Are you ready to Fight Dirty? Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is accepting registrations for the 2024 Pick Up Pennsylvania, an annual community improvement program. Events scheduled from March 1 through May 31 receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by support from…

The state Liquor Control Board is releasing more than $2 million in licensing fees to 1,140 municipalities in which the licensees are located. Host municipalities will receive payments ranging from $25 to $800,100 (Philadelphia).      Click here for the press release. Click here for a list of distributions by…

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has $7 million in federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Funding for local governments and nonprofits to use toward system-wide enhancements, including advancing justice system reform, crime reduction, violence prevention efforts, and…

The state Department of Environmental Protection has opened the first of three 2024 funding rounds for the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) and Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Grant Program. Townships, councils of government, and municipal authorities are eligible to apply through the…

If you have concerns or examples of challenges with state agency approval processes, permits or grants, please respond in the next 48 hours to allow PSATS to gather input for a discussion with Commonwealth officials.  Permitting delays affecting township business…

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is accepting applications for the FY2024 round of funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. This program was created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support local initiatives to…

Township officials are reminded that they can participate in the COSTARS Sodium Chloride (Road Salt) Contract for the approaching August 2024 – July 2025 season, by submitting a new Salt Contract Participation Agreement by the enrollment deadline of March 15. The program…

The AARP Community Challenge provides grants to fund quick-action projects aimed at helping create livable communities for people of all ages. Townships are eligible to apply for funds across three grant categories and may apply for more than one opportunity:       …

The Shapiro Administration has launched a $1 million tuition assistance program for emergency medical services (EMS) professionals. Administered by the state Department of Health, the program is funded by a portion of the Fireworks Tax and will be in place…

The state Department of Environmental Protection announced a new grant round to support municipal recycling programs under Section 902 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 101). Townships, councils of governments, or similar entities established by…