Oct. 22, 2024 / Press Release

HARRISBURG – Grants totaling nearly $4 million are being awarded to 13 Cambria County recipients through the Local Share Account (LSA) and Public School Facility Improvement Grant programs, according to state Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) and state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset).

“I am pleased to see vital projects in Cambria County receive funding from the commonwealth,” said Langerholc. “Grant awards from the Local Share Account will help fund important public projects in our area, and awards from the Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program help ensure that students in Cambria County have access to clean, up-to-date education facilities. Thank you to Rep. Rigby for partnering with me to secure these crucial funds.”

Penn Cambria School District has been awarded a $2 million grant for HVAC, plumbing, health and safety improvement projects at the high school through the Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program, which was funded in the 2023-24 state budget.

“This grant will be used for renovation and engineering costs associated with the project,” Rigby said. “The high school’s backup generator, water pipes and fire alarm system are in desperate need of being replaced. I’m glad Sen. Langerholc and I were able to work together with school district officials and make this much-needed funding become a reality.”

The LSA grant recipients include:

• Cassandra Borough - $89,321 for the purchase of a new tractor.

• Clearfield Township - $39,500 for school zone flashing lights to be placed on Glendale Road in front of Cambria Heights Middle School and High School campuses.

• Cresson Borough - $78,199 for the purchase of new police equipment to be used in Cresson and Lilly boroughs.

• Dean Township - $33,925 for the purchase of an emergency power generator for the township’s water treatment system.

• Ferndale Borough - $38,650 for the purchase of license plate readers for the police department.

• Gallitzin Borough Sewer and Disposal Authority - $70,300 for wastewater treatment plant upgrades.

• Lilly Borough - $450,000 for phase two streetscape improvements.

• Portage Township - $33,938 for the purchase of medical equipment to be used by the Portage Area Ambulance Association.

• Reade Township - $134,058 for the purchase of a backhoe loader.

• Reade Township Municipal Authority - $400,000 for the purchase of a water system storage tank.

• Sankertown Sewer Authority - $275,000 for sanitary sewer system improvements.

• Scalp Level Borough - $336,336 for stormwater drainage improvements on Veil Road and Spring Street.

The LSA grants were approved and awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority, which was established as an independent agency that holds fiduciary responsibility over the funding of programs and investments in Pennsylvania’s economic growth and are derived from gaming revenues.


Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr.
35th Senatorial District
Pennsylvania State Senate
Representative Jim Rigby
71st Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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