$60 million in federal funding is set to be spent throughout northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Here's the list of projects

Multiple Counties

•    Northeastern Pennsylvania Passenger Rail Restoration Project

Amount: $1,596,279
Recipient: Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority
County: Multiple
Description: The funding will go toward the purchase and installation of crossties and tie plates in a proposed new passenger corridor between Scranton, the Poconos and New York City’s Penn Station.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Coaldale Lansford Summit Hill Sewer System Improvements

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Coaldale Lansford Summit Hill Sewer Authority
County: Multiple
Description: The sewer plant and interceptor line that services the Schuylkill and Carbon County municipalities has been hydraulically overloaded for years, and the funds seek to add storage capacity.
Requested by: Representative Susan Wild and Senator Bob Casey

Bradford County

•    Bradford County Broadband Expansion

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Central Bradford County Economic Development Authority
County: Bradford
Description: Bradford County seeks to expand broadband access for residents in this rural area by installing a dark fiber open access network.
Requested by: Dan Meuser

•    Child Hunger Outreach Partners Program Expansion Community Project

Amount: $750,000
Recipient: Child Hunger Outreach Partners
County: Bradford
Description: The funding allows Child Hunger Outreach Partners to expand its food pantry.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Carbon County

•    Carbon County Food Pantry and Wraparound Services

Amount: $729,000
Recipient: Community Action Lehigh Valley
County: Carbon
Description: The project seeks to renovate the English Congregational Church in Carbon County to provide a food pantry, soup kitchen and wraparound support service.
Requested by: Representative Susan Wild

•    State Route 903 Bridge Repairs

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
County: Carbon
Description: The project aims to replace a Carbon County bridge built in 1932 that provides a creek crossing for an average of 6,471 vehicles each day.
Requested by: Representative Susan Wild.

•    Lansford-Coaldale Joint Water Authority for Water Service Connection Improvements Project

Amount: $375,200
Recipient: The Lansford-Coaldale Joint Water Authority
County: Carbon
Description: The water authority in Carbon County seeks to change out roughly 750 feet of 4-inch pipe with 12-inch pipe and replace 3 fire hydrants and dozens of water service connections.
Requested by: Representative Susan Wild.

•    Borough of Weatherly Acquisition for Water Quality and Trail Access

Amount: $500,000
Recipient: Borough of Weatherly
County: Carbon
Description: The Carbon County borough wants to buy a 1,140-acre property to preserve the Black Creek watershed and to build a 5-mile hiking trail linking Weatherly with the Delaware & Lehigh Trail.
Requested by: Representative Susan Wild

•    Weatherly Police Digital Radio System

Amount: $120,000
Recipient: Weatherly Borough Police Department
County: Carbon
Description: The Weatherly Borough Police Department plans to upgrade its digital radio equipment to provide compatible communication with surrounding departments.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    Borough of Lehighton for Rehabilitation of Sewage Pipes

Amount: $500,000
Recipient: Borough of Lehighton
County: Carbon
Description: The funding aims to reduce stormwater and groundwater infiltration into the borough’s sanitary sewer system.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Columbia County

•    Coblentz Corner

Amount: $1,500,000
Recipient: Columbia County Housing Corporation (doing business as Community Strategies Group)
County: Columbia
Description: This project includes the demolition of a vacant and blighted building in downtown Berwick in Columbia County and the construction of a new building that will host a mix of community and commercial spaces.
Requested by: Representative Dan Meuser

Lackawanna County

•    Lackawanna County Healthy Living and Wellness Center

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Lackawanna County Department of Health and Human Services
County: Lackawanna
Description: The project centers on the building of a new health care center in Mayfield.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Emergency Operations and Training Center

Amount: $637,195
Recipient: City of Scranton
County: Lackawanna
Description: The funding is centered on the construction and equipping of a mixed-use facility that will be used by first responders to manage large incidents.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Dam No. 5 and Spillway Rehabilitation Project

Amount: $1,383,069
Recipient: Lackawanna County
County: Lackawanna
Description: The funding will help rehabilitate the concrete spillway of a dam in Scranton, install a structural pipe liner within the low-level outlet pipe and install a new sluice gate. The dam is on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s high hazard potential dam list.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Biomaterials Construction and Manufacturing Research

