexes Federal Funds to Save SEPTA; Road and Bridge Projects at Risk Protect Your Township with Cybersecurity Grants for Local Governments – Deadline Extended to Wednesday, 11/27 Township Parks & Rec Professionals Can Become Administrators of Park Finder App Looking for $$ to Balance Your Budget? Check for Unclaimed Property! DCED Announces Grant Awards for Planning, Emergency Services Final Call for Boot Camp Interest Administration Launches New Driver Work Zone Safety Program Grants Available to Help Provide Water Storage, Drought Resilience Shapiro Signs Executive Order to Coordinate Permitting of Key Projects DEP Claims to Reduce Permit Backlog by 75% EPA Land Revitalization Technical Assistance Available for Brownfields Free Online Update on Solar Farms in PA December 9 Reminder: Local Share Account Program Accepting Grant Applications Until 11/30 Historic Collection and Preservation Grants Available Until 12/12 Federal Judge Strikes Down Increased Overtime Thresholds Attorney General Warns of Scammers Contacting About “Fraudulent” Activity Residents May Apply for Home Heating Assistance Federal Disaster Aid Approved for Local Governments Impacted by Debby Disaster SEPTA Proposes Fare Increases, Route Cuts in Transportation Funding Discussions New Pipeline Rules to Improve Safety, Communications Take Effect Today Park and Recreation Grant Awards Announced OOR RTK and Sunshine Act Annual Training Available Today at 10 a.m. Federal Cybersecurity Funding Deadline Extended America250PA Grants Available Fed Cuts Interest Rate for Second Time This Year Newsflash: November 11 2025 Organizational Meeting Date Clarified DCED Annual Filing Notice Mailed Grants Available for Boating Facilities Looking for Pennsylvania Election Results? DCNR, Game Commission Prohibit Fires on State Lands Funding for Art-Based Projects Available through Creative Communities Program Budget Now for the PSATS 2025 Conference, May 4-7, 2025! Pennsylvania Declares Drought Conditions in 35 Counties Shapiro Administration Releases New Grant Search Tool Reminder: DCNR Schedules Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects for November 7 More Background Data for 2025 Budget Projections Treasury: ARPA Funds Must be Spent, Under Contract, or Under Purchase Order by 12/31/24; Appropriating for 2025 Budget or 2025 Expenses is Not Sufficient Remember to Apply for PSATS’ Award Programs! $600 Million in RACP Grant Awards Announced Treasury: ARPA Funds Must be Spent, Under Contract, or Under Purchase Order by 12/31/24; Appropriating for 2025 Budget or 2025 Expenses is Not Sufficient Supervisor Compensation Model Ordinances Now Available Take Simple Steps to Protect Your Township (and Yourself!) Online New Mixed-Use Housing Grants Program Accepting Applications Federal Cybersecurity Funding Available from DCED for Townships- Apply by Nov. 8 Don’t Miss the November 2024 Digital Township News! Reminder: PennDOT Multimodal Grant Applications Due November 5 Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 402(e) of the Second Class Township Code Motorists Beware of “Ramped-Up” Deer Activity as Daylight Hours Decrease Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day PennDOT Adopts Guidelines for Driverless AV Operations New Mixed-Use Housing Development Pilot Program Accepting Applications Treasury Notice Confusing: No Change to Annual Reporting for Townships Statewide LSA Grants Awarded Shapiro Administration Claims DEP Permit Backlog Reduced by 67% Don’t Miss Out! Register Today for Thursday’s Virtual Seminar DCED Awards Planning Grants to Avoid Fiscal Distress PSP Academy to Offer College Credits 2025 Liquid Fuels Estimates Available Reminder: Rate PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance…Deadline 10/22 DEP Stream and Watershed Restoration Projects Approved PENNVEST Awards Water, Wastewater Grants and Loans Would You Like to Reduce Energy Costs for Your Township? Reminder: Energy Efficiency Grants Applications due 10/31 Reminder: New Federal Overtime Rule Effective January 1, 2025 Recycling Infrastructure and Food Waste Prevention Grants Local Share Account Program Accepting Grant Applications Inflation Slows, Social Security COLA Released State, Townships Preserve Farmland Several Townships Receive Funding from Broadband Public Facilities Grants Grants Available to Reduce Pollution Threats to Water Sources from Landfills DCNR Schedules Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects Reminder: Commonwealth Accepting Fire and EMS Grant Applications Due 10/20 State Fire Commissioner Reminds Residents to Check Smoke Alarms Don’t Miss TEMA’s Virtual Fall Tabletop Exercise Workshop on 10/10/24 OOR Updates the Standard RTKL Request Form Some Townships Receive “Bonus” PILT Payment for Game Commission Lands State Archives Holds Records Management Seminar Tomorrow Are Your Residents in the Know? DCNR Provides Weekly Fall Foliage Report; Administration Promotes Fall in PA Northcentral ATV Trail Connector Study Completed Discover the National Award-Winning Pennsylvania Township News Magazine! New Attempt at Statewide Zoning Grants Available for Fire Companies Responding to Gas Well Incidents Sign Up for Next Week’s TEMA Fall Tabletop Exercise Seminar Get Ready for the 2025 PSATS Conference, May 4-7, 2025! Townships May Apply for Site Ready Economic Development Program Nationally Known Emergency Services Expert to Join PSATS Budget Resources Available for Employee Wages, Benefits Reminder Rate PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance…Deadline 10/22 PA Farm Show Theme Announced Violence Intervention and Prevention Grants Available Don’t Miss the October 2024 Digital Township News! DeFoor Distributes Municipal Pension Aid New Act Requiring Reporting of Data Breaches Takes Effect Today PennDOT Multimodal Grants Round Now Open, Applications Due November 5 LCB Sends $2.3 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Health Offering Grants for High School EMS Pilot Program $80 Million in Law Enforcement Grants Approved Unemployment Disaster Assistance Available Volunteer Fire Relief Funds Released Worker Safety First, Not Bureaucracy! Discover the National Award-Winning Pennsylvania Township News Magazine! Roundabouts Continue Reducing Crashes 2024 Pension Aid Amounts Announced Reminder: ARPA Funds Must Be Spent, Under Contract or Purchase Order By 12/31/24 First Interest Rate Cut in 4 Years Reminder: Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program Deadline is 9/30 Special Elections Fill Seats in State House PEMA Encourages Individuals Affected by Debby to Apply for Federal Disaster Aid Pennsylvania Ballot for November 5 Certified Shapiro’s Housing Executive Order to Meet Legislative Statewide Zoning DEP Coastal Zone Grant Program Recreation Economy for Rural Communities Planning Assistance Invasive Box Tree Moth Discovered in Erie County Federal Disaster Aid Approved for Debby Disaster in Four Counties Inflation Stagnant, Interest Rate Cut Expected Next Week Commission Declares Regulations Obsolete, Urges Agencies to Update We Will Never Forget Commonwealth Accepting Fire and EMS Grant Applications DCED’s New Main Street Matters Grant Now Open Last Call to Submit Proposals for Conference Workshops at PSATS’ 2025 Educational Conference & Exhibit Show Township Maintenance Vehicles Can Use Green/Amber Lighting for Safety and Visibility Reminder: PennDOT Bureaucracy Streamlining National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Awards Chesapeake Bay Grants Flagger Training – Instant Certification! Dave Sanko Talks State Police Funding Want to Take Your Skills to the Next Level? Sign Up for the Secretary/Manager Summit! PSATS NEEDS YOU … to Submit Photos for the 2025 PSATS Calendar! Deadline Extended to September 25! 12 Simple Steps to Get Ready for Emergencies in PA State’s EMS High School Pilot Program to Expand Budget Now for the 2025 PSATS Conference, May 4-7, 2025! PSATS Requesting Submissions for Code Enforcement Academy Reminder: Time is Running Out! Enter Your Salary Survey Data by September 9! Considering “Zoning” Through Standalone Ordinances? Think Twice! Not the Stars Wars Trilogy! A Congress Members Endorse Federal Disaster Request We Want to Celebrate Municipal Partnerships! Grant Reminder: Urban Agricultural Infrastructure Applications Due 9/6 PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko to Appear on “Behind the Headlines” PSATS and Township Leaders Speak with DCED Secretary Siger Grant Reminder: Wildlife Crossings and Habitat Connectivity Projects Don’t Miss PSATS’ 2024 Regional Forums! September is National Preparedness Month Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program Deadline Approaching for PSATS 2025 Conference Workshop Proposals IFO Releases Brief on Homeowner Property Taxes by County PFAS Monitoring Reminder for Public Water Systems Shapiro Asks Biden for Help The Countdown Clock is Ticking! (to Participate in the 2024 PSATS Salary Survey) Would You Like to Reduce Energy Costs for Township Facilities? How’s Public Engagement at Your Township? Townships Receive Grants to Reduce Underage, Dangerous Drinking DCNR Awards ATV, Snowmobile Trail Grants 7 More Counties Added to Disaster Declaration Townships Receive Multimodal Grants; New Grant Round Opens September 23 Commonwealth Offers Advice on Filing Insurance Claims for Storm Damage PUC Releases Report on Valuation for Act 12 Water, Wastewater System Sales PA Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.4% as U.S. Rate Increases Iodide Distribution Near Nuclear Plants 8/22-8/24 Discover the National Award-Winning Pennsylvania Township News Magazine! PENNDOT 12-Year Plan Adopted by State Transportation Commission EPA Releases Chesapeake Bay Progress Report Cybersecurity Grants Survey Grant Reminder: Broadband Technical Assistance Grants We Need You! (to Participate in the 2024 PSATS Salary Survey) Additional DEP Pilot Projects to Speed Up Permit Processing Time Grant Reminder: Publicly Accessible, Loaner Laptops Now Available All Disasters Are Local! Township Website Disability Compliance Grant Reminder: Electric Vehicle Charger Replacement Grants Debby to Arrive in Pennsylvania Today DGS to Auction More Than 300 Vehicles on Tuesday, August 13 Reminder: EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Water Services Reminder: Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Applications Due 8/29 Township Engineer Association Seeking Workshop Speakers Townships Hold National Night Out Events Today Grants Available for Susquehanna Watershed Projects PSATS Files to Protect Damage Cap Recognize Someone Outstanding at Your Township! Townships Receive Millions in Traffic Signal Upgrades Grants Awarded to Strengthen Rural Electric Grid, Prevent Outages 2 Townships Receive Grants for Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations Loan Funds Available for Rural Water, Wastewater Systems Don’t Miss the August 2024 Digital Township News! Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program Opens This Week Have an Accessible Playground? Get the Word Out! DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Susquehanna Valley, Pittsburgh Areas CNBC Ranks Pennsylvania 7th Most Affordable State to Live in for 2024 Funds Available for Publicly Accessible, Loaner Laptops Broadband Technical Assistance Grants and Free Q&A Webinar Reminder: Grants Available for Community Building, Arts Festivals until August 1 OOR Rejects Anonymous FOIA Buddy RTKL Request PennDOT Bureaucracy Streamlining Pennsylvania Budget Surplus Likely Depleted in 2025 Deadline Extended! Township Data Needed to Open 2024 Salary Survey Reports Grant Applications for Electric or Hydrogen Heavy-Duty Vehicles Due Thursday Pennsylvanians Migrate to Southern Lower Tax States Word Version of Sample Right-to-Know Policy Available Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program Sample Right-to-Know Policy Helps Townships Address Requests Another Scorcher for Eastern PA, Conserve Water Now Urban Agricultural Infrastructure Grants Available Reminder: CFA Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Due July 31 Fiscal Code Creates Grant Programs Inflation Cools Unexpectedly, Fall Interest Rate Cut On Radar Reminder: Historical & Archival Records Care Grant Applications Due August 1 Electric Vehicle Charger Replacement Grants Stay Cool in Today’s Excessive Heat Shapiro Unveils New Welcome Signs, License Plates Tiny Borough Recognized as Best Small Town to Visit Reminder: Participate in 2024 PSATS Salary Survey Now to See Budget Prep Data PHMC Awards Historic Preservation Grants 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Ends with State Collections on Target Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution Grants Available for Dam Removals, Culvert Replacements Celebrate Your Township’s Youth! New Federal Overtime Rule Effective Today Reminder: Comments on Road and Bridge Projects Due Wednesday Avoid Ticks and Lyme Disease This Summer Impact Fee Outlook, Comparison Study Released Don’t Miss the July 2024 Digital Township News! Broadband Technical Assistance Grants Now Available Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program Accepting Applications Reminder: Participate in 2024 PSATS Salary Survey by 7/15 to See Budget Prep Data Zoning Decisions To Be By Harrisburg Bureaucrats? Apply to PSATS Awards Programs! Check Out PennDOT’s Proposed Road and Bridge Projects Near You, Comment Until 7/3 Don’t Let Harrisburg Decide Housing In Your Community Funds Available for Publicly Accessible Laptops Grants Available for Wildlife Crossings Open Records Officers: Look for Survey About Recent RTKL Experiences Would You Like to Reduce Energy Costs for Township Facilities? Free Webinar 6/25 on New Municipal Grants and Low-Interest Loans PUC Announces Annual Impact Fee Distributions PennDOT National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Round Open Federal and State Government is Closed Today for Juneteenth Leading a Township? Have We Got a Great Guide for You! Grants Available for Community Building, Arts Festivals Local Government Delivers On Time….AGAIN! PUC Approves Changes to Act 12 Notices, Process Show Your Pride…Fly “Old Glory” Today! Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Available Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) US Dept of Labor New Federal Overtime Rule Inflation Remains Steady, Fed Not Cutting Rates Energy Efficiency Grants Available Reminder: CFA Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Due July 31 Grant Applications for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles, Retrofits Due June 28 Do you want to see your township in the 2025 PSATS Calendar? Federal REAL ID Deadline is May 7, 2025 Grants Available for Fully Electric or Hydrogen Heavy-Duty Vehicles Tree Planting Grants Now Available DCNR Virtual Town Hall Scheduled on Draft Plan for Future of Pennsylvania Forests New Act Strengthens Distracted Driving Rules, Requires Collection of Demographic Data at Traffic Stops Reminder: Today Is Deadline for PennDOT Survey on Municipal Seal-Coating Experience Participate in 2024 PSATS Salary Survey to See Budget Prep Data Applications Accepted for Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Until 6/30 Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs until 6/21 Don’t Miss the Township News Conference Edition! Municipal Opportunities for Retrofits and Energy Efficiency (MORE) Program Available Census 2023 Population Estimates Released for Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Commonwealth to Distribute Iodide to Residents Near Nuclear Plants on Thursday PennDOT Requests Survey Participation on Municipal Seal-Coating Experience EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Water Services OOR Updates Guidance on FOIA Buddy, Anonymous Requests U.S. Reaches Settlement with Norfolk Southern Over East Palestine Derailment Where in PA is Governor Shapiro? PPL Tips and Resources for National Electrical Safety Month EPA Awards Brownfield Grants to Pennsylvania Communities Applications for Recycling Performance Grants Now Accepted Reminder: Tuition Assistance Available for EMS Professionals EPA Issues Cybersecurity Alert for Drinking Water Systems Reminder: Active Transportation Pre-Planning Assistance Applications Due 5/31 This week is National Public Works Week and National EMS Week! OOR Offers Input on FOIA Buddy Requests PSATS Public Works Conference Planning Survey Reminder: Tell DCNR How to Spend Outdoor Recreation Funds – Survey Due 5/22 Abandoned Mine Restoration Grants Awarded Reminder: PCCD Municipal Police Reporting Systems Grant Applications Due 6/13 Inflation Remains Stubbornly Above Fed Target Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications Until 5/31 PA Receives Federal Approval to Move Forward with $1.16 Billion in Broadband Grants Reworld and Goodwill Bring Free Electronics Recycling to 22 Counties Show Appreciation for Our EMS Heroes! DCED Announced Municipal Assistance Program Grant Awardees National Police Week Observed Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property Wild Resource Conservation Program Accepting Applications Historical & Archival Records Care Grants are Back! 5 of 7 Economic Development Pilot Sites are in Townships PSATS Members Adopt Resolutions at Annual Conference Reminder: Townships May Challenge Broadband Service from Local Providers until May 23 Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution Reminder: USDA Broadband Facilities Applications Due May 21 Reminder: Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Deadline is May 16 State Collections Slightly Above Estimates for April Reminder: Applications for Recycling Grants Due May 10 DEP Pilot Project to Speed Up Processing Time for NPDES Permits Last Day to Upload Your Photo for 2024 PSATS Member Cards Don’t Miss the May 2024 Digital Township News! CCD Funding Available for Municipal Police Reporting Systems Resolution Available to Increase Auditor Compensation UNFUNDED MANDATE ALERT! ACT NOW on Workers’ Compensation Legislation Reminder: Ethics Forms Must Be Filed By May 1 Pennsylvanians Encouraged to Complete Outdoor Recreation Survey Shapiro Administration Awards Grants to Improve Crosswalks, Trails More Township Commonsense Going to Harrisburg Townships May Challenge Broadband Service from Local Providers until May 23 Shapiro Administration Announces $274 Million in Grant Awards for Water Quality Statewide Results for Pennsylvania’s Presidential Primary Election Available Need Help with ARPA Report? PSATS Has Webinar, Directions Available New Federal Rule Requires Townships to Pay Mandatory Overtime Starting in July 2024 PSATS Member Cards Reminder: Enter Your 2024 Salary Data for Earliest Access to Results! Solar Could Power 16 PA Agencies by Next Year – 2025 DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs We Need Your Input! Fill Out the Website Survey Reminder: Scoping Forms for Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Due April 30 Rural Surface Transportation Grants Available Until May 6 Townships Recognized for Environmental Excellence $204 Million in Federal Broadband Funds to Provide Internet in Parts of 42 Counties Thank You for Making PSATS 2024 Annual Conference a Success! Governor Signs Auditor Pay Raise Law Commonwealth Highlights National Work Zone Awareness Week Townships, Officials Receive Governor’s Awards for Excellence U.S. EPA Finalizes PFAS Drinking Water Regulation U.S. Postal Service Expected to Increase Rates July 14 Reminder: Need Help with ARPA Report? Look Here for Help! Reminder: DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications until May 31 Active Transportation Pre-Planning Assistance Available Op-Ed Celebrates Local Government Week, April 8-14 PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko Appears on “Behind the Headlines” Get Your Glasses Ready! Solar Eclipse 2024 is Here! Last Day to Preorder “Beyond The Code” For Conference Pick-up Federal Electric Vehicle Charging Funds Awarded Broadband Authority Unveils Broadband Ready Designation, Schedules April 8 Webinar Next is Pennsylvania Local Government Week! Federal EPA Mandates More Fuel-Efficient Heavy-Duty Vehicles Order “Beyond the Code” by Friday, Pick Up at Conference PUC Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due April 15 State Collections Above Estimates for March Second Notice: ARPA Confusing Notice Reminder: $14 Million Available to Support Law Enforcement Recruitment Until 4/8 USDA Broadband Facilities Funding Available ARPA Treasury Report Due April 30, 2024 Grade PennDOT Winter Services Performance Pennsylvania Broadband Authority to Hold Webinar on BEAD Challenge Process Reminder: Applications Accepted for Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program An Editorial Message from the Executive Director Don’t Miss the April 2024 Digital Township News! Scoping Forms for Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grants Due April 30 Meet “The Keystone Kid” Townships Receive Multimodal, Pipeline Grants CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Township Reporting Deadlines Fast Approaching Coalition Urges Housing Reform That Would Preempt Township Land Use Authority PSATS Longest Living Past President Has Passed Shapiro Administration Claims DEP Permit Backlog Reduced by 41% PSATS Applauds “Transparency in Mandated Advertising Act” Effort PSP Seeks Applicants for Annual Youth Camp 2023 Pennsylvania County Total Population Estimates Released Shapiro Announces Energy Plan Reminder: Snowmobile and ATV Grant Deadline is March 29 Reminder: Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by Friday Inflation Remains Stubborn Townships Receive Recruitment Incentives for Law Enforcement Conference Business Meeting Materials Sent to Member Townships, County Associations “Beyond The Code” is Here! Just 34 Days Remain Until the 2024 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show! NATaT Releases 2024 Federal Platform PA Unemployment Rate holds at 3.4% Safety Reminder When Springing Forward This Weekend Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Park and Recreation Program Grants until April 3 Local Government Cybersecurity Clearinghouse Website Available PennDOT, PA Turnpike Announce the Start of Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Program Dave Sanko Explains Why Local Government Works in Spotlight PA Article Register for Conference Today! Price Goes Up March 26 State Collections Above Estimates for February Reminder: WalkWorks Active Transportation Grants Applications Due March 22 Community Facilities Loans & Grants Available for Spring 2024 Projects Don’t Miss the March 2024 Township News! Learn About PENNVEST Funding Opportunities Reminder: Resources, Webinar Available to Plan Pick Up Event, Keep Your Township Beautiful LCB Sends $2 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Reminder: PCCD Accepting Grant Applications until 3/28 Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grants Available Concerns with Commonwealth Permitting or Approval Processes? Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants Available Reminder: Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15 Reminder: Applications for 2024 AARP Community Challenge Grants Due March 6 Shapiro Administration Announces Tuition Assistance for EMS Professionals Grant Round Open for Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants Reminder: ‘Build a Better Mousetrap’ Submissions Due 3/1 Pennsylvania to Receive $200 Million in Federal Water Infrastructure Grants PUC Proposes Changes to Act 12 Notices, Process Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program How Do Pennsylvania’s Taxes Compare to Other States? State, Townships Preserve Farmland Townships Encouraged to Adopt America250PA Resolution Homeland Security and FEMA Cybersecurity Grants: Survey Due Tomorrow Short-Term Rentals: PSATS Wants to Hear From You! Inflation Remains at Elevated Rates Happy Fastnacht Day! (AKA Shrove Tuesday, AKA Mardi Gras!) Resources, Webinar Available to Plan Pick Up Event, Keep Your Township Beautiful Reminder: Applications for Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Due March 1 February 12 Celebrations Enter Your 2024 Salary Data for Earliest Access to Results! DGS to Auction More Than 400 Vehicles on Tuesday, February 13 PennDOT Begins Review of New Version of MUTCD Shapiro Gives 2024-2025 Budget Address Make Sure Your Township Is Broadband Ready! PennDOT Connects Drop-In: Utility Coordination EMS Scholarships Available; Apply by February 9 DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications EPA Community Change Grants Available PUC Proposes Changes to Act 12 Notices, Process Snowmobile and ATV Grants Now Available State Collections Below Estimates for January Phil Says Early Spring! New Economic Plan Includes Building Vibrant and Resilient Regions Fed Says No, but Mortgage Rates Say Go Homeland Security and FEMA Cybersecurity Grants, Survey Open Now! Protect Your Municipality from Cyberattacks with PSATS Cyber Advantage Don’t Miss the February 2024 Township News! Shapiro Economic Development Plan for PA to be unveiled today! PennDOT Awards $13 Million in ARLE Grants Entries to PSATS’ Award Programs Due Wednesday, January 31! Shapiro Previews Budget Proposal on Ambulance Funding Records Care Q&A with PA State Archivists PENNVEST Grants for Water Infrastructure, Remediation Reminder: Township Reports Due January 31 READY Local Governments Training and Funding Program Reminder: PennDOT Seeking Submissions for ‘Build a Better Mousetrap’ Award Applications Accepted for Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program Entries to PSATS’ Award Programs Due Next Week! Friday Is Deadline for PSATS Scholarships! Spread the Word! DCNR Announces ATV Awards; Applications Accepted Soon Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15 PA Unemployment Rate Increases from Record Low Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants Two Weeks Left To Submit to PSATS’ Awards Programs! 2024 AARP Accepting Applications for Community Challenge Grants DCED Announces CFA Grant Awardees for $27 Million PSATS/Blair County Townships Association Postpones Free Solar Workshop to 1/30 DCNR Accepting Applications for Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grants WalkWorks Active Transportation Grants Now Available Inflation Rate Remains a Concern PSATS Seeking Additional Instructors PSATS/Blair County Townships Association Hosting Free Solar Workshop Pa. Insurance Department Seeks Public Input on Availability, Affordability of Flood Insurance Throughout Pennsylvania Today Is Public Officials Day at the PA Farm Show! Reminder: Submit Nominations for 2024 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence by January 26! Conference Registration Opening Day a Success! Community Records Microgrant Program Deadline is 1/31 Three Weeks Left To Submit to PSATS’ Award Programs! PSATS 2024 Conference Registration Is Open as of 9 a.m.! PCCD Grants Available to Make Communities Safer Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Available Spread the Word on PSATS Scholarships! Deadline is January 26 Watch for PSATS Member Service Survey Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) It’s Time! Registration Opens Tomorrow at 9 a.m. DEP Highlights National Radon Action Month, Free Test Kits Available Register to Attend January 10 Public Officials Day at PA Farm Show with Free Parking! PSATS Dues Update PSATS Award Programs Deadline Is This Month! U.S. DOT Infrastructure Grant Opportunity for Roads, Stormwater Don’t Miss the January 2024 Township News! Community Facilities Loans & Grants Available for Spring 2024 Projects PA Turnpike Commission 5% Toll Increase Takes Effect Sunday State Collections Below Estimates for December It’s Organization Meeting Day 2024! Reminder: Organization Meeting Checklist Available Does Your Township Have a New Supervisor? Still Time to Sign Up for Boot Camp! Get Ready: Conference Registration Opens in One Week! Reminder: Applications for RACP Due 1/12 Census Estimates Show Pennsylvania Losing Population PUC to investigate water/wastewater rate increase requests It’s here! How Does Your Township Celebrate Local Government Week? 2024 PSATS Employer/Employee Tax Chart Available Commonwealth Awards $335 Million in Grants for Water, Wastewater, and the Arts Get Ready for the PSATS Conference – Registration Opens January 9! Reminder: Submit Nominations for 2024 Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence! Gasoline Consumption Remains Below 2019 Levels Spread the Word on PSATS Scholarships! Broadband Authority Holding Virtual Input Session Today Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? IRS Announces 2024 Business Mileage Rate IFO Estimates Steep Drop for 2023 Natural Gas Impact Fees Townships Receive Recruitment Incentives for Law Enforcement National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Commonwealth Certifies 2023 Municipal Election Results 2024 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show New Castle Exits Distressed Status Happy 236th Birthday, Pennsylvania! PA Gas Tax to Decrease in 2024 Applications for RACP Now Being Accepted, Application Process Streamlined Reminder: Dam Safety Projects Applications Due 12/19 In the Spirit of Giving, Shapiro Administration Opens New RACP Application Window DGS to Auction More Than 450 Vehicles on December 12 Shapiro Administration Announces 132 Oil and Gas Wells Plugged in 11 Months Reminder: Boating Facility Grant Applications Due 12/30 2024 PA Farm Show Theme is “Connecting Our Communities” Public Officials Day Wednesday January 10 – Lunch Registration is Open! Community Records Microgrant Program Newly Elected, Reelected Supervisors Need to Take the Oath of Office Trails Maintenance Grants Now Available Myths of Recycled Asphalt Pavement – LTAP Drop In City of Aliquippa Exits Distressed Status State Collections Above Estimates for November Prepare Your Township for Any Emergency – Join Our Virtual Discussion with Emergency Management Veterans Share Your Historic Preservation Success Story Apply for PSATS Awards Programs! PSATS searching for nominees to LTAP Advisory Board December 31 is Deadline for Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Don’t Miss the December 2023 Township News! Seeking Power of One individuals for PSATS Boot Camp PUC Alerts Consumers of December 1 Energy Price Changes New Federal Charges Filed Against Suspended City Manager Protect Your Municipality from Cyberattacks with PSATS Cyber Advantage 5 Seats Left! Year-End Credits! Today is Giving Tuesday Still a Few Seats Left for Boot Camp Reminder: Pre-Scoping Forms for Green Light-Go Grants Due 12/15 Reminder: Alternative Fuels Grant Application Due 12/15 Today is Final Day to Request PSATS Service Recognition Certificates PA Unemployment Remains at Record Low Celebrate Your Township’s Youth with the 2024 PSATS Youth Awards! Nominations Are Open for 2024 Governor’s Award forLocal Government Excellence! Biden Signs Stopgap Funding Bill, Averts Government Shutdown Reminder: Presentation Available on Local Share Account Grant Application Process Question of the Week Correction Township Resolution Barring Display of “Thin Blue Line” American Flag on Township Property Struck Down Report Compares PA Transportation Funding, Spending with Peer States Inflation Rate Slows Commonwealth Court: Local Agencies Prohibited from Adding Non-Emergency/Non-De Minimis Items to Agendas During Meetings Reminder: PSATS Service Recognition Certificates Available, Request by 11/21 Apply to the 2024 Citizen Communication Contest! Reminder: Applications for Stream and Watershed Enhancement Grants Due 11/30 Promote Crash Responder Safety Week Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? Community Facilities Loans & Grants Available IRS Requiring Employers with 10 or More W-2 Forms to File Electronically Don’t Miss DCNR’s Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects Municipal Elections Tomorrow Reminder: PSATS Service Recognition Certificates Available, Request by 11/21 Presentation Available on Local Share Account Grant Application Process Green Light-Go Grants Open Soon; Pre-Scoping Forms Due 12/15 To Make Roads Safer, PSATS Calls for Modern Speed Enforcement Technology State Collections Above Estimates for October, But Remain Below on Year Good Ideas Never Get Old – Shapiro Announces Permit Money-Back Guarantee Program PennDOT Seeking Submissions for ‘Build a Better Mousetrap’ Award LCB Sends $2.3 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities Don’t Miss the November 2023 Township News! We’re Back! PSATS Returns to Facebook! Western PA Canoe Access Grants Now Available Learn@PSATS Dashboard on