January 13, 2023
Allegheny County – January 13, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $170,600 in It’s On Us PA grants to combat sexual assault and violence at college campuses across the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. “Pittsburgh is home to some of the best...
January 12, 2023
Allegheny County – January 12, 2023 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $716,894 in Schools-to-Work Program (STWP) grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I). The grants are intended to enhance career...
January 12, 2023
Allegheny County – January 12, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced over $21 million in PENNVEST grants for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) and the West View Water Authority (WVWA). Both PWSA and WVWA received grants to replace lead...
January 11, 2023
Allegheny County – January 11, 2023 – Today, State Democratic Senators from Allegheny County, including Senators Jay Costa, Jim Brewster, Wayne Fontana, and Lindsey Williams, announced over $21 million in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grants...
January 11, 2023
Allegheny County – January 11, 2023 – Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement on the Senate Republican political maneuver to tie the window for justice for sexual abuse survivors to controversial and unrelated issues: As a long-time...
January 5, 2023
Allegheny County – January 5, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced a new grant to improve traffic safety in Carnegie. The grant was awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) fund, an...
December 22, 2022
Pittsburgh, Pa. – December 22, 2022 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana (D-42 Allegheny) announced $480,125 in Keystone Communities Program (KCP) grants for three projects in Allegheny County. “I’m thrilled to see these important local projects receive funding from...
December 15, 2022
Pittsburgh, Pa. – December 15, 2022 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana (D-42 Allegheny) announced $23,495,218 in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grants for public safety, victims’ services, reentry services and other important initiatives across...
November 22, 2022
Allegheny County – November 22, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $12,600,000 in in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants for the 42nd Senatorial District. “I’m thrilled to share that even more RACP money will be...
November 17, 2022
Allegheny County – November 17, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $1,748,640 in grants from the Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) for infrastructure projects and art programs across Allegheny County. “The GEDTF grant...
November 15, 2022
Harrisburg, PA − November 15, 2022 − The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus today elected its leadership team for the 2023-24 legislative session. The Senate Democratic Caucus proudly welcomes a new member, Senator Nick Miller of Allentown. The new and...
October 30, 2022
Allegheny County – October 28, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement regarding VisitPittsburgh’s continued advocacy and lobbying in Harrisburg for additional tax dollars: “I was dismayed to read the statement...
October 27, 2022
Allegheny County – October 27, 2022 − Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $25,729,987 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants for the 42nd Senatorial District. “These investments will bring new and improved buildings and spaces...
October 27, 2022
October 26, 2022 – Today, Senator Jay Costa, Senator Wayne Fontana, and Senator Lindsey Williams announce a $46,054,410 PENNVEST Loan for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) to replace old and failing inlets and catch basins. “All of us deserve clean,...
October 21, 2022
Allegheny County − October 21, 2022 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced over $139 million in PENNVEST loans and a grant for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA). “I’m proud to see PENNVEST continue to make substantial investments in the PWSA to...
October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022 − Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana sent the following email to colleagues in the State House of Representatives, in response to a carbon monoxide leak at a Pennsylvania daycare center that led to the hospitalization of dozens of children and staff:...
September 22, 2022
Allegheny County- September 22, 2022 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced a $220,000 grant for Neville Township awarded by the Commonwealth Finance Authority (CFA). “I’m happy to see state funding allocated to an important project in Neville Township,” said...
September 19, 2022
Allegheny County –September 19, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced two Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grants for Allegheny County. PCCD awarded a total of $457,054 to the University of Pittsburgh’s Program...
September 12, 2022
Allegheny County – September 12, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana announced that he has asked Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor to conduct a performance audit of VisitPittsburgh’s use of public tax dollars. VisitPittsburgh is a private,...
September 7, 2022
Allegheny County − September 7, 2022 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced over $1 million dollars in Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) grants for multiple projects across Allegheny County. “I’m proud to see Pennsylvania recognize the...
July 21, 2022
Pittsburgh, PA − July 21, 2022 – Pennsylvania State Senators from Allegheny County including Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Senator Wayne Fontana and Senator Lindsey Williams announced a $200+ million dollar loan for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority...
July 19, 2022
Pittsburgh, PA – July 19, 2022 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced a combined $3.5 million dollars in a state grant and loan for the development of a new industrial park in the City of Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood. The project was awarded a $1.4...
June 24, 2022
Allegheny County – June 24, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “Today the U.S. Supreme Court pushed the country back 50 years, stripping away...
June 14, 2022
Allegheny County – June 14 2022 – Today, the Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 811 (SB 811). The bill is sponsored by Senator Wayne Fontana and will provide Allegheny County land banks with an expedited sheriff sale process as well as lower...
June 13, 2022
HARRISBURG, June 13, 2022 – Governor Tom Wolf has signed legislation that would set up a competitive process to accept proposals for the sale of the 20.2 acre former SCI Pittsburgh property, Senator Wayne Fontana announced today. The property along the Ohio River has...