Powell praises over $4.7 million in community grants
Rep. Lindsay Powell November 4, 2024 | 10:59 AM
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4 – State Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Allegheny, announced that $4.75 million in state grants was awarded to several local institutions.
Powell and state Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Allegheny, helped secure Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funds for two projects: MI Strip Works LLC was presented with $2.5 million for constructing Building A of the eventual Brickworks residential development, and the Clemente Collection at Engine House 25 received $750,000 for installations and upgrades at The Clemente Museum.
Powell and state Sen. Lindsey Williams, D-Allegheny, facilitated the receipt of $1.5 million in RACP dollars for renovation to the future site of the Etna Center for Community as well.
“District 21 is home to cultural and entertainment venues that provide fun for our neighbors and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Providing more housing opportunities, a center for community connection, and preserving the legacy of one of the greatest baseball players and humanitarians of all time will continue our district’s development into a thriving place for every resident,” Powell said, “Thank you to Senators Fontana and Williams for their collaboration in acquiring the funding.”
RACP is a Pennsylvania grant program for the design, acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational and historical improvement projects. RACP projects have a regional impact and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues or other measures of economic activity.