Website DCED Annual Filing Notice Mailed Reminder: Townships May Apply for Pilot Program for Economic Development until 11/8 New DEP Secretary Coming Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Available Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Comment on Mandatory Overtime Regulation by 11/7 Highlight Your Township’s Preservation Activities through the Community Initiative Award Service Recognition Certificates Available Investment Yield reached 5% for 1st time since 2007 Reminder: Letter of Interest for Disaster Mitigation Grants Due 10/31 PSATS Working Groups Seeking Input from Volunteers $14 Million Available to Support Law Enforcement Recruitment Drought Watch Lifted for Six Counties, Drought Persists in 15 Others PSATS’ QuickBooks Series: Register Today! Commonwealth Awards Grants for Water Infrastructure, Watersheds New Record Low PA Unemployment PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications until November 13 Reminder: Boating Facilities Grant Applications Due 10/23 Reminder: Local Share Account Grant Program Accepting Applications Until 11/30 Volunteer Fire Companies Receive Grants Reminder: Grade PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance Until 10/20 Disaster Mitigation Grants Available; Letter of Interest Due 10/31 PA Secures Two Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Projects Friday the 13th Enjoy the Colors of Fall This Weekend! Keystone State Park is the Nation’s Top Fall Foliage Destination Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Streamlines Application Process Governor Orders Flags Lowered for Terror Attacks in Israel Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Available for Dam Safety Projects Does Your Township Have a Historic Barn in Need of Repair? Historical Roadside Marker Grants Suspended City Manager Faces New Charges Fire Prevention Week Runs October 8-14 L&I Advisory on Industrialized Buildings and Building Components Inspections Townships Receive Park and Recreation Grants Vaccination Cards No More Community Forest and Open Space Program Accepting Applications Reminder: Commonwealth Accepting Fire/EMS Grant Applications Until October 20 PennDOT Connects Drop-In, Pursuing Transportation Grant Funding Emergency Test Alert at 2:20 PM Today Record High Mortgage Rates Impacting Property Transfer Revenue Secretary/Manager Summit SBA Approves Low-Interest Loans for July 9 Disaster State Collections Below Estimates for September Townships Urged to Comment on Mandatory Overtime Regulation Nationwide Test of the Emergency Broadcast System Set for 10/4 FEMA Denies Shapiro’s Request For Federal Disaster Aid Federal Shutdown? What Would it Mean to Townships Farm Show Dates, Theme Announced AmericaWalks Community Change Mini-Grants Available Alternative Fuels Grant Opportunity Grade PennDOT Construction, Maintenance Performance Townships May Apply for Pilot Program for Economic Development Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Clean-Diesel Grants until 10/20 Reminder: Don’t Miss Broadband Survey Boating Facility Grants Available PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Reminder: Townships May Give Input on Broadband Applications until October 6 PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko appears on “Behind the Headlines,” a program from the Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization Statewide Waterway Access Mini Grant Program Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grants U.S. Department of the Interior Small Grants Now Available Clean Vessel Act Grants Available for Boating Facilities Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – FY2023 Thriving Communities Program Pension Aid Amounts for 2023 Announced Commonwealth Accepting Fire/EMS Grant Applications Until October 20 Office of Open Records Training Available on RTKL Basics Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? 2023 Results Available! PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko appears on today’s episode of “Behind the Headlines,” a program from the Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization. Celebrate Healthy Lands Week, September 23 – October 1 PSATS Announces New PSATS Scholarship Program Murderer/Fugitive Captured Inflation Continues Townships Receive Grants for Planning, Shared Services Don’t Miss Upcoming In-Person PSATS CDL Classes PSATS Hosting Free Utility-Scale Solar Seminars Reminder: DCNR ATV and Snowmobile Grants Applications Due September 29 Environmental Justice Mapping Tool Today is Patriot Day. 22 years ago this morning, our nation came under attack and all Americans united regardless of differences. Take time to remember. PSATS Welcomes Harry Krot Legislative Agency Conducting Survey on Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Reminder: Applications for Federal Transportation Grants Due 9/28 PSATS Virtual Budgeting Class Tomorrow Get in the Zone…With PSATS Fall Zoning Classes Last Call for 2024 Conference Workshop Proposals! 2023 Salary Survey Results Now Available! Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property New Stream and Watershed Enhancement Grants PSATS HR Events Coming Soon! Free PennDOT Connects Drop-In: School Transportation Management Local Share Account Grant Program Now Accepting Applications Reminder: PA Safety Day Slated for State College PSATS Cyber Advantage 2023 Salary Survey Results Should be Released This Week! Reminder: Broadband Access Survey Available By Phone and Mail for Unserved Areas Free LTAP Drop-In: Introduction to the Use of Drones for Municipal Roadway Operations and Maintenance The Agriculture Announces 35 More Farms Preserved PSATS Focuses on Public Safety in the September Township News! Federal Department of Labor Proposes Increasing Employees Eligible for Overtime DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grants Reminder: Federal SMART Transportation Grants Available Free Training on Federal Transportation Grants Reminder: Help Us Open Results! Enter Your Salary Survey Data Today! DEP Accepting Applications for Clean-Diesel Grants Townships Can Provide Input on Broadband Grant Applications Townships Receive Multimodal Grants, New Round Opens Soon Statewide Drought Watch Lifted for 47 Counties DCNR Schedules Virtual Grant Workshop for Recreation & Conservation Projects PennDOT Provides Municipal EV Charging Infrastructure Resource Reminder: PSATS Accepting RFPs for 2024 Conference Workshops Until 9/11 Newly Revised Federal Form I-9 Now in Effect Office of Open Records Training Available on RTKL, Sunshine Law Reminder: Results Opening Soon… Enter Your Salary Survey Data Today! DEP Launches Electrical Vehicle Education Program for Local Officials PA Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 1976 PennDOT Modernized CDL Driver’s Skills Test Broadband Authority Soliciting Township Input on Broadband Applications Last Chance – Sign Up for Today’s 60-minute Free Webinar! Trustees Ballots Mailed to Participating Townships Commonwealth to Distribute Iodide to Residents Near Nuclear Plants on Thursday Broadband Webinar Link for Wednesday 8/16 Online Surveys Expanded to Phone and Mail to Get Info From Unserved Areas Budget Season Is Around the Corner … and PSATS Can Help! Electric Vehicle Charging Funds Awarded to Private Sector on Interstates Broadband Authority Holds Webinar for Local Governments Townships Receive Green Light-Go Grants Flags Lowered for Passing of Former First Lady Ellen Casey PSATS Morning News for Friday 8/11 Inflation Continues, Slow and Steady FREE PSATS Cyber Security Webinar, Thursday, August 17 at 12 noon. PSATS Submits Comments on Broadband Report Reminder: Results Opening Soon, Enter Your Salary Survey Data Today! Reminder: Tell Washington “NO” Increases to Truck Length or Weight PSP Launches Body-Worn Camera Initiative Free FBI Training Available Shapiro Signs Property Tax/Rent Rebate Expansion Reminder: Rural Surface Transportation Grants Applications Due 8/21 Shapiro to Sign Property Tax/Rent Rebate Expansion PA Safety Days Slated for Cranberry, State College Reminder: Federal Transportation Grant Applications Due August 18 DCNR ATV and Snowmobile Grants Available State Fiscal Year Begins With Surplus Tonight is National Night Out! Reminder: Tell Washington “NO” Increases to Truck Length or Weight Don’t Miss the August Township News! Send Your National Night Out Photos to PSATS Reminder: Phase 3 of OOR’s E-File Appeal Portal Rolling Out Today Send Your National Night Out Photos to PSATS Statewide Drought Watch Remains in Place DEP Collects Penalties from Sunoco for Mariner East 2 Pipeline Broadband Authority Releases Draft Report Fed Increase Interest Rate Again Shapiro Administration Provides Heat Safety Guidance with High Temperature Forecast See Your Township’s Historical Assets in the 2024 PSATS Calendar! Norfolk Southern Pays 1 Million to Township, County for Derailment Impacts USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program PA Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 1976 Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Update Borough of Braddock Exits Distressed Status Reminder: We Need Your Stories to Makethe Case for Legal Advertising Reform Reminder: CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Township Officials, Residents Encouraged to Complete Broadband Survey, Participate in Community Conversations on Broadband Phase 3 of OOR’s E-File Appeal Portal Rolling Out July 31 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Informational Webinar PSATS Calls Out Commonwealth on Stormwater Double Standard America250PA Celebration and Infrastructure Funding Townships Represented at “Internet for All Event” Some Pennsylvanians May Apply for Help with Water, Wastewater Bills Recompete Pilot Program Funding for Distressed Communities Now Available Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Formula Grants Reminder: Enter Your Salary Survey Data to Access Reports Earlier! Transportation Funding Survey USDOT Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Funding Available Reminder: Draft Applications for Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program FEMA Extreme Heat Webinars Governor Shapiro Visits Lower Alsace Township, Pledges Support for Flood Recovery Keystone Communities Program Grants Now Available Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grants – Round 2 Now Open Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Internet for All Event Signatures Needed: Tell Washington “NO” Increases to Truck Length or Weight Fixed Award Grant Program Reminder: New WalkWorks Program Applications Due July 28 PSATS Accepting RFPs for 2024 Conference Workshops Emergency Alert! State Fiscal Year Ends….Big Surplus…No New Budget Townships Eligible to Claim Clean Energy Tax Credits for the First Time IFO Report on Homeownership Dream IFO Report on Impact Fee Revenues and Outlook for Next Year Learn About Parks and Trails in the July Township News! Canadian Wildfires Smoke Returns to Pennsylvania Reminder: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Fixed Award Grant Program Senate Confirms One Cabinet Secretary, Three More To Serve By Default Reminder: Enter Your Salary Survey Data to Open the Reports Earlier! Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Rural Surface Transportation Grants Available Reminder: Deadline Today Pennsylvania to Receive $1.16 Billion in Federal Broadband Funding Township Officials, Residents Encouraged to Complete Broadband Survey, Participate in Community Conversations on Broadband Senate Confirms Cabinet Secretaries Alternative Fuels Grant Opportunity Reminder: Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Grants Available U.S. Postal Service Expected to Increase Rates July 9 Senate Confirms Cabinet Secretaries Township Officials, Residents Encouraged to Complete Broadband Survey Senate Confirms Cabinet Secretaries Shapiro Announces Cabinet Members, Executive Staff Have Completed Ethics Training Pa. Township News Photo Request PUC Announces All-Time Record Impact Fee Collections I-95 Expected to Open This Weekend Reminder: PA Broadband Authority Accepting Grant Applications Until July 10 Draft Applications for Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Due July 17 Shapiro Orders Flags to Half Staff Reminder: PennDOT Automated Red-Light Enforcement Grant Deadline June 30 Keep an Eye Out for Email Scammers Shapiro Announces 1-95 to Reopen in Two Weeks See Your Township in the 2024 PSATS Calendar! DEP Declares Statewide Drought Watch Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program I-95 Disaster Update: Demolition Complete…Live Feed Up To Watch Progress U.S. Department of Transportation Grant Dashboard New I-95 Bridge Plan Announced Fed Skip Interest Rate Increase First Time in a Year Happy Flag Day! Inflation Continues but Slower PEMA Council Approves Governor’s Disaster Declaration for I-95 Collapse Broadband Authority to Hold Webinar on Prevailing Wage Law and Broadband Grants New WalkWorks Program Funding Opportunity PennDOT Connects Bicycle Selection Guide Workshop Shapiro to Declare Disaster to Address I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia Submit a Project for America250PA Infrastructure Funding PA Broadband Infrastructure Program Map Tool Available PennDOT Connects Safe Routes to School Q&A Drop-In PHMC Awards Historic Preservation Grants Reminder: Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Available Canadian Wildfires Create Unhealthy Air Quality PennDOT Accepting Alternative Proof of SSN for REAL ID Concerned About a Local Match for Transportation Projects? Utility-Scale Solar Development Seminar Update Reminder: We Need Your Stories to Make the Case for Legal Advertising Reform DeFoor Announces 3% of Municipal Pension Plans Are Funded below 70% PA Safety Days Slated for York, Cranberry, State College Electric Vehicle Grants Available Reminder: PSATS Hosting Free Workshops on Utility-Scale Solar Development PennDOT Accepting Pre-scoping Forms for Automated Red-Light Enforcement Grants FCC Releases Updated Broadband Map State Revenues Reported for May 2023 Relive the Annual Conference … or See What You Missed! Automated Red-Light Enforcement Grants Due June 30 Ride and Drive Electric Program Grants Available PUC Holding Hearings on Service Complaints Against Frontier Newly Revised Sunshine/RTK Manual Now Available! New 2023 Ethics Manual Helps Township Officials Navigate Personal Responsibilities Commonwealth Court Rules That Fire Companies Can be Subject to RTKL U.S. Supreme Court Limits Clean Water Act Grant Awards Will Restore Abandoned Mine Lands, Impaired Streams in Townships PA State Data Center Launches New Portal Shell to Pay $10 Million for Air Quality Violations Rankin Borough Exits Distressed Status Celebrate National EMS Week! Recognize Public Works Crews This Week! Reminder: CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund U.S. Post Office Holds Mailbox Improvement Week May 21-27 PA Unemployment Rate Lowest on Record PSATS Hosting Free Workshops on Utility-Scale Solar Development PUC Alerts Consumers of June 1 Electric Price Changes Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Fixed Award Grant Program Yesterday’s Primary Elections Mark a New Beginning Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Funding Available Soon <strong>It’s Municipal Primary Election Day! The closest government to the people works best because of days like this. Vote today and look for statewide office results this evening <a href="http://elink.psats.org/c/6/?T=NjIxMzQ4NDg%3AMDItYjIxMzA2LTdkYzIzYjhjYjc2OTQ0YjJiZGMzM2ZmOThmMDNhMDI0%3AaGZpc2hlbEBwc2F0cy5vcmc%3AY29udGFjdC0zN2MyNjBjNDYzMGZlNjExODBlNDZjM2JlNWE4M2IxYy0wMTI1OWQ2ZjAzYmI0MzFkOGM0ZTAzNmE0NWI2ZTVmMA%3AZmFsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWxlY3Rpb25yZXR1cm5zLnBhLmdvdi8_X2NsZGVlPWFHWnBjMmhsYkVCd2MyRjBjeTV2Y21jJTNkJnJlY2lwaWVudGlkPWNvbnRhY3QtMzdjMjYwYzQ2MzBmZTYxMTgwZTQ2YzNiZTVhODNiMWMtMDEyNTlkNmYwM2JiNDMxZDhjNGUwMzZhNDViNmU1ZjAmZXNpZD00YzBkODU0Mi1kODNiLWVjMTEtYjZlNS0wMDIyNDgyNjQxYzU&K=ekB8AauSKqUTbZTYbgT3Ww" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </strong> Learn How to Respond to Federal Transportation Grant <strong>Opportunities in Free Webinar </strong> <strong>Reminder: WalkWorks Active Transportation Plan Grant </strong><strong>Applications Due May 26 </strong> <strong>Rural PA Gains Residents </strong> <strong>Pennsylvania Gains from Mid-Atlantic Region, But Loses to Southern States</strong> <strong>U.S. COVID-19 Emergency Health Declaration Expires Today</strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Accepting Grant Applications </strong> <strong>Inflation Continued to Moderate in April </strong> <strong>Act 13 Grant Applications Due to DCED 5/31 </strong> <strong>PA Safety Days Scheduled </strong> <strong>Breach of Information Notice Act Now in Effect </strong> <strong>We Need Your Stories to Make the Case for Legal Advertising Reform</strong> <strong>Recreation Workshop This Thursday in Montour County</strong> <strong>PSATS Hosting Free Sessions Next Week on Grid-Scale Solar in McKean, Westmoreland Counties </strong> <strong>Hazleton Exits Distressed Status </strong> <strong>Another Chance to See (or Revisit) PSATS’ 100th Conference!