Burns brings home another $3 million in grants for region
Rep. Frank Burns December 19, 2023 | 12:44 PM
HARRISBURG, Dec. 19 – With just under a week before Christmas, state Rep. Frank Burns channeled his inner Kris Kringle as he announced nearly $3.1 million in grants for projects in Cambria County.
The projects range from water and sewer improvement projects to arts and culture organizations.
“One of my priorities as state representative is to ensure that the region receives its fair share of state funding, and this funding is no exception,” said Burns, D-Cambria. “The projects these grants will fund may not be exciting, but they’re important to the region’s quality of life – and perhaps even more importantly, will save local taxpayers money.”
Grants were awarded to the following:
- $1.135 million – to the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority for efficiency upgrades at the Dornick Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in West Taylor Township.
- $1.263 million – to the Ebensburg Municipal Authority to build a stormwater collection and conveyance system and for improvements to its Ogden tank.
- $212,500 – to Jackson East Taylor Sewer Authority to replace pump station generators at the sewage facility in Jackson Township.
- $205,923 – to Nanty Glo Water Authority to replace the Edwards Street waterline.
- $90,499 – to Southwestern Cambria County Water Authority for its Newtown pressure reducing valve pit replacement project in Conemaugh Township.
- $20,969 – to Community Art Center of Cambria County for operating and marketing expenses for the Arts Organization in Westmont.
- $99,000 – to Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts to distribute pandemic recovery payments to arts and culture professionals.
- $24,449 – to the Johnstown Heritage Association for marketing.
- $28,360 – to the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra for operating expenses.
- $17,517 – to The BottleWorks Inc. Ethnic Center for operational costs.
The grants are from the H20 PA Program, Small Water and Sewer Program, and PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program, which are administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority.
The H20 PA Program provides single- or multi-year grants to municipalities or municipal authorities to assist with the construction of drinking water, sanitary sewer and storm water projects. The Small Water and Sewer Program provides for small water, sewer, and storm system water infrastructure projects, and the PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program provides grants to nonprofit arts and culture organizations located in the commonwealth.