Amount: $963,000
Recipient: Lackawanna College
County: Lackawanna
Description: The federal dollars funds research into building construction biomaterials and biomaterial manufacturing. The purpose is to explore ways of making industrial goods using plant components.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Scranton Primary Health Care Center Expansion and Renovation

Amount: $441,000
Recipient: Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc.
County: Lackawanna
Description: Scranton Primary Health Care Center in Lackawanna County is expanding their dental clinic and women’s health clinic.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    Outreach Services LEAD to Career Success and Advance Social Justice

Amount: $250,000
Recipient: Outreach – Center for Community Resources.
County: Lackawanna
Description: The project seeks to lend a boost to those impacted by the criminal justice system in Lackawanna County by providing education and workforce development.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence and/or Sexual Abuse in Scranton and Lackawanna County

Amount: $350,000
Recipient: Women’s Resource Center, Inc.
County: Lackawanna
Description: The Women’s Resource Center in Scranton plans to build new office space to meet programming and staffing needs.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey.

•    Housing Development Corporation MidAtlantic Affordable Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Project

Amount: $2,000,000
Recipient: Housing Development Corporation MidAtlantic.
County: Lackawanna
Description: The project seeks to add new affordable housing units in Lackawanna County.
Requested by: Senator John Fetterman

•    O.S. Johnson Technical Institute, PA, for technology and equipment for a Johnson College satellite campus

Amount: $806,000
Recipient: O.S. Johnson Technical Institute
County: Lackawanna
Description: The funding seeks to provide the technology and equipment needed to develop a Johnson College satellite campus in Lackawanna County.
Requested by: Senator John Fetterman

Luzerne County

•    East Interceptor Rehabilitation Project

Amount: $959,757
Recipient: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority
County: Luzerne
Description: The funding helps upgrade a storm and wastewater system designed to alleviate water contamination during heavy rain events. The money will help replace the structural lining of an aging wastewater interceptor that services 36 municipalities.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Pennsylvania Engine for Plant Science Innovation

Amount: $980,000
Recipient: City of Hazleton Alliance for Progress
County: Luzerne
Description: The funding helps renovate 5,000 square feet of space for a center for plant science innovation. This is planned to feature a bioscience laboratory, a rooftop greenhouse with solar panels and an incubator.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Terminal Expansion and Improvements 

Amount: $980,000
Recipient: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport 
County: Luzerne
Description: The project aims to advance public safety at the international airport by expanding terminal space by 10,000 square feet and adding a separate exit lane for off-boarding passengers.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Mobile STEM Education Lab

Amount: $963,000
Recipient: Vytal Plant Science Research
County: Luzerne
Description: The funding will be used to outfit a mobile STEM lab and provide programming for use by a range of school districts and higher education institutions in the area.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Equipment and Technology for Newly Formed Regional Police Department

Amount: $963,000
Recipient: Wyoming Area Regional Police Department 
County: Luzerne
Description: The funding is earmarked for equipment and technology for the recently formed Wyoming Area Regional Police Department. Specifically, it’s slated for the purchase of police cruisers, body worn cameras and data storage capabilities.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Hazleton Integration Project Fresh Food Pantry

Amount: $419,000
Recipient: Hazleton Integration Project (HIP)
County: Luzerne
Description: The Hazleton Integration Project in Luzerne County hopes to launch a food pantry and provide healthy meals to those with medical issues.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    Increase Access to Care Initiative

Amount: $875,000
Recipient: Volunteers in Medicine
County: Luzerne
Description: The second floor of Volunteers in Medicine’s facility in Luzerne County needs renovation to help provide free health care services for low-income and uninsured people.
Requested by: Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman

•    King’s College Occupational Therapy Program

Amount: $450,000
Recipient: King’s College
County: Luzerne 
Description: King’s College in Luzerne County is developing a new doctoral program for occupational therapy.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    Luzerne County Main Road Improvements

Amount: $2,500,000
Recipient: Luzerne County
County: Luzerne
Description: Luzerne County needs financial assistance to cover road reconstruction and drainage improvement costs on Main Road in Hunlock and Ross Townships. 
Requested by: Representative Dan Meuser