</strong> <strong>PA Turnpike Begins Final Phase of All-Electronic Tolling</strong> <strong>Crime Victims and Criminal Defendants Now Allowed Access to Certain Criminal Records for Use in Civil Suits</strong> <strong>Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – PROTECT Program Grant Funding Now Available </strong> <strong>State Revenues Reported for April 2023 </strong> <strong>PennDOT Connects Drop-In – Historic Metal Truss Bridge Capital Rehabilitation Program</strong> <strong>House Expected to Vote on OSHA Bill TODAY!</strong> <strong>Historical & Archival Records Care Grants Now Available </strong> <strong>Johnstown Exits Distressed Status </strong> <strong>PennDOT Announces 2022 Decrease in Traffic Fatalities </strong> <strong>Thank You for Making PSATS 2023 Annual Conference a Success! </strong> <strong>Conference Attendees Hear from Administration Officials </strong> <strong>Shapiro Creates New Office to Improve Pennsylvania’s Online Services</strong> <strong>Miss the Conference? Watch It on PCN!</strong> <strong>Growing Greener Plus Grant Round Opens Tomorrow</strong> <strong>Guidelines Available for PA Broadband Authority Broadband Grants</strong> <strong>USDA Funding Available for Expansion of High-Speed Internet in Rural Areas</strong> <strong>April 17-21 is National Work Zone Awareness Week</strong> <strong>Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution </strong> <strong>Scoping Forms for Automated Red Light Enforcement Grants Due April 30</strong> <strong>Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program Grants Available </strong> <strong>U.S. Postal Service Plans to Increase Rates in July </strong> <strong>Townships, Officials Receive Governor’s Awards for Excellence </strong> <strong>DGS to Auction More Than 300 Vehicles on April 18 </strong> <strong>EPA Proposes New Vehicle Emission Standards Effective 2027 </strong> <strong>Inflation Slowed in March </strong> <strong>April 15 Deadline to Advertise Township’s Audit Information</strong> <strong>PA Treasury to Hold Online Auction for Unclaimed Property </strong> <strong>Intuit Rumor Dispelled, QuickBooks Class Offered at Conference </strong> <strong>Transportation Impact Study Process</strong> <strong>Biden Vetoes Congressional Attempt to Reverse Expanded WOTUS Rule </strong> Are You Frustrated with PennDOT’s Current Spending Priorities? There’s Still Time to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds; Online Forum Tomorrow Night <strong>Op-Ed Celebrates Local Government Week </strong> <strong>Have Planning Commission & Zoning Hearing Board Members in Need of Training? PSATS Can Help! </strong> <strong>$265.9 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades </strong> <strong>DCNR Evaluating, Accepting Permits for 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot </strong> <strong>PUC Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due April 15 </strong> <strong>Broadband Technical Assistance Opportunity for Appalachian Communities </strong> <strong>ARPA Project and Expenditure Report Now Available </strong> <strong>COSTARS Webinar Today at 10am </strong> State Revenues Reported for March 2023 <strong>Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Grants to Fight Wildfires </strong> <strong>Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants Now Open </strong> <strong>Digital Edition Now Available!</strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline to Give Feedback on PennDOT Winter Services is Thursday, April 6 </strong> PCCD to Provide All PA School Employees with Annual <strong>Safety and Security Training </strong> <strong>Township Reporting Deadlines This Week </strong> <strong>More Than 1,300 Townships Receive 2023 Liquid Fuels Distributions </strong> <strong>Got Conference Questions? We’ve Got You Covered!</strong> <strong>Townships Must File ARP Report, Learn How in Tomorrow’s Webinar </strong> PSATS Executive Director Discusses New Budget, <strong>Importance of Local Elections </strong> PSATS Executive Director Discusses New Budget, Reminder: Townships Urged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds <strong>Final Days to Register for PSATS Town Hall Meetings </strong> <strong>PA Unemployment Rate Up in February </strong> <strong>Reminder: DCNR Recreation Grant Applications Due April 5 </strong> <strong>Reminder: PENNVEST Outreach Events on Funding Opportunities </strong> <strong>Canoe Access Development Grants Available for Western Pennsylvania </strong> <strong>Important Audit Announcement for 2023 Liquid Fuels Distributions </strong> <strong>Power of One Opportunity</strong> <strong>Partial Scholarships for Secretaries and Administrators Class </strong> <strong>DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants</strong> <strong>Fed Hikes Interest Rates to Highest Level since 2007 </strong> <strong>REMINDER: 2023 Membership Card</strong> <strong>Population Groups “Virtual Town Hall” Invitation Coming </strong> <strong>Find Out What You Need to Know About the Conference!</strong> <strong>CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund </strong> <strong>U.S. EPA Proposes PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation </strong> <strong>WalkWorks Active Transportation Plan Grants Available </strong> <strong>Townships Receive Multimodal, Gaming Grants </strong> <strong>Conference Business Meeting Materials Sent to Member Townships, County Associations </strong> <strong>Reminder: DCNR Grant Applications Due 4/5 </strong> <strong>Reminder: Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Deadline is March 31</strong> <strong>Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds</strong> <strong>Provide Feedback on PennDOT Winter Services </strong> <strong>Funding for Low-Income Water, Wastewater Bills Coming Soon</strong> <strong>Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants Available</strong> <strong>Inflation Continues to Rise, But Slower</strong> <strong>Welcome to Sunshine Week! </strong> <strong>2023 Membership Card</strong> <strong>Statewide Invasive Impact Survey Complete, </strong><strong>Pilot Management Program Announced </strong> <strong>Important PSATS Policy News Coming This Week </strong> <strong>Governor Appoints Homeland Security Director </strong> <strong>PA Unemployment Rate Remains at 4.3%</strong> <strong>Final Reminder: PSATS Hosts Budget Briefing Today from 2-3 pm </strong> <strong>Reminder: DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails until 3/31</strong> <strong>Shapiro Gives First Budget Address </strong> <strong>Shapiro Budget Address Today, PSATS to Provide Webinar on Township Impact</strong> <strong>Have You Registered for Conference Yet?</strong> <strong>Norfolk Southern to Pay for Derailment Impacts </strong> <strong>Reminder: Digitizing Municipal Records Class to be Held Tomorrow, 3/8 </strong> <strong>Attention, Township Parks and Rec Departments</strong> <strong>Last Day to File Township Nomination Petitions is March 7 </strong> <strong>Shapiro Budget Address Tomorrow, Previews Tax Credit Plan </strong> <strong>2023 Transportation Performance Report Available </strong> <strong>2023 Liquid Fuels Distributions List Released</strong> <strong>See History: Original Penn Charter on View Week of March 12</strong> <strong>Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds </strong> <strong>Reminder: PA American Water Accepting Applications for Environmental Grants </strong> <strong>Liquid Fuels Funds Released Today</strong> <strong>Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Deadline Extended </strong> Digital Edition Now Available! Township News Explores How to Prevent Fraud & Corruption <strong>Pa. Broadband Authority Seeking Input on Stakeholder Engagement Process </strong> <strong>More Counties Added to Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone </strong> <strong>Commonwealth Creates Train Derailment Dashboard </strong> <strong>DCNR Accepting Applications for Grants to Fight Wildfires </strong> <strong>Reminder: AARP Community Challenge Grant Applications Due 3/15</strong> <strong>Borough of Mahanoy City Exits Distressed Status </strong> <strong>PENNVEST Schedules Outreach Events on Funding Opportunities </strong> <strong>Reminder: Applications for Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Due 3/1 </strong> <strong>Don’t Miss Out on PSATS Mini Boot Camps! </strong> <strong>Reminder: Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Applications Due March 1 </strong> <strong>Reminder: Chesapeake Bay G3 Grants Deadline is March 8</strong> <strong>Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Round Opening Soon </strong> <strong>Commonwealth Conducting Independent Water Sampling Near Derailment </strong> <strong>BIL Funds to Address PFAS in Drinking Water</strong> <strong>USDA Funds Rural Pennsylvania Projects</strong> <strong>Inflation Rate Increases </strong> <strong>State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Survey </strong> <strong>Broadband Authority Accepting Input on New Grant Program </strong> <strong>Local Match Challenges for Transportation Infrastructure Projects?</strong> <strong>Want to Serve on a State Advisory Board? </strong> <strong>New Pennsylvania Superfund Cleanup Project Announced </strong> <strong>Reminder: Chesapeake Bay G3 Grants Available </strong> <strong>Reminder: Federal Road, Stormwater Grant Applications Due 2/28 </strong> <strong>Apply for Certified Host Municipality Inspector Reimbursements </strong> New Supplement Available for 2020 Edition of the <strong>Second Class Township Code </strong> <strong>Call In to PCN Show Tonight with PSATS Executive Director! </strong> <strong>PennDOT Conducts Highway Safety Survey </strong> <strong>Township Officials May Attend Digitizing Municipal Records Class </strong> <strong>More Than $31 Million in Fire Company and EMS Grants Awarded </strong> <strong>Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property </strong> <strong>New Vegetation Management Manual Available </strong> <strong>PSATS Offering Mini Boot Camps This March </strong> <strong>DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails</strong> <strong>Learn about Electric Vehicle Incentives for Municipalities </strong> <strong>Survey of Financial Condition Due February 10 </strong> <strong>Shapiro Signs Order for “Money Back Guarantee” for Licenses, Certifications </strong> <strong>AARP Community Challenge Grants Available </strong> <strong>Clarification: PURTA Report Due April 1 </strong> <strong>Impacts of Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ </strong> <strong>DEP Releases Final State Water Plan </strong> <strong>Townships Encouraged to Tell PennDOT How to Spend Transportation Funds</strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline 2/6 for Culvert Replacement Grants That Allow Fish Passage </strong> <strong>Reminder: Green Light-Go Applications Due January 31 </strong> <strong>Reminder: U.S. HUD Main Street Grants Deadline is January 31</strong> <strong>Deadline Extended until 1/31 for Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence </strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline for 2023 Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants is 1/31 </strong> <strong>Oregon Announces Mileage Fee for Electric Vehicles </strong> <strong>Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants Available </strong> <strong>Shapiro Creates Office of Transformation, Economic Development</strong> <strong>Shippensburg Offering GIS Immersion Course </strong> <strong>PA American Water Accepting Applications for Environmental Grants</strong> <strong>PSATS Awards Applications Due Soon</strong> <strong>Reminder: Township Reports Due January 31 </strong> <strong>DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant Opportunity</strong> <strong>Drones: Help PennDOT Learn About Current Applications,</strong><strong>Needs for Local Roads </strong> <strong>Shapiro Signs New Gold Standard for Ethics, Relaxes Wolf Gift Restrictions </strong> <strong>Todd Becomes Chief Justice for Pa. Supreme Court</strong> <strong>PA Inauguration Day Today! </strong> <strong>Sanko named to City and State Power 100 in Harrisburg </strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Submits Bulk Challenge to FCC Broadband Map</strong> <strong>Webinar Series on Solar Development and Agriculture </strong> <strong>Reminder: Tax Information Form Due 1/15</strong> <strong>Wolf Administration Announces Grant Awards </strong> <strong>DCNR Awards ATV, Snowmobile Grants </strong> <strong>Today is Public Officials Day at the Pennsylvania Farm Show! </strong> <strong>Gasoline Consumption Down on Fuel Efficiency and Covid </strong> <strong>PSATS Wants YOU to Be a Conference Ambassador!</strong> <strong>Reminder: PSATS Advertising, Payroll Tax Guidance Available </strong> PSATS 2023-2024 Policy Statements <strong>Reminder: Nominations Due 1/17 for 2023 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence! </strong> <strong>Get Ready: Conference Registration Opens Tomorrow!</strong> <strong>Borough’s Stormwater Management Charge Ruled a Tax </strong> <strong>Clarification on Auditor Wages </strong> <strong>Time is Running Out to Apply for PSATS’ Awards Programs!</strong> <strong>Prayers for Senator Casey</strong> <strong>Pa. Farm Show Opens Tomorrow, Public Officials Day Slated for Wednesday </strong> <strong>PA Loses Population Since 2020 </strong> <strong>PA Turnpike Commission 5% Toll Increase Takes Effect Sunday</strong> <strong>Free Webinars Explain PHMC Historic Preservation Grants</strong> <strong>Time is Running Out for FCC Map Challenges! Challenges Due January 13 </strong> <strong>PennDOT Accepting Green Light-Go Applications </strong> <strong>Townships Receive Traffic Light Grants </strong> <strong>State Revenues Again Beats Projections </strong> <strong>Revised WOTUS Rule Adopted </strong> <strong>Reminder: 2023 Bid and Quote Limits Set </strong> <strong>Costly Federal Mandate Will Impact Reporting for Townships Issuing Bonds </strong> <strong>Happy Organization Meeting Day! </strong> <strong>Sanko Urges Legislature to Give Townships a Choice for Providing Legal Notices </strong> <strong>Anxious to Flip Through the January Township News? </strong> <strong>PA Gas Tax Increases, Could Lead to Higher LF Distribution in 2024</strong> <strong>IRS Announces 2023 Business Mileage Rate </strong> <strong>Watch Your Email for a Special Message from Dave Sanko</strong> <strong>Reminder: Municipal Recycling Performance Grant Applications Due December 30 </strong> <strong>Educational Scholarships Available for Paramedic Training </strong> <strong>Apply to PSATS’ Awards Programs!