Burns: More than $400,000 in emergency federal funding headed to Cambria County

Grant awards mark first round of community funding from federal CARES act

EBENSBURG, April 27 – As the COVID-19 crisis continues in Pennsylvania and across the nation, state Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, today announced that Cambria County and several local municipalities have been selected to receive more than $400,000 in emergency federal funding.

“This crisis has affected our communities across the board, and it is critical that we get the federal money approved by Congress flowing into our local communities as quickly as possible,” Burns said. “I have and will continue to fight to make sure that we in Cambria County receive our fair share of resources – whether that is personal protection equipment and supplies or emergency federal funding to help communities weather this storm.”

Funded by the federal CARES act, the emergency grants are being administered by the state Department of Community and Economic Development and represent the first round of emergency funding being directed to local communities to assist with community development and affordable housing activities to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Locally, the awardees were Adams Township, $65,514; Cambria Township, $65,844; Cresson Township, $61,264; Jackson Township, $61,410; and Cambria County, $159,506. A full grant list as well as additional information from DCED can be found here.

Additionally, to combat the effects of homelessness, DCED announced it will receive nearly 20 million in federal funding, and has released applications and guidelines to accept proposals for funding. Proposals will be accepted from eligible applicants though June 1.