Powell welcomes $75,000 in grant funding to local Planned Parenthood
Will provide security investments into facility, one of Powell’s legislative priorities
Rep. Lindsay Powell March 16, 2026 | 2:07 PM
PITTSBURGH, March 16 – The Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania has received $75,000 to invest into security measures for their facility, announced state Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Allegheny.
Powell is the prime sponsor of H.B. 670, legislation that would mirror federal law and make it a state-level criminal offense to obstruct physical access to a reproductive health care clinic.
“Across Pennsylvania and our nation, we’ve seen far too many incidents where patients and health care workers are threatened or attacked,” said Powell. “The fact that Planned Parenthood needs this funding for security shows exactly why Pennsylvania must pass a state-level FACE Act to protect safe access to care.
“I’m proud to support these funds so our region can continue accessing essential health care, and I will keep fighting in Harrisburg to protect reproductive rights.”
In addition, $25,000 has been awarded to the Persad Center, located in Upper Lawrenceville, to make similar investments in their facility to allow members of the LGBTQ+ community to safely receive mental health services and drug and alcohol treatment.
The funding for these projects comes from the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program, which administers grants to organizations that serve individuals, groups or institutions that are included in the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics as a motivation category for a single-bias hate crime. The categories include race/ethnicity/ancestry; religion; sexual orientation; disability; gender; and gender identity.