</strong> <strong>Welcome to Winter! </strong> <strong>U.S. DOT Rebuilding American Infrastructure Grant Opportunity for Roads, Stormwater </strong> Reminder: Grant Applications for Boating Facilities Due 12/30 <strong>Don’t Miss Out! Green Light-Go Required Pre-Scoping Due Friday, 12/23 </strong> <strong>Did You Get It? </strong> Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? <strong>PA Broadband Authority Provides Resources for FCC Map Challenges</strong> <strong>Townships Receive Law Enforcement Grants</strong> PA Unemployment Rate Remains at 4% <strong>Reminder: Applications for Boating Facility Grants Due 12/30 </strong> <strong>Farm Show Town Hall Slated on State of PA Agriculture </strong> <strong>Fed Hike Interest Rates To Highest Level in 15 Years </strong> <strong>Reminder: Deadline 12/21 for Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding </strong> <strong>Grants Available for Culvert Replacement That Allow Fish Passage </strong> <strong>Shapiro Picks Rock Lititz for Inaugural Gala </strong> <strong>12-Month Inflation Rate Increases by Smallest Amount Since December </strong> <strong>Townships Awarded Traffic Signal Grants </strong> <strong>PHMC Approves New State Historical Markers </strong> <strong>Township Officials Invited to Public Officials Day at Pa. Farm Show </strong> <strong>First Federal Broadband Funds Arrive in Pennsylvania; Authority Begins Hearings </strong> <strong>DEP Issues Orders to Equitrans for Natural Gas Release in Jackson Township </strong> <strong>CVS, Walgreens Opioid Settlement to Net $2.2 Billion to PA</strong> <strong>PSATS Executive Director Discusses New Session, Broadband Maps </strong> <strong>Broadband Authority Holding Hearings on New FCC Maps; Challenges Due January 13 </strong> <strong>2023 Bid and Quote Limits Announced </strong> <strong>Meeting in Montgomeryville 12/14 for Input on Hurricane Ida Draft CDBG Action Plan </strong> <strong>Commonwealth Flags Lowered in Honor of Fallen Firefighters </strong> <strong>DGS to Auction More Than 450 Vehicles on Tuesday, December 13</strong> <strong>DEP Lifts Drought Watch for 15 Counties </strong> <strong>PSATS Collaborates with PSP on Infrastructure Threats </strong> <strong>Clarification on New Report Fields for DCED Report </strong> <strong>Flags Lowered for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day </strong> <strong>Submit Your Entries to PSATS’ Awards Programs!</strong> <strong>Broadband Authority to Hold Virtual Roundtable Tomorrow for Possible Grant Applicants </strong> <strong>Chesapeake Bay G3 Grants Available </strong> <strong>PA State Farm Show News…Local Government Day is Back!! </strong> <strong>REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Delayed </strong> <strong>Reminder: FCC Map Webinar Today at 1 p.m. </strong> <strong>Township Wins Appeal on RTKL Request for Harassment Investigation Records </strong> <strong>Phase 2 of OOR’s E-File Portal Open for Use by Local Agencies </strong> <strong>Don’t Miss Broadband Authority Webinar on FCC Map Impact, Appeals Process Today and Tomorrow </strong> <strong>Mypath Account Clarification, Quick Links</strong> <strong>DCED Announces Planning Grant Recipients </strong> <strong>State Revenues Reported for November 2022 </strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Holding Webinar on FCC Map Impact, Appeals Process </strong> <strong>Shapiro names Chief of Staff </strong> <strong>myPATH Now Open for Township Use, Replacing e-TIDES </strong> <strong>Cabot Successor Accepts Plea, Funds Water Line Construction in Dimock Township </strong> <strong>Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants </strong> <strong>PA Broadband Authority Releases Statewide Broadband Plan, </strong><strong>Surveys Municipalities</strong> <strong>Clarification: 2023 Organization Meeting Date</strong> <strong>Revenue Unavailable By Phone, Transitioning to myPATH </strong> Nominations Are Open for 2023 Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence! <strong>Reminder: Act 57 Requires Townships to Adopt Tax Resolution </strong> <strong>Alternative Fuels Grant Available until December 16 </strong> <strong>AG Reaches Settlement with Illegal Event Venue </strong> <strong>Reminder: Townships May Apply for 2023 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence </strong> <strong>FCC Requires New Broadband Labels to Help Consumers Comparison Shop </strong> <strong>PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1% </strong> <strong>PA State House to Switch Majority Control </strong> <strong>As Utilities Increase Rates, PUC Reminds Residents of Options</strong> <strong>Shell Cracker Plant Begins Operations in Potter Township, Beaver County </strong> <strong>Correction: Deadline for Road and Bridge Safety Awards </strong> <strong>Walmart Settles with States Over Opioid Epidemic Allegations</strong> <strong>OOR Annual Right-to-Know Law/Sunshine Act Training Today at 10 a.m. </strong> <strong>Letters of Interest Accepted for U.S. DOT Thriving Communities Program </strong> <strong>PSATS Submits Comments to FEMA on Simplified Procedures Policy </strong> Accepting Entries for All PSATS Excellence Awards to be presented at 2023 Annual Conference <strong>Inflation Continues to Rise While 12-Month Rate Drops </strong> U.S. HUD Main Street Grants Provide Affordable Housing Help Available for Residents Concerned About Heating Bills <strong>Does Your Township Have a Historic Barn in Need of Repair? </strong> <strong>Congratulations to the Winners! </strong> Green Light-Go Grant Round Opens Soon, Pre-Scoping Accepted Now Office of Open Records Solicits Input on Fee Schedules for Right-to-Know Law <strong>e-TIDES Transitioning to myPATH </strong> <strong>EEOC Updates “Know Your Rights” Poster </strong> <strong>PennDOT Grant Alerts – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act </strong> <strong>Governor Wolf Clears Desk </strong> Correction: Issues with Webinar Link Published in Yesterday’s Edition of the MN <strong>Fed Raises Interest Rates </strong> Private Planned Communities Cannot Impose <strong>Lifetime Bans on Sex Offenders</strong> <strong>Statewide Active Transportation Summit: Bikes & Beyond </strong> <strong>State Revenues Exceed Projections Yet Again </strong> <strong>Webinar Scheduled for New Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding </strong> IFO Estimates 2022 Impact Fee Will Be Highest on Record DCED Annual Filing Notice Mailed Statewide Invasive Species Impacts Survey PSATS Urges Governor to Sign Fire/EMS Bills Digital Edition Now Available! Winter Weather Best Practices to Keep Roads and Residents Safe RACP Grant Awards Released Reminder: $310 Million in New Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding Available Submit Your Entries for PSATS’ Annual Citizen Communication Contest! Commonwealth Court Decision Enjoins Enforcement of 2021 UCC Accessibility Updates Reminder: Virtual Grant Workshop Slated for Recreation, Conservation Projects Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications until November 14 CDBG Grant Awards Announced  Statewide Active Transportation Summit Slated: Bikes & Beyond  Clean Vessel Act Grants Available for Boating Facilities  Erie Access Improvement Grants Available  Last Day to Register to Vote in Pennsylvania Act 57 Waiver Form Now Available from DCED Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Program PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1% Agriculture Unveils Pennsylvania Preferred Website  Reminder: PHFA Mixed-Use Development Projects RFP Due November 4  Call In to PCN Show Tonight  Another Budget Reminder…2023 Estimated Liquid Fuels Rates Available  DEP Lifts Drought Watch for 16 Counties  FEMA 2022 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants Available; Letter of Interest Due 10/19  11 More Participate in Local Climate Action Program  Inflation Continues to Rise  Commonwealth Preserves Farmland  Happy Birthday America Countdown State Fire Commissioner Provides Seasonal Fire Prevention Tips Alert! PSATS Stormwater Conference Now Virtual Reminder: Deadline Approaching for New Grant Round for Recycling Program Development PA Township Farm to Provide 2022 White House Christmas Tree DEP Awards $3 million to Restore Watersheds, Reduce Water Pollution Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information? Reminder: Act 57 Requires Townships to Adopt Tax Resolution PFBC Accepting Municipal Applications for Boating Facility Grant Program Reminder: Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Grant Applications Due October 21 Park and Recreation Workshop Slated National Crime Statistics Released by FBI…Feel Safer? More Than $66 Million in Volunteer Fire Relief Aid Distributed to Municipalities  Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Park, Recreation Grants Awards until 10/27  PennDOT Connects Drop-In Public Engagement with Equity and Inclusion Session October 13, 2022 Agriculture Highlights Improvements to Pennsylvania’s Dirt and Gravel Roads EPA Releases 2-Year Milestone Evaluations on Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort More Broadband Funds Available Through USDA ReConnect Program Round 4 Naloxone Availability Expanded New Director for Governor’s Center FEMA 2022 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants Available State September Revenues Exceed Projections….Again! 2023 PA Farm Show Theme is “Rooted in Progress” PA Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer Dies $310 Million in New Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Grant Funding Available Reminder: Deadline for Fire/EMS Grant Applications is October 21 Prepare for Emergencies with Flood Insurance Some Pennsylvanians May Apply for Help with Water, Wastewater Bills Congress Will Miss Federal Budget Deadline….Again…. Community Forestry Bus Tour Slated for October 12 in State College Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grant Program until 10/17 Reminder: Townships May Apply for Local Law Enforcement Grants until October 13 2022 Archives and Records Management Seminar Slated for October 5 Three New State Parks to Be Located in Townships Local Governments May Access FCC Data for Broadband Maps Reminder: Applications for Public Library Grants Being Accepted Until October 14 Here is Your Chance to Grade PennDOT on Services DEP Extends General Permit for Small MS4’s (PAG-13), Invites Participation in Workgroup Townships May Comment on Freight Plan L&I Accepting Applications for 2023-24 PennSERVE Grants  Register Now to Attend First-Ever Pennsylvania Sustainability Summit Prepare Your 2023 Budgets Accordingly PSATS Stormwater Conference Registration Fee Increases October 1! Pension Aid Amounts for 2022 Announced  Townships Among Recipients for CFA Awards  PA Awarded $240 million for Water Infrastructure Improvements  PSATS Submits Comments on State Water Plan Revisions  PennDOT Data Shows Roundabout Reduce Fatalities  Violence Intervention & Prevention Grants Available  PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2%  PHFA Mixed-Use Development Projects RFP Reminder: Cybersecurity Summit Slated for September 28-29 Pennsylvania Receives $25.4 Million for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Reminder: Traffic Signal Modernization Grant Program Application Period Ends 9/30 DCNR Announced Wildfire Assistance Grants Reminder: DCNR Funding Opportunity – ATV and Snowmobile Program Inflation Continues to Rise as Gasoline Prices Drop Below $4/gallon State Treasurer Says All ARP Funds Disbursed Act 57 Requires Townships to Adopt Tax Resolution  Reminder: Federal Broadband Money Available  PennDOT Phases in Newly-Designed Driver Licenses, ID Cards  PennDOT LTAP Build a Better Mousetrap Award  Commonwealth to Distribute Iodide to Residents Near Nuclear Plants on 9/15  Commonwealth Continues to be Flush with Cash PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Homeland Security Applies for Cybersecurity Grants to Benefit Local Government; Asks Townships to Complete Brief Survey Reminder: Federal Flood Mitigation Funding Available, Due October 3 Rep. Pam Snyder Appointed Chair of Broadband Authority LCB Sends $2.2 Million in Licensing Fees to Municipalities ARP Deposit Now Scheduled for September 9 FHWA Form 536 Due to PennDOT by September 15 Commonwealth Accepting Fire/EMS Grant Applications Until October 21 Looking for Township Employee Wage and Benefit Comparisons? DCNR Announces C2P2 Grant Awards, New Fall Grant Round It’s Official… Your ARP Deposit Coming This Week! Townships May Apply Now for New Local Law Enforcement Grants Reminder: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference Until September 12 Commonwealth Releases August Revenues September is National Preparedness Month…Sign Up for Updates! DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties DCNR Proposes Rulemaking to Conserve PA Native Wild Plants <em><strong>Digital Edition Now Available!</strong></em> PennDOT Connects Drop-In: Aligning Your Ordinances, Policies, and Codes with Your Active Transportation Plan (ATP) PSATS wants YOU to be a part of the Association’s 2023 calendar! Traffic Signal Modernization Grant Program Opens Tomorrow Reminder: Young Ambassadors Wanted to Build Community Stewards, Civic Leaders Reminder: Report Broadband Connectivity Issues to FCC ASAP  Have a Cybersecurity Concern or Story to Share?  Federal Broadband Money Available Reminder: Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Opportunity DEP Accepting Applications for Coastal Zone Grant Program Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property  Happy Birthday America Countdown  DEP Seeks Public Input on Improving PA’s Electric Grid  State Transportation Commission 2023 12-Year Program Adopted  Running Out of Time for August ARP Distribution  Participate in Free Federal Grant Webinars Today and Tomorrow  DEP Releases Draft 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan  New Grant Round for Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants  PA Cybersecurity Summit Slated for September 28-29  Reminder: Traffic Signal Modernization Grants Available  Second Quarter Natural Gas Production Report Available  PUC Reminds Southeast Pennsylvania of New 835 Area Code Effective September 2  PA Supreme Court Decision Major Zoning Win for Townships Reminder: Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications Until 8/31 DEP Approves Nutrient Credit Tracking Tool for Wastewater Treatment Plants Reminder: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference PennDOT Offers Select Drivers Facing Suspension Second Chance DGS to Auction More Than 440 Vehicles  Reminder: Enter Salary Survey Data by Tomorrow!  Residents Impacted by Mariner Eligible for Free Water Testing  Step One For Better Broadband Connectivity in PA Office of Open Records Hosts Training 2020 Pennsylvania Broadband Victory Canceled by Feds Major CDC COVID-19 Changes Inflation Pauses with Latest CPI Numbers  Reminder: Applications for Alternative Fuels Grant Due August 26 Morning News Wins National Communications Award PSATS Members Can Participate in Free Federal Grant Webinars Reminder: Give Your Township Access to Salary Survey Results! PSATS wants YOU to be a part of the Association’s 2023 calendar! Virtual Grant Workshop Slated for Recreation, Conservation Projects Young Ambassadors Wanted to Build Community Stewards, Civic Leaders Grant Opportunity: Safe Streets and Roads for All Correction: NewsBulletin Article Energy Transfer Accepts Criminal Liability Related to Pipelines Pa Interstate Bridge Tolling Plan Dead Reminder: Federal Flood Mitigation Funding Available ARP Round 2 Funding Coming This Month Requirements for Townships with CDL Employees Give Your Township Access to Salary Survey Results! PA Turnpike Commission Approves 5% Toll Increase for 2023 PA Joins Robocall Task Force Do You Know a Conservation Leader? New Process Announced for Commonwealth OOR Appeals Wolf Administration Announces $13 Million in Tax Credits for Farmers Commonwealth Releases July Revenues DEP Accepting Applications for Environmental Education Grants Anxious to flip through the August Township News? Updated Final Rule FAQs Provide Clarification Are You Ready For Budget Season? PSATS Can Help! PennDOT Submits State Plan for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment IFO Report: “Where did the Workers Go?” Prepare Your 2023 Budgets Accordingly Updated Final Rule FAQs Provide Clarification DCNR Funding Opportunity – ATV and Snowmobile Program DCNR Announces Grant Awards for ATV, Snowmobile Trails Recession Redefined? Chance of Coming Recession Between 33% and 66% Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications Traffic Signal Modernization Grants Available PLCB Awards $3.4 Million in Grants to Reduce Underage, Dangerous Drinking Applications for RACP Now Being Accepted PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference Applications for Public Library Grants Being Accepted COVID-19 Eligible Reimbursements Continue After July 2 Pennvest Announces Loan/Grant Combination Awards PA Treasury Restates ARPA Round One Reallocation Payments DEP Submits Final WIP to EPA, Applauds New State Funding Reminder to Continue Tracking COVID-19 Costs, Submit