Avon Grove School District secures $1M facilities grant
Avon Grove School District (AGSD) has been awarded a $1 million Public School Facility Improvement Grant administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority through the Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development (DCED) to modernize the HVAC systems at Penn London Elementary School, Avon Grove Intermediate School, and the District Administrative Office.
The grant will fund comprehensive...
Arts Holding Hands and Hearts receives $10K grant from Foxwynd Foundation for Restorative Justice Filmmaking
AHHAH Restorative Justice 2023 Filmmaking Team Photograph by Lee Boyer
Arts Holding Hands and Hearts (AHHAH) is proud and honored to receive a $10,000 grant from the Foxwynd Foundation in support of AHHAH’s Restorative Justice Filmmaking program. The Foxwynd Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to uplifting communities by offering grants to healthcare, housing, and environmental sustainability...
Williams announces $74K environmental safety grant for Octorara School District
Octorara Area School District has been awarded $74,171 to make its schools more environmentally safe thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, state Rep. Dan Williams (D-74) announced Monday.
“Children in the Octorara School District will be able to learn in a safer and healthier educational environment thanks to this funding brought to them by a Democratic budget,” Williams...
Kennett Library receives $500K grant to enhance Makerspace facility
Kennett Library announced the receipt of a $500,000 grant from the Longwood Foundation to enhance and expand its makerspace facilities. This generous grant will enable the library to provide state-of-the-art resources and innovative programming, further establishing the library as a cornerstone of creativity and learning in the community.
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LCH and The Fund for Women and Girls partner to bring access to care
LCH Health and Community Services (LCH) announced that it has been selected as a Core Grant recipient from The Fund for Women and Girls of Chester County. This funding will further empower the organization to continue its mission of providing essential healthcare and community services to women and girls across the Chester County area.
The Fund for Women and Girls has long been dedicated to advancing...
The Regional Foundation presents $500K check to Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance
L-r: Deb Bentzel, The Regional Foundation Senior Program Officer; Amber Little-Turner, Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance Executive Director; Kevin Dow, The Regional Foundation Executive DirectorCREDIT Robert Williams
The Regional Foundation presented the Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance with a check for $500,000 on March 27, representing the Neighborhood Grant awarded to the organization in collaboration...
Coatesville gets $959K grant to implement Ash Park Master Plan
Ash Park. Courtesy, City of Coatesville.
The City of Coatesville will receive a grant of $959,752 to implement the Ash Park Master Plan Phases I and II. The 9.3-acre park is situated between Walnut and Kersey Streets and serves residents over a three-mile radius.
Senator Casey, partnering with Representative Chrissy Houlahan, successfully funded 14 Community Project Funding priorities through the House...
Commissioners OK funds to renovate Liberty House
The Chester County Commissioners have approved $2.8 million in renovation funding for Phoenixville-based Liberty House, for structural improvements and upgrades to the 48 affordable housing units located there.
At last week’s public meeting, Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline approved more than $2.8 million in contract funding to Pennrose Properties...
County awards Phoenixville revitalization grant
The Chester County Department of Community Development awarded the Borough of Phoenixville a grant of $727,278 as part of the Community Revitalization Program for the Bridge Street and Starr Street (SR-29) intersection improvement project. The project will modernize the existing three-way intersection, allowing for better flow of traffic and increased pedestrian safety by adding a straight-through...
County OKs $4.2M grant to preserve open space and improve parks
The 156-acre Starr Farm in East Bradford Township, one of the recipients of a preservation grant through the Chester County Preservation Partnership Program.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline approved the awarding of $4.2 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants at the most recent public Commissioners’ meeting....
