Young announces over $2 million in community project funding

Philadelphia House Delegation    October 22, 2024 | 3:48 PM

HARRISBURG, Oct. 22 – State Rep. Regina Young, D-Phila./Delaware, announced that eight grants from the Statewide Local Share Account were awarded to projects in the 185th Legislative District totaling $2,055,232.

In Delaware County, the Colwyn Borough Police Dept. received $227,500 to improve environmental and egress issues in their facility, as well as technology upgrades to increase the department’s capacity to accurately investigate incidents of crime and serve and protect the community.

In Southwest Philadelphia, the PIDC Financing Corp. was awarded seven separate grants for projects throughout the area, as follows:

  • $250,000 for the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Inc. toward construction of a freshwater mussel hatchery at Bartram's Garden.
  • $250,000 for the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to replace an electric substation located at the Navy Yard.
  • $250,000 for the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for electrical, mechanical and structural system repairs on the Navy Yard Lift Bridge, which was constructed in 1942.
  • $500,000 for Sharing Excess Food rescue redistribution and composting expansion effort.
  • $375,000 for the Caring People Alliance to replace the roof and all windows at the South Philadelphia Boys & Girls Club.
  • $69,644 for The Friends of FDR Park to buy a new vehicle and equipment for park maintenance.
  • $133,088 for the Inglis Foundation, for the installation of sidewalks and crosswalks along Mario Lanza Boulevard at the Penrose Plaza Shopping Center.

Young expressed her appreciation for the vision of the Commonwealth Financing Authority in approving the funds for these vital community projects.

“These investments in our communities from the Local Share Account will improve our public safety, local parks and infrastructure and uplift the common good in our neighborhoods,” said Young. “I was proud to offer my support in helping to secure the grants for these organizations that do so much for our communities.”


The Statewide Local Share Account funding comes from the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, which provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.