for Reimbursement Reminder: Townships Receiving Small ARP Redistribution Encourage Residents to Stop the Spotted Lanternfly Townships Receiving Small ARP Redistribution Revenue Warns of Fraudsters Targeting Businesses City of Reading Exits Distressed Status Office of Open Records Hosts Training Correction: New Liquor Code Act Removes License Restrictions for Amplified Music Good News….Bad News on ARP Funding Commonwealth Authority Accepting Applications for RACP on July 25 Alternative Fuels Grant Opportunity Watch for Cyber Attacks as Amazon Prime Day Approaches Definition of Rural and Urban Municipalities Updated  Realty Transfer Tax: 2021 Common Level Ratio  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Bridge Investment Program Funding Opportunity  Department of Agriculture Shares Tips for Trapping Lanternflies  Open Records Reform Put Off Until Fall Reminder: Deadline Approaching for Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant Applications PennDOT Extends Deadline for Feedback on Interstate Charging Stations Commonwealth Ends Fiscal Year Nearly 15% Over Covid Estimates PennDOT Undecided on Appealing Bridge Tolling Plan End  Tips for Troubleshooting SAM.gov Renewal Second Tranche of American Rescue Plan Funds Not Coming In June Airbnb Permanently Bans House Parties Reminder: Make Sure Your Township Enters Salary Survey Data by June 30! Expanded Rail Service to Western PA Announced Census Accepting Appeals Pa. Township News Wants to Know State Fire Commissioner Urges Fireworks Caution Reminder: PennDOT Survey on Automated Vehicles Due Today Sovereign and Governmental Immunity Report Released $10 Million Awarded to 15 Projects IFO Impact Fee Update and Outlook for 2022 Pa. Township News Wants To Know Census Bureau Shows Urban Center Population Losses Pa. Township News Wants to Know PUC Releases 2021 Impact Fee Distributions Reminder: PennDOT Survey on Automated Vehicles Due Friday PennDOT Also Wants Feedback on Interstate Charging Stations PA Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.6% IFO Economic Update Focuses on Fuel Prices, Gas Tax Remains Frozen Commonwealth Preserves Farmland DGS to Auction More Than 280 Heavy Equipment Items for Sale PennDOT Accepting Comments on 2023 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Treasury Issues Clarification on Buy America Preference Salary Survey Plus Phil Needs Your Help! NATaT Sends Letter Opposing Federal Gas Tax Holiday Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants  IFO Research Brief on PA’s Gas Tax  Treasury Updates ARP Compliance and Reporting Guidance PennDOT Surveying Local Government Officials on Automated Vehicles Inflation Continues to Set Records DGS Secretary Departing Wolf Administration IRS Increases Mileage Allowance for Second Half of 2022 Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property Second Tranche of American Rescue Plan Funds Should Be by End of Month IFO Report Examines Impact of Inflation on PA  U.S. Treasury Issues Alternative to Single Audit for ARP Funds PSATS Seeking Trainers for Flagger Classes Governor’s Center Director to Depart DCED Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Growing Greener Grants until June 24  Analysis of IRS Data Shows High Tax States Lose Population Reminder: Send Us Your Cost Estimates For Legal Advertising  PA Monthly Revenue Collection Continues to Exceed Estimates  Leveraging Trails for Local Benefits – PennDOT Connects Drop-In Reminder: SAM.gov Registration Renewal Due in June, July for Many Townships Commonwealth Court Strikes Challenge to Uniform Firearms Act Pittsburgh Gun Ordinances Fail as Preempted PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants  Threat Assessment and Threat Management Symposium Slated for June 8-9 First Quarter Natural Gas Production Report Available Legal Advertising Reform Bill Passed Over in Committee Biden Signs Police Reform Executive Order Reminder: Volunteer Fire Departments Turnout Gear Applications Due June 1 DEP Secretary McDonnell Departs Wolf Administration  Reminder: Act 13 Grants Applications Due to DCED May 31  Standard Offer Electric Plan Rate Savings… Sign Up by June 1  Legal Advertising Reform Bill Scheduled  PA Unemployment Rate Still Above National Average  PennDOT Bridge Tolling Plan on Hold  IFO Sees PA Economy Trending Worse Than National Average  PHMC Grant Opportunity for Archival Records  DEP Grant Opportunity for Municipal Recycling Program Performance  Fall Election Pairings Set….Almost! Make Sure Your Township Has the Earliest Access to Salary Survey Results! Federal “Internet for All Initiative” Aims to Bring High-Speed Internet to Everyone  Townships Shine on Election Days SAM.gov Registration Renewal Approaching for Many Townships Webinar on New Federal Transportation Funding Scheduled for Thursday The Sun is Out and So Are the Ticks! As Covid Fades, Opioid Epidemic Quietly Spirals Out of Control DCED Grant Awards Announced PSATS Seeking Hosts Tough Choices Ahead for Townships That Try to Live Within Their Budgets DEP Releases Updated Fact Sheets Reminder: Federal Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Applications Due May 23 PA Safety Days Return to In-Person! Video Now Available of PSATS Gubernatorial Forum Cyberattack Delays Print Edition of Township News … Digital Version Available Now! All-Time Record- Monthly Revenue Collection for PA – $6.5 Billion! Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants PennDOT Connects Data Considerations for Active Transportation Drop-In Federal REAL ID Enforcement Begins in One Year U.S. DOT Holding Webinar Today on New Discretionary Grants Reminder: Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution Conference Attendees Hear from Gubernatorial Candidates DEP Awards Funding for Recycling and Leaf-Collection Programs DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs  Wolf Announces Awards for Transportation Alternatives, Wastewater Projects  Treasury’s ARP Portal Working Again, April 30 Deadline is Approaching 2022 Black Fly Spraying Program Gets Underway PUC Recognizes Safe Digging Month Pennsylvania Receives Funds for Communities in Allegheny National Forest Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications until May 12 for Grants to Fight Wildfires Deadline Approaching for New Report — PSATS Recording Shows You What to Do Townships “Run The Table” at Governor’s Awards for Excellence Highest Inflation in a Generation  Wolf Authorizes OSHA Study for Unfunded Mandate on Government  Reminder: Congressional Earmarks Are Back! WAMs from Washington…  Reminder: PSATS to Hold Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form Today  Reminder: PSATS to Hold Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form  Reminder: PRPS Offers Virtual Class on Accessible and Safe Playgrounds Tomorrow  17 Days! Reminder: PSATS Schedules Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form Federal Flood Mitigation Funding Available PUC Natural Gas Impact Fee Report Due April 15 PSATS Schedules Town Hall on American Rescue Plan Form  Congressional Earmarks Are Back! WAMS from Washington……  ARP Project and Expenditure Report Now Available  State Revenue Collection Now $3 Billion Over Estimates for Year-To-Date  REMINDER: 2022 Membership Card All townships with active SAM.gov accounts do not need to take any action. Reminder: Township Reports Due Today 25 Days to the 2022 Conference! State Treasurer Stacey Garrity Offers Guidance on Requests for LF Refunds – Deadline is Tomorrow! More Filing Deadlines… Township Reporting Deadlines This Week Parade of Flags Deadline Extended 2022 Membership Card 11 Counties Added to Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone PRPS Offers Virtual Class on Accessible and Safe Playgrounds Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants until May 31 EMS Agencies Must Certify by April 10 to Receive ARP Grant  The Parade of Flags Deadline is Tomorrow!  Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Recreation Grants until April 6  Townships Encouraged to Approve America250PA Resolution $10 Million in Broadband Grants Approved for Projects in Townships Expect Higher Interest Rates Commonwealth Urges Pennsylvanians to Participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania Commonwealth Flags Ordered at Half-Staff to Honor State Troopers IFO Publication Looks at Reasons for Inflation…and it’s NOT Ukraine!  Have You Registered Yet for the 2022 Annual Conference? Don’t Wait, Rates Increase April 1!  Ready, Set, Go! Petition Process Starts for State Legislative Candidates  Reminder: DCNR ATV, Snowmobile Trails Grant Deadline Is March 31  Speaking of ATV and Snowmobiles….  Join The Power Of One Volunteer Program! PA Supreme Court Approves Final State House, Senate Maps The Horses Are Out of the Gate! America 250! Have You Registered Yet for the 2022 Annual Conference? Don’t Wait, Rates Increase April 1! Does Your Township Have Historic Properties? An Opportunity to Learn More about PennDOT Connects and Potential Funding Opportunities Reminder: Today Is the Deadline for Online Gaming Local Share Grant Applications Reminder: Office of Open Records Offers Daily Webinars This Week Gaming Grants Available for Police Departments Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Recreation Grants until April 6 PA Unemployment Rate Still Above National Average State Offers Free Credit Monitoring for UC Data Breach Townships Can Learn About Historical Markers, Nominations Growing Greener Grants Announced for Southwest Pennsylvania New Record Inflation to Impact Township Budgets  Gas Tax Holiday?  Office of Open Records Offers Daily Webinars Next Week  PennDOT Selects Team for Major Bridge P3 Initiative  48 Hours to Deadline for Critical Lawsuit Survey  Sign-up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15  New ARP Spending Option  New Online Gaming Local Share Grant Applications due by March 15  NATaT Adopts 2022 Platform  CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund  Power of One Opportunity PennDOT Build a Better Mousetrap Reminder: DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails Reminder: Today Is Deadline for 2022 Road and Bridge Safety Improvement Awards Contest LBFC Extends Deadline for Lawsuit Survey Large-Scale Solar Webinar Offered March 15 Backyard Stream Repair Series Aimed at Property Owners Offered Learn more about Active Transportation Planning PennDOT, PSATS Announce Release of Liquid Fuels Funding Inflation Hits State Revenues, Too Learn More About WalkWorks Grant Opportunity Happy Liquid Fuels Day! Other March 1 Moments Township Officials Have Opportunity to Tell PennDOT What Electric Vehicle Data to Post Treasury Updates ARP Compliance and Reporting Guidance ARP Cyber-fraud Expands to Fake Phone Calls  DEP Accepting Comments on Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Regulation  Broadband Funding Awarded to Southern Alleghenies  CDC Revises Mask Guidance  Local Government Cyber Warning!  Grant Applications Being Accepted for Complete Streets, Active Transportation Plans  Pennsylvania Supreme Court Picks Congressional Map  Final Reminder: Townships Urged to Complete Critical Lawsuit Survey  Reminder: LCB Offering Grants to Help Reduce Underage, Dangerous Drinking  Natural Gas Production Report Available  3G Phones to Fail…check your communications and backups Find Your Money! Townships Owed Unclaimed Property Volunteer Fire Departments Eligible for Free Turnout Gear Broadband Funding Available COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow Again- PSATS Final Weekly Summary Reminder: Grants Available for Historic Preservation  DCNR Accepting Applications for Grants to Fight Wildfires  Reminder: SAM.gov Registration Is Free! New Analysis Proves Need for Broadband in Pennsylvania Another Wolf Cabinet Departure Reminder: Townships Urged to Complete Critical Lawsuit Survey Clarification on Links to Treasury Portal Townships Need to Log into Treasury Portal Large-Scale Solar Webinar Offered Tomorrow UCC Regulation Change Takes Effect COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow for Fourth Consecutive Week Capital Commonsense Campaign? NATaT Says “No” to EPA Overreach on Proposed “WOTUS” Definition Wolf Budget Calls for 9.5% Spending Increase Townships Urged to Complete Critical Lawsuit Survey Final Wolf Budget Address Live Tomorrow Legislative Redistricting Commission Approves State House, Senate Maps DCNR Grant Funding Available for ATV, Snowmobile Trails Reminder: Minimum Training Requirements for New CDL Drivers COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow for Third Week in a Row Homeowner Assistance Program Now Open Shapiro Calls for Police and First Responder Funding Wolf Proposes $1.7 Billion Plan to Spend State’s ARP Funds Happy Groundhog Day! Updated PSATS American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet Now Available DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants State Revenues Exceed $2 Billion Over Estimate White House Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook Pennsylvania Receives Federal Funds to Plug Orphaned and Abandoned Wells Municipal Bridge Collapse FDA Fully Approves Moderna Vaccine Reminder: PennDOT, DCED, IRS Deadlines Today PUC Sets Producer Fees for Calendar Year 2021 COVID-19 Cases, Percent-Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations Drop for Second Week in a Row USDA Awards Grants, Loans to Townships Secretary Davin Departs DCED, Neil Weaver Named Acting Secretary Have You Registered Yet for the 2022 Annual Conference? What Are You Waiting For? IRRC Approves UCC Regulation LCB Accepting Applications to Reduce Underage and Dangerous Drinking Wolf Raises Minimum Wage for Commonwealth Employees 2022 Road and Safety Awards Program Accepting Entries from PA Townships Administration Announces Grant Awards PA Unemployment Rate Still Above National Average Townships Receive SAM.gov SPAM DCNR Accepting Applications for Recreation Grants Recorded PSATS Town Hall on Final ARP Rule Available L&I Confirms UC Investigation, Offers Credit-Monitoring to UC Claimants COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Drop as Omicron Slows in PA Growing Greener Watershed Grants Awarded Certified Host Municipality Inspectors Reimbursement Deadline March 31 Reminder: PSATS Town Halls Today on Final ARP Rule NATAT Provides Overview of Infrastructure Grant Programs DEP Releases Draft 2022 Water Quality Report IFO 2021 Natural Gas Impact Fees Up Reminder: PSATS Town Halls on Final ARP Rule Scheduled for Tomorrow Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Available Pennsylvania to Receive $4 Billion in New Federal Highway Funds Reminder: PSATS Town Halls on Final ARP Rule Scheduled for Thursday COVID-19 Hospitalizations Show Signs of Slowing CDC Updates Mask Guidance PSATS Sets Town Hall on Final ARP Rule Reminder: FEMA Accepting SAFER Grant Applications PSATS Conference Registrations Nearly 1,700 First Day USDA Has Low-Interest Loans for Water, Wastewater Projects And the Winner Is……. Registration for the 2022 PSATS Educational Conference and Exhibit Show is now open! Township Officials Are Invited to Participate in Transportation Survey Reminder: U.S. Treasury Releases Final ARP Rule State Farm Show Opens COVID Update U.S. Treasury Releases Final ARP Rule State Farm Show Comes to Town…With Traditional Snow! Reapportionment Maps Carve Up Townships It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for Boot Camp! DEP Amends Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan for Chesapeake Bay Farm Show Is Back…But No Municipal Officials Day Webinar Series Available for FEMA Firefighting Grants CDC Lifts Quarantine for Some CDC, FDA Expand Booster Eligibility Commonwealth Awards Grants to 11 Planning Projects Census Bureau Now Accepting Challenges to 2020 Results Unemployment Fraud Victims Get Taxed, Too? State Revenues Approaching $2 Billion Over Estimates Happy Organization Meeting Day! Firefighting Grants Available from FEMA $70 Million in Park and Recreation Grants Awarded Opioid Settlement Deadline Extended for Eligible Municipalities COVID-19 Hospitalizations Ticking Up Organization Meeting Reminder Wolf names 5th Election Director in 7 years Township Officials May Take Oath of Office Virtually Changing Science…CDC Revises Quarantine Guidance for All Townships Receive ARLE Grants Reminder: Having Issues with