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  ​Middletown, PA – In recognition of Fire Prevention Week and the service and sacrifice of volunteer firefighters throughout Pennsylvania, the Wolf Administration announced $646,891 in new funding to help rural communities guard against the threat of wildfires in the state’s forests and other undeveloped areas. “Firefighters, ordinary women and men all across Pennsylvania, are tasked […]

​Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration today announced new grant funding to rehabilitate two park sites in the City of Reading: Baer Park and the 6th and Amity Street Playground. An investment of $300,000 will help the city link natural resources to community revitalization and improve well-being for residents by revitalizing recreation opportunities in the city. […]

​Patton, PA – Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined Bureau of State Parks officials in dedicating an electric car charging station at Prince Gallitzin State Park. The event at the Cambria County park signaled the department’s future commitment to similar installations at more than 40 state parks and forests throughout […]

Harrisburg, PA – Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera announced today that Pennsylvania will receive a $1.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to better serve children and youth who are deaf and blind. “Students who are deaf and blind are a diverse group of learners who live in communities of all sizes across the […]

Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera today announced that $8.4 million in competitive Safe Schools Targeted grants have been awarded to prevent and reduce violent incidents in schools, to purchase safety and security-related equipment, and to provide for the training and compensation of school resource and police officers. “Parents and students deserve to […]

Harrisburg, PA – Grant funding for energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects for small business owners and farmers is still available from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) through the Small Business Advantage Grant program. “This grant was created with small businesses and farmers in mind. There are tremendous monetary savings available to Pennsylvania’s small […]

Wilkes-Barre, PA – Two Wyoming County farms are showing how agriculture and conservation can work hand-in-hand to prevent pollution from flowing into the Susquehanna River. On a tour of the farms today, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell saw the benefits of one farm switching to an all-organic operation and the other utilizing […]

Mount Carmel, PA – Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin was joined by local officials and community leaders in breaking ground on a block of affordable senior housing with a preference for veterans in Mount Carmel Borough, Northumberland County. “This project is the result of the coordination of several partners committed […]