The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the FY 2022 round of funding in the Main Street Grant Program. Townships with a population of 50,000 or less and 100 or fewer public housing units are eligible to…

Does your township have residents concerned about their ability to pay to heat their home this winter, or how they will afford their utility bills in a time of high inflation? Please let concerned residents know that help is available…

The Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania (HBFF) has funding available for a matching grant program to encourage maintenance and repair of historic barns and outbuildings throughout Pennsylvania. Barn owners who are Pennsylvania residents and current HBFF members are eligible…

The campaign ads are finally over and there are a lot of new faces. Pennsylvanians have a new Governor and US Senator. Congrats to Governor–elect Shapiro and Senator-elect Fetterman. The PA delegation to Congress is now 9D-8R. While the US…

PennDOT has announced the next round of funding for the Green Light-Go: Municipal Signal Partnership Program. Approximately $40 million will be available to municipalities for financial assistance to replace, synchronize, time, operate, and maintain traffic signals.    Prior to applying for funding,…

Section 1307 of the Right-To-Know Law requires the Office of Open Records to establish a RTKL Fee Schedule for both state and local agencies, including townships.   Section 1310 of the RTKL requires the OOR to review that fee schedule every other year, and the OOR’s biannual…

The state Department of Revenue is retiring its e-TIDES system at the end of November 2022 and moving their services to the new online portal: myPATH. Of note, this means that the following filings will be moved to this new…

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new “Know Your Rights” poster October 19. It replaces the “EEO is the Law” poster and includes information on harassment and discrimination, as well as a QR code for faster access…

PennDOT created a Grant Alerts Page for competitive grant programs offered under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The BIL provides approximately $550 billion in new federal infrastructure investments. This law includes many grant opportunities across a wide range of programs, including: …

Gov. Tom Wolf cleared his desk yesterday of all pending legislation signing 66 of 67 bills passed by the legislature.  See the legislative section below for a list of all of the acts that affect townships. Acts 104 and 155…