U.S. Treasury Portal for American Rescue Plan? Pa. COVID-19 Case Counts Up, Hospitalizations Down Having Issues with U.S. Treasury Portal for American Rescue Plan? Population growth sinks to record low in US PSATS Calendar Is On Its Way! Reminder: Newly Elected, Reelected Township Officials Must Take Oath of Office 2022 Bid, Quote Limits Set 2022 IRS Mileage Rates Announced Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slow PA Unemployment Rate Dropped to 5.7% in November Agriculture Announces 30 More Farms Preserved Reminder: Section 904 Recycling Grant Applications Due December 31 U.S. Treasury Releases New Portal, User’s Guide, for ARP Reports Vaccination Update After One Full Year Better Federal Customer Service on the Way? Free COVID-19 Testing Sites Available Acting Health Secretary to Leave Harrisburg PennDOT Connects Newsletter Inflation Hits Records Minimum Training Requirements for New CDL Drivers Despite Increases, Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Less than December 2020 DGS to Auction More Than 200 Vehicles on December 14 CDC Strengthens COVID-19 Booster Recommendation, Expands to 16-and-17-year-olds Reminder: 2022 and 2023 Organization Meeting Dates Delaware River Basin Commission Accepting Comments on Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing State Police Offer Law Enforcement Training to Teens Inflation Expected to Continue Reminder: Nominate a Project for Local Government Excellence Awards PA is one of 6 States with Snow Plow Driver Problems Sunoco Required to Restore Lake at Marsh Creek State Park More Variants Bring More Numbers Reminder: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Applications Due December 17 PUC Assigns New 835 Area Code to Southeast Pennsylvania State Revenues Continue to Exceed Estimates PA Covid Numbered Corrected USDA Accepting Broadband Applications In The “Be Alert, But Not Alarmed” Category…. $4 Billion…Is Some of it Yours? State Police Release Thanksgiving Holiday Enforcement Numbers Recycling Pamphlet Available in Printer-Friendly Versions Reminder: Grants Available for Severe Stream Erosion from Ida until December 8 CDC Restates COVID-19 Booster Recommendations Reminder: DEP to Host December 2 Webinar on How to Apply for DEP Grants Pa. COVID-19 Cases Decrease as Hospitalizations Rise SRBC Offers Consumptive Use Grants Attorney General Reminds Certain Municipalities to Register for Opioid Settlement Wolf Administration Releases Litter Action Plan CDC, FDA Expand Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots Multimodal Transportation Grants Awarded Act 13 Grants Awarded PUC Approves $2 Million Settlement for 2018 Pipeline Failure in Beaver County Pa. COVID-19 Cases Decline While Hospitalizations Rise PA Unemployment Rate at 6% in October Save America’s Treasures Grants Available Department of Justice Grant Funding Available DEP Accepting Applications for Clean-Diesel Grants National CPI Rises 6.2% DEP to Host December 2 Webinar on How to Apply for DEP Grants DEP Proposes Strict PFAS Limits 2022 and 2023 Organization Meeting Dates Right-to-Know Law, Sunshine Act Training to Be Held Thursday DEP Releases Recycling Guide for Residents Today is Recycling Day! Townships May Pay for Newly Elected Supervisors to Attend Training Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Increase Grants Available for Severe Stream Erosion from Ida Recount Ordered for Commonwealth Court Race IFO Report Shows Inflation Acceleration Have a New Supervisor? Let PSATS Know Commonwealth Outlines Pennsylvania’s Expected Share of Federal Infrastructure Funds Municipalities Impacted by Ida Have Extra Time to Apply PennDOT Accepting Public Comment on Bridge Tolling Proposals Rural Policy Summit Slated on Local Services and Collaborative Efforts Rolling in the Dough Some News is Better Than No News Governor Signs New Act Allowing Extension of Liquor License Service Areas Pa. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Drop Service Recognition Certificates Available Study Shows Residential Property Sales Increase in Rural PA During Pandemic Pennsylvania, U.S. Record High Wage Growth It’s Happening Here, Too! Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program November 8! More Liquid Fuel Fund Reductions 72% of Pennsylvania Adults are Fully Vaccinated PennDOT Connects Municipal Resources E-Newsletter State Revenues Continue to Exceed Estimates Post-Pandemic Population Shifts Favor Townships Be On The Lookout! FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Children Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Drop Secretary of Agriculture Shares Scary Thought EMS Organizations and Individuals Recognized by Commonwealth IFO Labor Report Shows Fewer New Jobs, Worker Shortage EPA Is Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Grants Nominate Your Trail or River for State Recognition PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days Last Chance to Register 10/29/2021 Reminder: Township Officials Asked to Complete Parks and Recreation Survey Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Drop PA Unemployment Rate at 6.2% in September Enjoy the Colors of Fall This Weekend! Wolf Pushes Duplicative OSHA-like Rules and Fines for Public Entity Workplaces State Working to Address Bus Driver Shortage PSATS Members Adopts Many Resolutions, Delay Others FDA Approves More COVID-19 Booster Shots FDA Approves First Booster COVID-19 Vaccine Shots Municipal Expenses from Ida Approved for Dauphin and Delaware Counties Water, Wastewater Grants Awarded Looking for Township Employee Salary and Benefit Survey Results? PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days DCNR Offering Free Virtual Workshops for Grant Program Delegates Take Action at PSATS Business Meeting $317 Million in Pension Aid Distributed DGS to Auction More Than 300 Vehicles on October 26 Municipal Expenses from Ida Approved for Seven More Counties Pa. COVID-19 Cases Decrease PSATS Centennial Celebration, Business Meeting Taking Place in Hershey Pilot Project Paves Road with Recycled Plastic PFBC Accepting Municipal Applications for Boating Facility Grant Program No Surprise, Labor Report Shows Employees Quitting, Hires Slowing Rolling in Money! Township Officials Asked to Complete Parks and Recreation Survey PA Automated Vehicle Virtual Summit 2021 PSATS Trustees Offer 2 Free Months! Register Your Voting Delegates Today Municipal Expenses Approved for Southeast Counties Redevelopment Assistance Available Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Plateau Intermediate QuickBooks – Now Virtual – 10/28 & 11/12/21 2021 PAAZO Fall Seminar West – Now Virtual – 10/21/21 Impact Fees Projected to Increase in 2022 ARP Rules Update Pfizer Requests FDA Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Governors Agree to Share Gun Crime Data Turnpike to Install, Lease Excess Broadband Capacity More resolutions are coming in from County Conventions. PEMA Announces Millions Available for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program PA American Water Awards $500 Grants to Fire Companies Law Firm Holding Right-to-Know Law Webinar PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days QuickBooks for Beginners Now Virtual – 10/12 & 10/19 CDL Driver Availability Challenge to Affect Winter Preparedness? Join Our Special Guest in Celebrating PSATS’ 100th Anniversary on October 14! Pennsylvania is 14th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Make Plans to Be in Hershey October 15 to Help Decide Important PSATS Business Reminder: Natural Gas Firefighting Grants Available Until October 15 State Revenues Continue to Exceed Estimates Reminder: Commonwealth Accepting Fire Company and EMS Grant Applications Pa. COVID-19 Case, Hospitalization Update PennDOT to Hold Virtual Innovation Days November 2-4 2022 Estimated Liquid Fuels Rates Officially Released Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications Safety Precautions Outlines for Centennial Dinner and Business Meeting Come Celebrate PSATS’ 100th Anniversary at a Dinner October 14 PSATS Calls on Governor, LCB to Restore Local Funding IFO Releases Public Pension Report Make Plans to Be in Hershey October 15 to Help Decide Important PSATS Business Residents, Township Officials Can Grade PennDOT New Post Office Service Standards Take Effect October 1 2022 Liquid Fuels Allocations Down? Want More Options for ARP Spending? Pennsylvania Hits New Vaccination Milestone More Counties Approved for Ida Assistance Reminder: Natural Gas Firefighting Grant Applications Due October 15 Pa. COVID-19 Case, Hospitalization Update COSTARS 2021-2022 Salt Contract Released Public Hearing on Solar Development in Rural Pennsylvania Set for Next Friday Reminder: Grants Available to Address Community Violence LCB Says Record Sales While Cutting Municipal Local Share More Unfunded Mandates Coming From Harrisburg PennDOT Data Shows Roundabouts Reduce Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes FDA Approves First Booster COVID-19 Vaccine Shots PSATS’ Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Take Place in Three Weeks! CDC Provides Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Commonwealth Prepared to Start Booster Shots When Authorized PSATS Provides American Rescue Plan Resources, Revenue Loss Calculator PennDOT Outlines Next Steps in Major Bridge P3 Initiative PennDOT Accepting Comments on Long-Range Freight Plans Reminder: National Award Honors Small-Town Civic Volunteers Census Releases Additional Files; October Township News to Highlight Results Pension Aid Amounts for 2021 Released PA Unemployment Rate at 6.4% in August Pa. COVID-19 Percent Positivity Rates Drops; Minor Cases by County Now Available IFO Report Shows Inflation Slowing, Increased Rental Rates Economic Council to Hold Briefing on Resource Recovery for Northeast U.S. DCED Business Waiver Process Flawed Commonwealth Releases Data on Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated SAVE the DATE . . . PennDOT Virtual Innovation Days, Nov. 2-4, 2021. Treasury Issues Final ARPA Municipal Payments Don’t Miss PSATS’ Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Biden Approves Federal Individual Assistance Request PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications 2022 Organization Meeting Date Clarified Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalization Increase Don’t Miss PSATS’ Special Events! Deadline is Next Week to Include Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar! Grants Available to Address Community Violence Wolf Administration Provides Update on Storm Response Reminder: PSATS Town Hall on New Meeting Agenda Law American Rescue Plan Update Pa. COVID-19 Cases Decrease, While Hospitalizations Increase Reminder: PSATS Town Hall on New Meeting Agenda Law Townships To Coordinate Damage Assessments from Ida Thank You to Township Officials, Employees, First Responders State Revenues Again Exceed Estimates Some Townships May Apply for Coastal Zone Grants 66% of Pennsylvania Adults Are Fully Vaccinated Stay Safe (and Somewhat Dry) as Ida Arrives! Prepared and Ready for Anything! COSTARS Salt Contract Delayed OOR Report Highlights Website Requirements, Best Practices Commonwealth Requires Masks for Schools, Daycare Bylaws Change Would Allow Remote Conduct of Business DEP Approves Fee Increase for NPDES Permits Deadline for 2022 PSATS Conference Workshop Proposals This Friday Don’t Miss PSATS QuickBooks Training Coming to You! ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $484.7 Million FHWA Safety Summit Series Available in September Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Increase PSATS Executive Director Issues Statement Supporting Local Decision Making Wolf Calls on FEMA to Lower Federal Thresholds for Flood Aid Opioid Disaster Declaration Ends After 4 Years Commonwealth Highlights Efforts to Combat Litter Reminder: FHWA Form 536 Due September 15 Want to Know Your Township’s 2020 Census Population? The 2020 Census Results by Township are now Available! Reminder: Townships Required to Post Agendas 24 Hours Before Meetings Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission Changes How to Count Prisoners IFO Releases Natural Gas, Labor Market Reports Reminder: Make Sure Harrisburg Doesn’t Consider Merging Local Governments! FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine FEMA Offers Hazard Mitigation Grants Governor Requires State Employees to Wear Masks Indoors Office of Open Records to Hold Free Training Tomorrow on Sunshine Law ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $479.8 Million Don’t Miss Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration! Pa. COVID-19 Cases Up PA Unemployment Rate at 6.6% in July Pennsylvania Team In Little League World Series 29 More Farms Preserved Informational Webinar Slated on ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Less Than 60 Days to GO! DGS to Auction 270 Vehicles on August 24 Wildfire Protection Grants Awarded to Rural Fire Companies Biden Extends FEMA Reimbursement for COVID-19 Expenses PEMA Issues Statewide Flood Alert for Today FCC Releases New Broadband Coverage Map Today Is “Final” Final Day to Submit Application for ARP Funds Remember to Complete PSATS’ Salary Survey Plus Today! IFO Releases Brief on Property Tax Burden by County Don’t Forget to Participate in PSATS’ Salary Survey! Voting Delegates Must Register for PSATS Business Meeting Natural Gas Firefighting Grants Available Eighty Percent of Pennsylvania Adults Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose DEP Assesses Fine on Mariner East 2 Pipeline ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $478 Million Don’t Miss Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration! Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Rise CDC Recommends Additional Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised Census Bureau Releases Data for 10-Year Funding and Reapportionment Rural Health Care Funds Available PSATS Participates in Commonwealth Opioid Settlement Briefing Final Distribution of ARP Money Next Week Want to See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar? National Awards to Honor Civic Volunteers Governor Announces ‘Vaccine or Test’ Requirement for Some State Employees Reminder: Federal Temporary Unemployment Benefit Programs to End Sept. 4 L&I Announces Free Statewide Virtual Job Training Program for Pennsylvanians DEP Accepting Applications for Recycling Grants PennDOT Accepting Applications for Funding Opportunity Pennsylvania Recognized for Excellence in Sustainable Electronics Purchasing Pennsylvania State Police Welcomes 91 New Troopers United States Wins Most Medals at Olympics Registration for Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration is Open! ARPA Municipal Payments Total Over $472 Million Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar! Be sure to join us in Hershey for PSATS’ 2021 Business Meeting, which takes place in just 10 weeks! State Defers to Locals….For Now Governor Signs 15th Opioid Disaster Declaration White House Releases State Fact Sheets Highlighting Impact of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Grant Funding Available for ATV or Snowmobile Projects and Programs It’s Salary Survey Time! Want to Make Sure Harrisburg Doesn’t Move Forward Merging Local Governments? Reminder: FHWA Form 365 Due September 15 Joint Covid Task Force Urging Township Officials to Assist with Vaccination Efforts Registration for Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration is Open! Transportation Commission Releases Final Report Final Day to Place an Ad in PSATS Centennial Book Prevalence of Ticks in Pennsylvania Is High Fraudsters Use Stolen Information from Data Leaks to Apply for Unemployment Benefits Transportation Funding Report….a Buffet of Options PA Turnpike Makes Final $450 Million Transit Payment to PennDOT American Rescue Plan Funds: Going, Going, Gone! Grant Opportunities: Driving PA Forward Initiative CDC Changes Masking Guidance, PA Stays the Course Governor Wolf Says Learn How to Use your ARP Money for Stormwater Projects Calling All Townships and County Associations: Be Sure to Purchase an Ad in PSATS’ Centennial Book and Be a Part of Our History! PSATS Fact Sheet Details New 24-Hour Agenda Posting Requirement Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Recycling Grants Make Sure Your Township Has the Earliest Access to Salary Survey Results! Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Increase with Delta Variant Registration for Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Opens in One Week! More Than 1,350 Townships Have Applied for American Rescue Plan Funds August 2 is New Deadline for PSATS’ 100th Commemorative Ad Book! Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications SAM.gov Fraud Warning See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar! Advisory Board Volunteers Needed PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro Announces Opioid Settlement with Manufacturers and Distributors National Award Honors Small-Town Civic Volunteers Today is Deadline to Purchase a PSATS Centennial Ad! Law Enforcement Officer Complaint Database Opens Today Center for Rural Pennsylvania Launches 2021 Rural Policy Summit Series on July 22 PHMC Grant Opportunity Available for Archival Records PennDOT Offers Virtual Drone Workshop Deadline Tomorrow! Pa. COVID-19 Cases Double Week over Week Registration for Centennial Celebration, Business Meeting Opens in Two Weeks! Money “Left on Table”? Treasury Releases New ARP FAQs; PSATS Submits Comments on Interim Rule PUC Seeking Comments on Proposed Pipeline Settlement PUC Adopts Notice of Pipeline Rulemaking PA Treasury Processes ARP Distributions Reminder: Federal Broadband Grants Available IFO Monthly Report Features CPI Increase, Higher Gas Prices Become a Part of PSATS’ History! Buy an Ad! Recording of PSATS Summer Legislative Update Town Hall Available Township Warning on Unemployment Fraud State Police Strengthen Community Engagement, Develop Public Dashboard Office of Open Records to Hold Free Training Tomorrow on Sunshine Law PSATS Hosting Legislative Update Town Hall Today Reminder: Townships Need to Apply for American Rescue Plan Funds ASAP Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Drop Registration Opens in Three Weeks for PSATS’ Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Reminder: Grant Applications for CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund Due July 31 PSATS Hosting Legislative Update Town Hall Tomorrow Department of Revenue Releases 2021-2022 Common Level Ratio PA Farm Show Summer Food Fest Slated for July 16-18 PSATS Hosting Legislative Update Town Hall Next Tuesday Over $15 Million in Green Light-Go Grants Awarded to Improve Traffic Safety Become a Part of PSATS’ History! Buy an Ad! PSATS to Host Legislative Update Town Hall Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Federal Grants Available for Local Arts Turnpike Announces 2022 Toll Rate Increase Make Sure Your Township Has the Earliest Access to Salary Survey Results! Pa. COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Drop State Revenues Up Nearly $2 Billion for Year Registration Opens August 2 for PSATS Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Opens July 16 Reminder: Federal Crime Reduction Grant Applications Due July 20 DCED Confirms Extension for American Rescue Plan Funds as More Than 2,100 File Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Fireworks Safety Resources Reminders After Applying for American Rescue Funds See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar! PennDOT Invites Private Sector to Submit Qualifications on P3 Bridge Tolling Candidates Breathe Easier! Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Drop PennDOT Accepting Applications for Funding Opportunity Pennsylvania Mask Mandate Gone Together Again! Watch Your Mail for Information on PSATS Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration Reminder: Townships Need to Apply for American Rescue Plan Funds ASAP Harrisburg State Budget News Treasury Updates ARP FAQs Yet Again Reminder: $1 Billion in Federal Funds Available for Infrastructure Projects Treasury Updates ARP FAQs Watch for Your Postal Delivery Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita IFO Releases Revised Revenue Estimates PSATS Executive Director to Appear on PCN Thursday Evening and Friday Morning Reminder: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers Water Level Monitoring Grants PA Unemployment Rate Drops Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Drop Reminder: Townships Need to Apply for American Rescue Plan Funds ASAP NTIA Releases New Interactive Broadband Mapping Tool Treasury Updates ARP FAQs, Posts Compliance and Reporting Information Webinar Slated on PennDOT Funding Opportunity Reminder on Meetings, Masks, and the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Reminder: Grants Available for Community Green Space, Parks until June 30 PUC Releases Summer Readiness Reports from Electric Utilities Statewide Ballot Question Results Certified Reminder: PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants until July 1 PUC Releases 2020 Impact Fee Distributions PSATS Executive Director Releases Op-ed on Need for Legal Advertising Reform Consumer Price Index Increases in May Pa. COVID-19 Cases Plummet as Vaccinations Increase Deadline for Rent and Property Tax Rebates for Seniors, Disabled Extended to December Technical Assistance Available for Local Climate Action Program Reminder: DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs Until June 25 2020 Impact Fee Collections Released in IFO Report Pennsylvania Remains at 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Reminder for PSATS Unemployment Compensation Group Trust Members NEW Treasury Updates ARP FAQs DCED Broadband Program Accepting Applications Reminder: Use Final Allocation Numbers Released Last Week When Applying for ARP Good News: PSATS Town Hall Full House! Better News: It Was Recorded! PUC Damage Prevention Committee Releases Agenda for Upcoming Meeting Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Decline DCED Releases Statement on Deadline for ARP Application Join PSATS Today for Town Hall on ARP Application Process and What Comes Next DEP Provides PFAS Sampling Results Grants Available for Community Green Space, Parks Join PSATS for Town Hall on ARP Application Process and What Comes Next PennDOT Accepting Applications for ARLE Grants PSATS to PennDOT: You Forgot Locals! State Revenues Up Over $1.6 Billion for Year PSATS Schedules Town Hall on ARP Application Process and What Comes Next Townships Need to Submit Application to DCED for ARP Funds ASAP Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Decrease Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mitigation Orders Are History PSATS Releases Updated American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet IFO Releases Revenue Estimates for 2021-2022 PUC Issues Cybersecurity Advisory Reminder: Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mitigation Orders to Be Lifted May 31 DCED Expected to Be Designated Lead Agency for ARP Funds Pennsylvania Falls to 13th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita US Treasury Releases More Guidance for States on Federal Funds Natural Gas Production Up in PA Webinar Available on Utility-Scale Solar Development for Local Officials Tonight is the Night! Ag Department Demonstrates Safe, Effective Lanternfly Traps Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Drop PA Unemployment Rate Up Again and Continues Above National Average Municipal Recycling Grants Available Federal Broadband Grants Available Philadelphia Relaxes Mitigation Orders Today FDA Approves Refrigerator Storage of Thawed Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Wolf Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Federal Crime Reduction Grants Available IFO Monthly Report Features Strong Signs of Economic Growth Pennsylvania Remains 11th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants Until May 31 Reminder: We Need Your Legal Advertising Stories by Tomorrow! Today is the Pennsylvania Municipal Primary! National Public Works Week May 16-22 Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Continue to Decrease Previously Announced Larger Gathering Limits Now in Effect in Pennsylvania PSATS Objects to IRRC on Final DEP Rate Increases Recorded Town Hall Available on Federal Guidelines for Recovery Funding PennDOT to Hold Telephone Town Hall on Updated Transportation Funding Study Masks Off for Fully Vaccinated Commonwealth Awards Grant Funding Reminder: FCC Collecting Broadband Experiences, Speed App Data Register for Tomorrow’s Town Hall on Federal Guidelines for Recovery Funding CyberAttacks in the News? Pennsylvania Now 11th for Vaccine Doses Administered Per Capita Pennsylvania to Increase Size of Gatherings on Monday FCC $50 Emergency Broadband Credit Available Today Reminder: No Need to Apply for Federal Funding Learn About the Interim Federal Guidelines for Recovery Funding FDA Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens Reminder: We Need Your Legal Advertising Stories! Treasury Releases Regulations for Federal Funding for Townships Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Decrease May 9-15 is National Law Enforcement Week Wolf Signs Record 14th Opioid Disaster Declaration U.S. Unemployment Rate Not Recovering PA’s Budget Surplus Holds Steady PSATS Schedules Town Hall Update on Federal Funding Regulations Farm Show Spring Food Fest Begins Today Townships Eligible for Federal Vaccination Tax Credit Pfizer First to Seek Full FDA Approval Hershey Lodge Selected to Host 2021 PSATS Business Session Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Reporting Appears to Have Ended Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mitigation Orders to be Lifted May 31 Mark Your Calendars for October 14 and 15! Happy Birthday PSATS! State Revenues Dip Due to Extension of Income Tax Filing Deadline Reminder: Applications for EMS Agency Grants Due May 15 We Need Your Legal Advertising Stories! PUC Damage Prevention Committee Releases Agenda for Upcoming Meeting DCED Announces Grant Awards Reminder: Applications Due May 14 for Complete Streets Grants Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Decline State Ethics Commission Extends Filing Deadline FCC Announces Start Date for $50 Emergency Broadband Credit PennDOT Releases Updated Transportation Funding Study for Public Input Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Update IFO Monthly Report Shows Stimulus Driving Lottery, Gaming Revenues Reminder: Applications for Wildfire Grants Due May 13 PennDOT Asking for Public Feedback on Automated Vehicles Pennsylvanians Passes 8 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered REAL ID Effective Date Delayed Until May 3, 2023 CDC Updates Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People FCC Collecting Broadband Experiences, Speed App Data PSATS Staff Opportunities Reminder: DUNS Number Required for Reporting Rescue Funds Pennsylvania’s Enhanced “Move Over Law” Takes Effect 2020 Census Apportionment Results Announced Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Resume Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Decrease OOR to Conduct Study of Agency Websites; PSATS Looking for Township Models to Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week to be Held April 26-30 PENNVEST Offers PFAS Grant Governor Signs Law Extending Local Tax Deadline Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Slows Show Us the Money! Townships Among Recipients for CFA, PennVEST Awards CFA Accepting Grant Applications for Multimodal Transportation Fund Reminder: DCED Accepting Applications for Act 13 Grants Pennsylvania road fatalities jumped in 2020 despite people driving less during pandemic 43% of Adult Pennsylvanians Have Received at Least One Vaccine Dose 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Begin Next Week! U.S. Treasury Rules to Require DUNS Number for Reporting Rescue Funds PA Unemployment Rate at 7.3% in March Pa. Now 4th Nationwide for COVID-19 Case Growth Commonwealth Announces Multimodal Grant Awards DEP Accepting Applications for Grant Programs Wolf Activates National Guard for Philadelphia Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Stop Extended PUC Recognizes April as National Safe Digging Month Do You Have a Great Place in Your Township? Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Visits Courts Notify Public of Scam Treasury Establishes New Office to Oversee Stimulus Funds $1 Billion in Federal Funds Available for Infrastructure Projects Risk Management Training for Sports Venues and Event Facilities Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Temporarily Stopped Reminder: One Call to Hold Virtual Safety Day Talent Search Reminder! Advisory Board Volunteers Needed PLGIT Can Help You Protect Your American Rescue Plan Funds Until Ready to Spend Vaccine Access Now Open to All Pennsylvanians PA Treasury, Labor and Industry Recapture $800 Million in UC Fraud Promote Local Government This Week! New PSATS Q&A Guidance on Federal Aid Available Pfizer Requests Approval to Use COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens Pa. COVID-19 Case Growth Slows Reminder: Township Officials Should Participate in PennDOT Survey Township Employees, Officials Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines Happy Local Government Week! Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers Water Level Monitoring Grants Vaccine Update Attorney General Announces Theft Charges Against Transportation Contractor Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Visits, Complaints Slow Advisory Board Volunteers Needed 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Start Soon! Local Governments Are on Their Own for EIT Deadline Extension More Details of Federal Funding Support PA and 4 Other States Account for Nearly Half of All New Cases Vaccine Supply Expands as Pennsylvania Moves into New Phases More Details of Federal Funding Support Reminder: Township Officials Should Participate in PennDOT Survey DCNR Warns of Spring Wildfire Danger, Provides Maps with Wildfire Risks CDC Updates Cleaning Guidance Certified Host Municipality Inspectors Reimbursement Deadline June 30 Pennsylvania 811 to Hold Virtual Safety Day PSATS Welcomes New Premiere Partner to Help with Federal Covid Funding Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Rise as Commonwealth Relaxes Standards CDC Issues Updated Travel Guidance for Vaccinated People April 4-10 is National Library Week State Police Release Updated Standards for Mobile Video Recording Systems Townships Talk Transportation – Join Us for PSATS’ Transportation Town Hall! Township Winners in 2021 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence PSATS Comments on Relaxation Orders Commonwealth Finally Issues Orders to Relax Mitigation Measures Easter Sunday Don’t Miss PSATS Transportation Town Hall on Thursday! State Revenues Continue Above Projections PSATS Executive Director Talks Transportation on Lincoln Radio Journal President Biden to Unveil $2 Trillion, 10-year Infrastructure Plan in PA PSATS Announces Transportation Town Hall Biden Administration Extends Eviction Moratorium Sanko to Appear on PCN Wednesday Evening PSATS Wants to Hear From the Transportation Experts – YOU! DCNR Announces Return of Programming, Increased Occupancy Reminder: DCNR Grants Available for Community Parks, Recreation Important Reminder: CDL License Extensions Expire on Wednesday, March 31 PUC Urges Struggling Consumers, Small Business to #CallUtilitiesNow Transportation Revenue Options Commission Holds First Meeting PSATS Releases Op-Ed on the Need for Broadband Access 2021 Virtual Conference Workshops Access – $99.00 Grant Applications Being Accepted for Complete Streets, Active Transportation Plans 2021 Membership Card 3rd Cabinet Secretary Departure in 3 Months Commonwealth Urges Pennsylvanians to Participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania PENNVEST Offers Lunch and Learn Sessions IFO Monthly Report Features Increase in Pennsylvania Home Values, Refinancing State Government to Generate 50% of Electricity Usage from Solar Reminder: Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing for 814 Area Code Begins April 3rd Call in Tonight and Stake Your Claim to Local Funding Support Police Commission Issues Temporary Regulations for Mental Health Evaluations State Launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program State Changes Filing for State Income Tax to May 17 Transportation (61) Uncategorized (61)
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