Powell secures over $2.6 million in grant funding

Rep. Lindsay Powell December 18, 2025 | 1:33 PM

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 18 – The Commonwealth Financing Authority has approved over $2.6 million in state grant funding for projects supporting the 21st District, including a single $1 million grant, announced state Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Allegheny.

“These projects will drive meaningful improvements across our community,” said Powell. “This funding supports our first responders, strengthens critical infrastructure, and creates good jobs for the workers making those upgrades possible. I’m proud to support these investments, and will continue fighting to make sure our community gets the resources it deserves.”

The projects in the 21st District that will be backed by this funding include:

$1 million to purchase two ambulances to be used in Pittsburgh.
$650,000 to the Millvale Borough Development Corporation to renovate a 6,400 square-foot vacant, blighted building.
$300,000 to support the purchase of vehicles to be utilized by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
$253,623 to make sewer improvements in Reserve Township.
$150,865 to replace aging rescue equipment at the Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Company in Shaler Township.
$100,000 to Riverlife in Pittsburgh to support restoration along River Avenue.
$80,170 to support flooring renovations to the Pittsburgh Opera Theater’s Bitz Opera Factory.
$75,000 to support the purchase of new vehicles for Light of Life Ministries’ Voeghtly Street Shelter.
$50,000 to support an HVAC replacement project for the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh.

The ambulance and Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority vehicle grants were supported in coordination with the other eight Democratic legislators representing parts of the City of Pittsburgh.

These grants were awarded through the Local Share Account, which funds public interest projects that improve the quality of life in local communities.

Send Feedback