If your township regularly communicates with residents in a print or digital format, consider applying for PSATS’s 2026 Citizen Communication Contest! Your communication materials could serve as an example for other townships! The Citizen Communication Contest recognizes townships’ efforts to…
PennDOT is now accepting pre-application scoping forms for the Green Light-Go: Municipal Signal Partnership Program to replace, synchronize, time, operate, and maintain traffic signals. Prior to applying for grant funding in March, townships must complete and submit a Pre-Application Scoping Form to the Bureau of Operations via email…
A small park project became so much more, thanks to a comprehensive funding strategy that connected the project to multiple planning goals related to schools, trails, and environmental sustainability. Learn the strategies one municipality used to deliver a Pennsylvania Recreation…
The PSATS Scholarship Program offers four $1,500 scholarships to high school seniors in PSATS member townships. We need your help spreading the word! PSATS Scholarships can be used to fund any career education opportunity, whether it be a two- or…
Last week, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approve H.R. 2289, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, a comprehensive federal permitting and preemption bill covering wireless siting, wireline broadband deployment, cable franchising, and environmental and historic review processes. The bill…
With colder weather here, Pennsylvanians who need assistance with their utility bills can now apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The program offers one-time cash grants to qualifying applicants for home heating bills or emergency heating repairs. …
Yesterday, the Trump Administration proposed to revise required fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars and light trucks imposed under the Biden Administration that would have required a transition to primarily electric vehicles by 2031. The existing requirement is that manufacturers…
The third quarter Natural Gas Production Report from the Independent Fiscal Office shows natural gas production is up 5.1% over 2024. New wells spud is up by 53 new wells or 84.1% over the prior year. The average Pennsylvania spot…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was elected chair of the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council and will lead the collaboration this year for restoring the Chesapeake Bay. The council met yesterday at its annual meeting to approve updates that will guide the…
$1.5 billion is available under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. Townships are eligible to apply and would be considered “rural”…
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