Lycoming County

•    Jersey Shore Borough of Public Safety Building Project

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Lycoming County
County: Lycoming
Description: The funding supports the construction and operation of a new public safety building in Jersey Shore.
Requested by: Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman

•    Old City Revitalization Initiative in Williamsport 

Amount: $2,662,215
Recipient: City of Williamsport
County: Lycoming
Description: The funding seeks to continue ongoing work to revitalize the Lycoming County city and modernize its Old City infrastructure and streetscape.
Requested by: Senator John Fetterman and Representative Dan Meuser

•    Williamsport Levee Flood Control Project

Amount: $3,500,000
Recipient: City of Williamsport
County: Lycoming
Description: The funding aims to restore and upgrade the levee’s electronics and pump station. 
Requested by: Senators John Fetterman, Bob Casey and Representative Dan Meuser

•    Williamsport Municipal Water Authority for Tank Replacement

Amount: $1,440,000 
Recipient: Williamsport Municipal Authority
County: Lycoming
Description: This project seeks to head off the inevitable failure of a corroded and leaky 500,0000-gallon water tank that serves thousands of people throughout the Williamsport region in Lycoming County.
Requested by: Senator John Fetterman

Monroe County

•    Childcare Center in Pocono Family YMCA Community Center

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Pocono Family YMCA
County: Monroe
Description: The Pocono Family YMCA Community Center in Monroe County seeks to expand its childcare services.
Requested by: Senator John Fetterman

•    Pocono Township Corridor Water Main Corrosion Mitigation and Replacement Project and Core System Improvements

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
County: Monroe
Description: The funding will go toward the design, permitting and bidding of a water main corrosion mitigation and replacement project in Monroe County.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright and Senator Bob Casey

•    State Route 209 Hamilton West Resurfacing

Amount: $980,000
Recipient: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
County: Monroe
Description: The funds will go toward the resurfacing of state Route 209 — a highway trafficked on average by 12,500 vehicles each day — that is in poor condition. The funding will also help improve two structures that carry the highway.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Monroe County’s Safety First Network Project

Amount: $1,009,000
Recipient: Monroe County Office of the District Attorney
County: Monroe
Description: The project funds a major crime case unit, new radio equipment, two-way infrastructure and will help move the county’s emergency communications to a digital system.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright

•    Community Schools

Amount: $397,000
Recipient: Pocono Mountains United Way
County: Monroe
Description: Helps Pocono Mountains United Way establish several community schools in Monroe County. 
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Montour County

•    DRIVE Business Hub Incubator

Amount: $499,000
Recipient: DRIVE
County: Montour
Description: The DRIVE Business hub in Montour County, which helps local companies grow beyond the startup stage, needs new roofing and a new HVAC system.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Northumberland County

•    StartUp Milton Business Incubator

Amount: $210,000
Recipient: The Improved Milton Experience
County: Northumberland
Description: The Improved Milton Experience will develop and launch a new rural business incubator in Northumberland County.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    American Legion Community Services Building in Shamokin

Amount: $500,000
Recipient: City of Shamokin
County: Northumberland
Description: The funding is allocated for the repairs needed to preserve the American Legion Building in Shamokin in Northumberland County, which has fallen into disrepair.
Requested by: Senator John Fetterman and Bob Casey

•    Wastewater Improvements

Amount: $3,200,000
Recipient: City of Sunbury
County: Northumberland
Description: The funding aims to alleviate backups of sewage and stormwater in this Northumberland County community.
Requested by: Representative Dan Meuser

Pike County

•    Rehabilitation of Bridge on State Route 6 over the Delaware River

Amount: $980,000
Recipient: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
County: Pike
Description: The project seeks to rehabilitate the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge that spans the Delaware River in Matamoras.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright and Senator Bob Casey

•    Pike County, Section 219, PA

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
County: Pike
Description: The money will go toward improvements of water and stormwater infrastructure in Pike County.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Schuylkill County

