On March 16, PSATS sent member townships and county associations the materials for the April 21 business session at the 2026 PSATS Annual Conference. Please be sure to share these materials with your township’s or county association’s voting delegate. As a reminder, each member township is entitled to appoint one…
WTAJ reports that the City of Johnstown has approved a settlement with a resident who sued the city and the planning commission three years ago after he spoke on a zoning matter during a planning commission meeting. The crux of his claim was that…
The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is accepting applications for Act 13 programs until May 31, 2026. Several grant programs are funded by impact fees from natural gas wells under Act 13 of 2012: For more information, click on the grant program links above or…
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is accepting applications for the All-Terrain Vehicle and Snowmobile Program‘s spring grant round. Townships are eligible to apply through March 31, 2026. There is no match requirement for this funding! Eligible projects include planning, land acquisition,…
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced $15.2 million in grant awards for the environmental restoration of 15 abandoned mine land (AML) projects as part of the Abandoned Mine Land and Abandoned Mine Drainage Grant Program. All of the projects are located in townships and will benefit…
The State Ethics Commission will host a free interactive webinar next week to help public officials and public employees understand their responsibilities to file a Statement of Financial Interest by May 1 each year. The Commission will help walk you through completing and…
The state Department of Transportation has released the “EVs in Focus” video series, which helps answer questions Pennsylvanians may have about electric vehicles. Three videos are currently available covering the topics of Battery Fires, The Electric Grid, and Environmental Impacts. Two more videos on…
Townships have many reports due each year, and several of these reports are due in the coming weeks. Several of these reports are required to receive revenue from these programs:
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency released a new report, Building Opportunity: PHARE funding Trends and County Profiles (2022-2024), to highlight the success and reach of the Pennsylvania Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund. The report reviews three years of PHARE application data,…
If your township received a closeout request but had issues or errors that needed to be corrected before closeout, the U.S. Treasury is holding Office hours by zoom today at 12:30 pm. Registration information is below. The session is meant to help…
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