Burns: $1,113,879 in criminal justice grants awarded to Cambria

Grants to help fund police equipment, victim services, other programs

Rep. Frank Burns    December 15, 2022 | 10:14 AM

EBENSBURG, Dec. 15 – Today, state Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, announced more than $1.1 million in state grants to support criminal justice in Cambria County. The grants, awarded through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, will help fund police equipment, victims services and other criminal justice programs in the county.

“When I walked the streets of our communities earlier this year, I heard time and again that people didn’t feel safe in their neighborhoods,” Burns said. “As a legislator I’ve always voted to support our police – and to be tough on crime. And as a founding member of the Blue Lives Matter Caucus, I’ll continue to be a leading voice in our area – and on getting criminals off our streets.”

The grants awarded included:

  • $759,718 for Johnstown to fund equipment for the police department.
  • $47,000 for the Cambria County Child Advocacy Center.
  • $73,176 for Cambria County.
  • $233,985 for Victim Services Inc.

More information on PCCD funding is available here: https://www.pccd.pa.gov/Funding/Pages/default.aspx.

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