•    Schuylkill County Municipal Authority for Redundant Water Main

Amount: $440,000
Recipient: Schuylkill County Municipal Authority
County: Schuylkill
Description: The funding will construct a redundant water main that will help ensure a dependable supply of potable water for a region in Schuylkill County that suffered a water main break in 2022 that caused $1.2 million in unbudgeted emergency repairs.
Requested by: Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey

•    Mahanoy Township Interconnect Project

Amount: $2,750,000
Recipient: Schuylkill County Municipal Authority
County: Schuylkill
Description: The funding covers expenses for a project constructing the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority’s water system interconnect with the Mahanoy Township Authority.
Requested by: Representative Dan Meuser

•    Schuylkill County Emergency Services Training Facility and Emergency Operations Center

Amount: $2,000,000
Recipient: Schuylkill County
County: Schuylkill 
Description: Construction of a new facility in Schuylkill County for training firefighters, police officers and emergency management officials.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey and Representative Dan Meuser

•    Borough of Girardville Municipal Building Renovations

Amount: $317,000
Recipient: Borough of Girardsville
County: Schuylkill
Description: The Girardsville Municipal Building — a government service hub, an emergency shelter during disasters and a community center — needs renovations. 
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Sullivan County

•    Loyalsock Foundation Community Center

Amount: $457,000
Recipient: Loyalsock Foundation
County: Sullivan 
Description: The funding covers the initial phase of a regional wellness and community center.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey.

Susquehanna County

•    Barnes-Kasson County Hospital MRI Replacement

Amount: $600,000
Recipient: Barnes-Kasson County Hospital
County: Susquehanna
Description: The rural Barnes-Kasson County Hospital in Susquehanna County seeks to purchase new MRI equipment.
Requested by: Sen. Bob Casey

•    Entrance and Rail Crossing into Riverfront Park in Susquehanna Depot

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Borough of Susquehanna Depot
County: Susquehanna
Description: The money will fund a new entrance and rail crossing at Ira Reynolds Riverfront Park in Susquehanna Depot.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    Johnston Street Bridge Replacement

Amount: $2,700,000
Recipient: New Milford Borough
County: Susquehanna
Description: A more than 110-year-old steel bridge in Susquehanna County is severely deteriorated and, should it fail further, could strand residents on one side.
Requested by: Representative Dan Meuser

Tioga County

•    Pine Creek Rail Trail Extension in Tioga County

Amount: $750,000
Recipient: Tioga County Board of Commissioners
County: Tioga
Description: Pedestrians and cyclists may get a way of accessing the Pine Creek Rail Trail that doesn’t involve the Route 6 highway.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Wayne County

•    Clinton Township Wastewater Treatment Plan Clarifier Replacement

Amount: $959,757
Recipient: Lackawanna River Basin Sewer Authority
County: Wayne
Description: The funds will be used in construction of new treatment plant components that settle sludge out of wastewater during the treatment process.
Requested by: Representative Matt Cartwright and Senator Bob Casey

•    Wayne Memorial Hospital Surgical Robot

Amount: $1,000,000
Recipient: Wayne Memorial Hospital
County: Wanye
Description: Wanye Memorial Hospital in Wayne County wants to purchase a robotic surgery system that may improve the quality of patient care and help recruit physicians.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

•    Small Farm Innovation Project

Amount: $750,000
Recipient: Wayne County commissioners.
County: Wayne
Description: The Wayne County commissioners seek to establish the Agricultural Innovation Center to provide opportunities and support for entrepreneurs developing agri-businesses.
Requested by: Senator Bob Casey

Wyoming County

•    Tunkhannock Borough Municipal Authority Hill Reservoir Cover and Liner

Amount: $500,000
Recipient: Tunkhannock Borough Municipal Authority
County: Wyoming
Description: The liner and cover installed at a Wyoming County reservoir in 1981 are nearing the end of their lifespans and need to be replaced.
Requested by: Senator John Fetterman and Bob Casey

•    Patriot’s Cove Improvement Project

Amount: $105,000
Recipient: Patriots Cove, Inc
County: Wyoming
Description: Patriots Cove — a Wyoming County retreat for injured veterans and first responders — wants to buy an excavator for safety and improvement projects.
Requested by: Representative Dan Meuser