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Area Schools Awarded Safety Grants
Several area schools serving students in the 68th Legislative District collectively have been awarded more than $1 million in state grants to support school safety and mental health resources.
For our students to succeed in school, they must feel safe and supported. These grants are an important tool in helping achieve that goal, and I am pleased to see this funding coming to our area schools.
Distributed by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the School Safety and Mental Health Grants were awarded as follows.
In Tioga County:
• Northern Tioga School District – $137,012.
• Southern Tioga School District – $132,542.
• Wellsboro Area School District – $126,580.
In Bradford County:
• Athens Area School District – $138,237.
• BLaST Intermediate Unit 17 – $70,000.
• Canton Area School District – $115,730.
• Northern Tier Career Center – $70,000.
• Towanda Area School District – $128,238.
• Troy Area School District – $126,374.
• Wyalusing Area School District – $123,445.
Additionally, New Covenant Academy in Mansfield was awarded a $38,000 grant through the Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools program. This funding is to support programs address school violence and improving school safety and security.
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Honoring Gold Star Families
An initiative to create a new memorial on the Pennsylvania Capitol grounds has been signed into law.
Act 145 of 2024 will create a memorial for Gold Star families, who are the ones left behind when a service member dies. It will provide grieving families a place to gather, reflect, pray and share in fellowship with one another.
The monument, formed with four granite slabs, will be placed east of the Irvis Office Building and north of Walnut Street. It will be erected by the Woody Williams Foundation and MI Charitable Foundation at no cost to taxpayers.
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Looking for State Grants?
The Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience (CODE PA) recently launched a new resource to make it easier for residents, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and local governments to find and apply for grants from state agencies.
The new discovery tool allows users to search for, sort, and filter information about grants based on the type of applicant, category, application deadline, location and other criteria. The search results include links to each program, including information about who the funding is intended for, the application process, key dates and deadlines, eligibility criteria, and where to apply.
Check it out here.
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Attorney General Warns of Phishing Scammers Claiming ‘Fraudulent Activity’
The Office of Attorney General is alerting Pennsylvanians about a phishing scam involving claims of fraudulent activity on a person’s bank account in order to access personal data and information.
Oftentimes, the scammers will provide a telephone number for the target to call or instruct the target to reply to an email or text message.
The scammers then request login credentials to financial accounts, account numbers and other personal identifiable information, such as your Social Security number and date of birth.
Financial institutions will never call you asking for your account information or login credentials through a telephone call, text message or email.
If you receive such a call, email or text, do not respond. Instead, you should contact the number on the back of your debit or credit card or contact your financial institution’s local branch office and verify if they made the contact.
If you are a victim of a phishing scam, please inform the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection here or by emailing scams@attorneygeneral.gov or calling 1-800-441-2555.
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PennDOT Seeking Workers for Winter Maintenance Program
With winter just around the corner, PennDOT is looking for people to staff its winter maintenance program.
Positions available may include CDL equipment operators, mechanics, dispatchers, tradesman helpers and semi-skilled laborers. The positions pay between $17 per hour to $27.75 per hour. The winter maintenance program runs through April.
For additional information or to apply, click here.
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PA Mixed-Use Housing Development Pilot Program Accepting Grant Applications
The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is now accepting grant applications for its new $10 million PA Mixed-Use Housing Development pilot program to expand affordable housing options in the Commonwealth.
The pilot program will provide grant funding to eligible applicants for site development for a multi-use building, as well as conversion or rehabilitation of existing structures for mixed-use development. A portion of the project must be devoted to development of both rental and owner-occupied residential units.
Eligible applicants include municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment authorities, municipal authorities, industrial development agencies and for-profit organizations. The deadline to apply is Dec. 6. Click here for more information.
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