Burns urges 72nd District entities to apply for traffic signal, rail infrastructure grant programs
Rep. Frank Burns August 31, 2017
EBENSBURG, Aug. 31 – State Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, is urging municipalities to contact his office for help in applying for state grants to assist with traffic signal and rail freight upgrades.
Burns said the grant programs, operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, are:
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The Green Light-Go Program, which provides approximately $40 million annually to assist municipalities with improvements and upgrades to their traffic signal operations, and will accept applications from Sept. 2 through Nov. 9.
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The 2017 Rail Transportation Assistance Program and Rail Freight Assistance Program, which provide financial assistance for investment in rail freight infrastructure, and will accept applications from Sept. 1 through Sept. 29.
“This money is going to be awarded – but to get some of it, you’ve got to apply by the deadlines,” Burns said. “As an elected official, I’ve made it one of my missions to inform everyone in the 72nd Legislative District of these grant opportunities and to offer my office’s help in the application process.”
Toward that end, Burns recently replaced a retiring legislative staffer with Brittany Blackham, an experienced grant writer whose expertise in that area is being offered free to municipalities in Burns’ district.
Anyone interested in obtaining grant-seeking help or direction is asked to contact Burns’ office at (814) 472-8021.
Burns said additional information can be obtained by searching “Green Light-Go” at http://www.dot.state.pa.us and by searching “RTAP” or “RFAP” at www.penndot.gov.