The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is accepting applications for a special Fall 2022 grant round for Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2) that was funded as part of the state’s final 2022-2023 budget deal using American Rescue Plan […]

Successful transportation projects start with effective public engagement. The purpose for involving the public early on is to ensure their perspectives are considered and help shape the project in ways that align with a community’s priorities. Are you reaching everyone […]

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding toured three Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Roads (DGLVR) projects yesterday that improve Pennsylvania’s rural roads while reducing their environmental impacts. The stops were in Barree and Jackson townships in Huntingdon County. Click here to read about the […]

The U.S. Environmental protection Agency announced the results of its evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) two-year milestones, noting that although most of the Bay states are […]

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for funding high-speed internet expansion in rural areas under the ReConnect Program, which received new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Townships are eligible to apply directly or support a providers’ application. […]

Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the availability of naloxone standing orders for first responders and the public has been expanded to include a non-prefilled syringe with two single-dose vials of liquid naloxone that is injectable. Naloxone is used to combat […]

PSATS was recently informed that Kelly Robertson has been named the new Executive Director of the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services at DCED. She is the former City Manager for the City of Duquesne. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants:    Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Notice of Funding Opportunity   Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Notice of Funding Opportunity   Townships are eligible to apply for funding […]

The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue have released September 2022 revenue reports. The state collected $4.2 billion in September, the third month of the fiscal year, 11.1% above IFO’s official estimate.  Fiscal year-to-date General Fund Collections total […]

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said the theme for the 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show, which will be held at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg from Jan. 7-14, 2023, will be “Rooted in Progress.”  This year’s theme “honors our roots and vision […]