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, […]
PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Grant Applications
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 […]
Data Shows Roundabouts Reduce Fatalities, Crashes
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 […]
Independent Fiscal Office, Revenue Release August Revenue
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 […]
Townships May Apply for Alternative Fuels Grants
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, […]
PennDOT Invites Students to Solve Transportation Funding Challenge
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 […]
Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Campaign Begins September 1
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 […]
Water and Sewer Funding Awards Announced
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 […]
PENNVEST Announces Small Project Initiative Funding Program
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) board of directors has approved a new funding opportunity for repairs and short-term construction for lower-cost water, wastewater, non-point source, and stormwater improvements. Small Project Initiative funding has a maximum loan amount of $500,000 for projects that […]
CFA Approves 276 PA Small Water and Sewer Grants
The Commonwealth Financing Authority has approved 276 new PA Small Water and Sewer Program grants worth a total of $61 million across the commonwealth, many of which are township projects or for the authorities that serve their residents. This program helps municipalities and […]