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Sen. Fontana Announces $2.6 Million for Safety Initiatives & Victim Services
Allegheny County – September 22, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $2,642,757 in funding for 42nd District-based agencies and organizations from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This funding provides critical funding for...
Sen. Fontana Announces Traffic Safety Grant to Ingram
Allegheny County − August 24, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced that a half million-dollar state grant was awarded to Ingram Borough to improve traffic along Ingram Avenue. Ingram Borough received $555,046 from PennDOT to implement traffic calming...
Sen. Fontana Statement on Legionnaires’ Disease Case in Lancaster County
Allegheny County – August 23, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement after Legionella bacteria found at Lancaster County Prison led to a positive case of Legionnaires’ disease. This follows a positive case of Legionnaires’ disease at...
Sen. Fontana Applauds PennDOT Investing $1.1 Million for Traffic Upgrades
Allegheny County – August 16, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana commended the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for awarding grants totaling $1,116,348.13 to three municipalities in the 42nd senatorial district. Grants from PennDOT’s...
PENNVEST Awards Nearly $15M to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Allegheny County − July 19, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced nearly $15 million in PENNVEST grants and loans to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for its continued infrastructure improvements. “This money will go towards the...
Sen. Fontana Applauds Scholarships to Help At-Risk Students
Allegheny County, July 14, 2023 – Senator Wayne Fontana applauded the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) as Chairman, Lt. Governor Austin Davis, recently announced the awarding of grants to provide scholarship programs for at-risk students,...
Sen. Fontana Statement on His Blight-Fighting Bill Soon to Become Law
Allegheny County, June 22, 2023 – Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement today, after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed his Senate Bill 202, which provides land banks in Allegheny County a streamlined process for acquiring abandoned and...
Senator Fontana Announces Nearly $2 Million for Public Safety
Allegheny County, June 14, 2023 – A local organization that works to build strong communities, taking proactive steps to prevent violence, as well as Allegheny County government, each received state grants today totaling $1,813,023 from the Pennsylvania Commission on...
Senator Fontana Announces Over $4.3 Million for Affordable Housing
Allegheny County, June 9, 2023 – Local initiatives to address affordable housing needs and associated community development will receive state grants totaling $4,332,449, state Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “These programs, offered by experienced and proven...
Sen. Fontana Floor Remarks Senate Bill 204 – Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Senate Dems Discuss Improving Railroad Safety at Pittsburgh Hearing
PITTSBURGH − May 19, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senator Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) to host a public hearing in Pittsburgh...
Senator Fontana Announces Nearly $150K in Senior Community Center Awards
Allegheny County – May 18, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced a total of $140,200 in Senior Community Center Grants were awarded to two centers in the 42nd Senatorial District. “These Senior Community Center Grants will help to make needed physical...
Sen. Fontana Statement on VisitPittsburgh Audit Response
Allegheny County – April 14, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement on VisitPittsburgh’s response to the Allegheny County Controller’s performance audit: The administration of VisitPittsburgh is more focused on deflecting and spinning...
Sen. Fontana Statement on VisitPittsburgh Audit
Allegheny County – April 13, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement on the release of the Allegheny County Controller’s performance audit of VisitPittsburgh: I requested a performance audit of VisitPittsburgh in September of 2022,...
Senator Fontana Announces $89K for Security Upgrades at Allegheny County Nonprofits
Allegheny County – April 5, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced a total of $89,992 in Nonprofit Security Grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) were awarded to two organizations in the 42nd senatorial district. “These PCCD...
Senator Fontana Announces Over $7.5M in Project & Infrastructure Grants
Allegheny County – March 17, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $7,555,688 in project and infrastructure grants are coming to communities throughout the 42nd senatorial district. “These grants bring millions in funds to local projects in Allegheny...
Sen. Fontana Announces Over $1 Million for Substance Abuse Prevention & Public Safety
Allegheny County – March 9, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $1,176,932 in grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to organizations serving the residents of the 42nd senatorial district. “These PCCD grants target specific...
Senator Fontana Announces Over $250,000 in Clean Transportation Grants
Allegheny County – March 2, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $285,652 in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to fund clean transportation in Allegheny County. “These grants are an investment in both infrastructure and...
Harrisburg – February 16, 2023 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA).` Created in 1963 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, PHEAA...
Senator Fontana Announces Nearly $125,000 in School Safety Grants
Allegheny County, PA – February 14, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $124,995.75 in Safe Schools Targeted Grants to create safer school communities. “School safety is critical to the well-being and academic success of our students,” said Senator...