The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) just announced that this year’s FEMA 2020 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants application will be open from September 30 to November 18, 2020. The two grant programs covered by this announcement include a new grant, the […]

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania and the Northeast Gas Association are offering a free, self-directed online training that provides emergency response personnel with the information they need to safely identify and respond to natural gas incidents. The course was developed in partnership with […]

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency is accepting grant applications designed to reduce or prevent community violence. The State School Safety and Security Grant Program has $7.5 million that will be made available to eligible applicants, which includes municipalities, […]

The state Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for a new round of Multimodal Transportation Fund grants. Applications are due November 6, 2020. Townships and councils of governments may apply for these grants. Awards will be made next year and funded in […]

The state Department of Transportation has released data for 22 roundabouts on state routes at intersections that were previously stop- or signal-controlled. The roundabouts selected had at least three years of crash data available before and after the roundabouts were built. Data […]

The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue have released August revenue reports. For the month of August, state General Fund collections totaled $2.5 billion and were $247.7 million (10.8 percent) higher than anticipated. The increase was largely due to the sales and use tax and personal income tax.  Personal income tax collections for August were $876.1 […]

The Energy Programs Office of the state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting grant applications under the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program to improve the air quality in Pennsylvania and reduce consumption of imported oil through the use of homegrown alternative fuels. The department is seeking applications for innovative, […]

Students in grades 9-12 are invited to participate in the state Department of Transportation’s PennDOT Innovations Challenge, which encourages students to solve real-world transportation challenges in a competition with their peers. Submissions are due December 18.  This year’s challenge asks students […]

The “Pick Up Pennsylvania” campaign of litter cleanup events will take place September 1 through November 30. The state Department of Environmental Protection, the state Department of Transportation, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, and other partners are sponsoring the program. Organizers of […]

The Commonwealth Financing Authority has approved more than $8 million in additional funding to support H20 PA Flood Control projects, high-hazard dams, and water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater projects. Many of these awards were to townships or the authorities that serve them.   To learn more about these grant […]