The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Program. Townships and municipal authorities are eligible to apply for funding through this program.   Approximately $3 million in grant funding is available to support:   […]

PSATS Executive Director David Sanko announced that this digital publication, the Morning News, has won a Grand Award in the 34th Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence.   This is the first Grand Award since 2008.  PSATS has received multiple APEX […]

As a PSATS member, every township is also a member of the National Association of Towns and Townships. NATaT is holding a series of federal grants webinars with grant expert Heidi Schott, Managing Director of Grant Services at The Ferguson […]

Be sure to enter your township’s wage and benefit data as soon as possible so that the PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2022 can be released. Hundreds of townships have participated and we are nearly ready to release results, […]

PSATS’ annual calendars have been so popular that we’re doing it again! Show off your township by sending us photos to illustrate the calendar pages. WHAT: PSATS 2023 Calendar THEME: Township parks and recreation PHOTO SUGGESTIONS: It’s summer camp and […]

Mark your calendars! The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will hold a free, virtual workshop on November 3 from 9 a.m. to noon that is designed to help applicants develop project ideas to prepare a grant application for the […]

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is accepting applications for its Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania (YAP) Program until September 15. YAP seeks to build community stewards and civic leaders by inspiring, engaging, and empowering young Pennsylvanians to keep their communities clean and beautiful […]

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next 5 years. In fiscal year 2022 (FY22), up to $1 billion is available. The […]

Please note that the August 2022 edition of the PSATS NewsBulletin included the wrong Chart of Accounts number for the American Rescue Plan funds. The correct account number is 352.53 or 352.530, Federal Entitlements to Governmental Units. We apologize for […]

Sunoco Pipeline, L.P., and ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC (ETC), both subsidiaries of Energy Transfer, LP pled no contest to criminal charges related to their conduct during the construction of two major pipelines. Mariner East 2 Pipeline, which crosses 17 counties […]