Grant Announcements
PENNVEST Awards Nearly $15M to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Allegheny County − July 19, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced nearly $15 million in PENNVEST grants and loans to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for its continued infrastructure improvements. “This money will go towards the...
Sen. Fontana Applauds Scholarships to Help At-Risk Students
Allegheny County, July 14, 2023 – Senator Wayne Fontana applauded the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) as Chairman, Lt. Governor Austin Davis, recently announced the awarding of grants to provide scholarship programs for at-risk students,...
Senator Hughes Announces Over $4.4M in Affordable Housing Grants
PHILADELPHIA − July 13, 2023 − Today, Senator Vincent Hughes, Democratic Appropriations Chair, along with the PA Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), announced over $4.4 million dollars in affordable housing grants awarded through the Housing Options Program (HOP)....
Senator Santarsiero Announces $100,000 in State Funds to Renovate the Newtown Theatre
NEWTOWN – June 28, 2023 – Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $100,000 in state funds for continued renovations of the Newtown Theatre at the theater’s “Reel” Garden Party last week. The funding for the Newtown Theatre will be used toward the second phase of...
State Senator John I. Kane’s Statement on $1.16 Billion Funding from BEAD for Broadband in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA − July 27, 2023 − State Senator John I. Kane released the following statement on $1.16 billion funding from BEAD for broadband in Pennsylvania: "I am thrilled to announce that Pennsylvania has received $1.16 billion in funding from BEAD for...
Delaware County Senators Announce $555K PCCD Grant for County Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – JUNE 14, 2023 – Senators John Kane, Tim Kearney, and Anthony H. Williams today announced that Delaware County has been awarded a $550,000 state grant to support the Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program Initiative for the 2023-24 fiscal...
Delaware County Senators Announce $555K PCCD Grant for County Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – JUNE 14, 2023 – Senators John Kane, Tim Kearney, and Anthony H. Williams today announced that Delaware County has been awarded a $550,000 state grant to support the Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program Initiative for the 2023-24 fiscal year....
Sen. Kearney Announces Over $1.4 Million in Funding for Delaware County Affordable Housing Initiatives
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – JUNE 14, 2023 – State Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced new funding for eight Delaware County housing programs, made possible thanks to the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) fund. In total,...
Senator Fontana Announces Nearly $2 Million for Public Safety
Allegheny County, June 14, 2023 – A local organization that works to build strong communities, taking proactive steps to prevent violence, as well as Allegheny County government, each received state grants today totaling $1,813,023 from the Pennsylvania Commission on...
Senator Hughes Announces Over $6.5M for Violence Prevention and Substance Abuse Treatment
Harrisburg, PA – June 14, 2023- Senator Vincent Hughes ((D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced over $6.5 million dollars from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for violence prevention and substance abuse reduction, treatment, and recovery...
Senator Santarsiero Announces $616,000 in State Funds to Combat Substance Use Disorders and Reduce Incarceration in Bucks County
BUCKS COUNTY – Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) today announced $616,000 in state funds were awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to combat substance use disorders and reduce incarceration in Bucks County. Child and...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces PCCD Funding to Tackle Substance Abuse and Aid Behavioral Health Programs in District Seventeen
<strong>Norristown, PA</strong> – June 13, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) announced $997,225 in grant funding from the Pennsylvanian Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) awarded to District Seventeen. The...
Senator Hughes Announces Over $5M in Affordable Housing Grants for Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties
June 12, 2023 –Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced over $5,000,000 in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) grants for organizations throughout Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. The grants were...
Senator Fontana Announces Over $4.3 Million for Affordable Housing
Allegheny County, June 9, 2023 – Local initiatives to address affordable housing needs and associated community development will receive state grants totaling $4,332,449, state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “These programs, offered by experienced and proven...
Senator Cappelletti announces $100,000 state grant awarded to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for Celiac Disease Research
Philadelphia, PA – May 31, 2023 – Today, on the last day of Celiac Awareness Month, Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17, Montgomery/Delaware) presented a state grant to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to fund Celiac Disease Research. As an attorney...
Senator Fontana Announces Nearly $150K in Senior Community Center Awards
Allegheny County – May 18, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced a total of $140,200 in Senior Community Center Grants were awarded to two centers in the 42nd Senatorial District. “These Senior Community Center Grants will help to make needed physical...
Senator Marty Flynn Announces Over $7M in Grants for Community Projects and Infrastructure Development in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties
Scranton, PA – May 16, 2023 – Today, Senator Marty Flynn (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne) announced a total of $7,074,726 in grants awarded to 52 projects in the 22nd Senatorial District. "I'm thrilled to support the many projects receiving funding in Luzerne and Lackawanna...
Sen. Kearney Announces $75K Grant for Morton Rutledge Fire Company
SPRINGFIELD, PA – April 21, 2023 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) is pleased to announce Morton Rutledge Fire Company was recently awarded $75,000 in state capital funding through the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for facility...
Comitta Announces Funding for West Chester Railroad Track Improvements
West Chester, PA- April 14, 2023 – The West Chester Railroad Heritage Association was awarded $125,000 in total state funding to support track repairs and infrastructure improvements, state Senator Carolyn Comitta announced. The association, a 100 percent volunteer...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Dan Frankel Announce Nonprofit Security Grant Funding Recipients in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA- April 5, 2023: Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Dan Frankel are pleased to announce an allocation of $269,708 in funding through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency...