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Entries to PSATS’ Award Programs Due Next Week!
Entires to PSATS award programs are due next week! Please submit entries to the following four awards programs by next Wednesday, January 31: • President’s Leadership Award • Citizen Communication Awards • Youth Awards • Excellence in Intergovernmental Cooperation Awards Award…
Friday Is Deadline for PSATS Scholarships! Spread the Word!
The PSATS Scholarship is a new program that offers four $1,500 scholarships to high school juniors and seniors in PSATS member townships. We need your help spreading the word! PSATS Scholarships can be used to fund any career education opportunity,…
DCNR Announces ATV Awards; Applications Accepted Soon
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced grant recipients for its ATV facilities grant round. These awards are for the construction and acquisition of ATV trails in townships, including an ATV trailhead and comfort facility in Fox Township,…
Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15
The state Department of General Services is reminding township officials that they can participate in the COSTARS Sodium Chloride (Road Salt) Contract for the approaching August 2024 – July 2025 season, by submitting a new Salt Contract Participation Agreement by…
PA Unemployment Rate Increases from Record Low
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate increased to 3.5% in December, up from the record low of 3.4%. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.7%. Click here for the press release.
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
USDA Rural Development has Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants available to help communities prepare for, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water. Events that qualify as an emergency include but are not limited…
Two Weeks Left To Submit to PSATS’ Awards Programs!
There are two weeks left to enter PSATS’ award programs! Please submit entries to the following four awards programs by Wednesday, January 31: • President’s Leadership Awards • Citizen Communication Awards • Youth Awards • Excellence in Intergovernmental Cooperation Awards…
2024 AARP Accepting Applications for Community Challenge Grants
The AARP Community Challenge provides grants to fund quick-action projects aimed at helping creating livable communities for people of all ages. Townships are eligible to apply for funds across three grant categories and may apply for more than one opportunity:…
DCED Announces CFA Grant Awardees for $27 Million
The state Department of Community and Economic Development has announced approval of 178 new projects through the Commonwealth Financing Authority, for more than $27 million in grants and loans. These programs include: For the full list of approved projects, click…
PSATS/Blair County Townships Association Postpones Free Solar Workshop to 1/30
PSATS and the Blair County Association of Township Officials are postponing the FREE workshop on utility-scale solar and its implications for local municipalities from this afternoon to January 30 from 1-4 p.m. at the Logan Township Municipal Building. The session will discuss…
