NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Broadband Development Authority: Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program Who May Apply: Cooperative organizations, non-profit organizations, public-private partnerships, private companies, public or private utility companies, public utility districts, municipalities or units of local government, internet service providers registered through the FCC Use: Deploying and/or upgrading broadband network facilities, data collection, broadband mapping and broadband planning Funds: Pennsylvania received $1,161,778,242 in federal funding pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. This is the second round of BEAD funding. There is no minimum or maximum grant amount for any project Application Deadline: August 1, 2025 More information: PBDA Website Historical & Museum Commission: Cultural and Historical Support Grants Who May Apply: Museums located in Pennsylvania with annual operating budgets exceeding $100,000 and at least one full-time professional staff person or an official county historical society. Use: To strengthen Pennsylvania’s museums and allow applicants to determine how to use funds for operating expenses Funds: Grant awards range from $2,500 to $65,000 Application Deadline: August 22, 2025 More information: PHMC Website Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Sequential Intercept Model Training Initiative (SIM) Read more
Today, the PA House passed bipartisan legislation authored by state Reps. Jared Solomon, D-Phila., and Tom Mehaffie, R-Dauphin, to improve the Keystone STARS program. Keystone STARS is the rating system by which Pennsylvania families are informed about whether a childcare provider and employees are qualified to keep their children safe – both physically and mentally. House Bill 1600 would require an update to the Keystone STARS system to allow work experience to count in improving a provider’s STAR ranking. “Work experience should be counted when childcare employees and providers are evaluated to receive ‘STAR Status,’ Solomon stated. “Hard work and a passion for guiding children and helping them grow must be rewarded.” “Keystone STARS ratings help families make informed choices about care facilities within their communities. It is a fantastic program in need of updates,” Mehaffie said. The second component of the bill would encourage childcare providers to educate families about the program, allowing them to advertise their “STARs” on their front doors and websites. “Parents deserve to know that their children will be safe and have the highest quality of care,” Solomon said. The bill now moves to the state Senate for consideration. Read more
NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Department of Transportation: Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Who May Apply: Local governments, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school districts, tribal governments or nonprofits with a separate eligible applicant. Use: To construct pedestrian and bicycle facilities, improve access to public transportation, create safe routes to school, incorporate community improvements such as historic preservation and vegetation management, provide environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity, create trail projects that serve a transportation purpose, and provide for vulnerable road user safety assessment program projects. Funds: $80 million in funding is available through the Federal Highway Administration’s Surface Block Grant Program. Awards will be at least $50,000 and at maximum $1.5 million. This is a reimbursement program and no funds are provided upfront. Application Deadline: Webinar will be held July 9, 2025. Application period opens July 14, 2025. Draft applications due September 5, 2025. Final applications due October 31, 2025 More information: PennDOT Website PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: Department of Community and Economic Development: PA SITES Who May Apply: Municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment authorities, municipal authorities, industrial Read more
Bipartisan legislation authored by state Reps. Jared Solomon, D-Phila., and Barb Gleim, R-Cumberland, to engage Pennsylvania students in the state’s history and the role they play in it overwhelmingly passed the House Monday. House Bill 354 would create the “What’s Your Pennsylvania Story” Act to celebrate the unique lived experiences of Pennsylvania students and their families in anticipation of the upcoming semi-quincentennial. The bill would require the Department of Education to develop materials that a school entity may incorporate into social studies instruction. “House Bill 354 would essentially ask our young people to consider how they would answer the question ‘What Is Your Pennsylvania Story?’” Solomon said. “The legislation would require the Department of Education to establish guidelines and develop materials which teachers may use to encourage students to share their personal experiences and connections to both Pennsylvania and the United States.” “Our legislation would provide an excellent opportunity to plant seeds for the future as we prepare to celebrate our country’s 250th anniversary in 2026,” Gleim added. “Inspiring our young people to research their past and realize the important role they will play in shaping the years ahead is a great way to grow and enrich both our state and our country.” The bill now goes to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Read more
NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Commission on Crime and Delinquency: State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Firearm Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Initiative Who May Apply: Units of local government, nonprofit organizations (including community-based and statewide organizations), institutions of higher education, and state government agencies. Use: To support programming that focuses on firearm-related suicide prevention. Funds: A total of $1 million in federal 2024 Byrne SCIP funds in available. PCCD expects to fund 4 to 6 grants over a 21-month period. Application Deadline: September 9, 2025 More information: PCCD Website PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: Department of Community and Economic Development: PA SITES Who May Apply: Municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment authorities, municipal authorities, industrial development agencies, and for-profit organizations. Use: To develop competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within Pennsylvania. Funds: $400 million in funding is available. Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and approved on a quarterly basis More information: DCED Website Department of Community and Economic Development: Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Grant Who May Apply: Technical and trade schools, school districts, post-secondary academic Read more
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation (H.B. 627) authored by state Rep. Jared Solomon to set up a public safety resident communications program within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The program is designed to improve and modernize communication between law enforcement and the communities they serve. “This bill will deliver victims of crime with more timely information about victim and law enforcement resources they need in the hours after becoming a victim of crime,” said Solomon, House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee chairman. “In addition, it gives police departments the opportunity to get feedback about the interaction they had with communities. Together this bill will make our communities safer,” said Solomon, House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee chairman. The bill now moves to Senate for consideration. Read more
PA state Rep. Jared Solomon's bill that would give communities the means to address issues like trash and neglect is now moving to the Senate for consideration. The new legislation would require out-of-state landlords to provide contact information to hold them accountable for blighted properties. Solomon says holding absentee landlords responsible is vital to improving the quality of life in Pennsylvania! Read more
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed state Rep. Jared Solomon’s legislation to combat blight in Pennsylvania communities. Solomon said that many blighted properties are owned by out-of-state companies and individual landlords. His bill would give communities contact information for absentee landlords to hold them accountable. House Bill 858 would require a phone number and e-mail address for a person who can fix problems associated with a property, such as trash, that plague neighborhoods throughout Pennsylvania. Solomon said a municipality could request the information to hold these out-of-state landlords accountable. “All over the commonwealth we see blight with no way of contacting the owner to take responsibility for their property,” Solomon said. “It impacts us all financially with lower property values and negative quality of life.” The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. Read more
Legislation to open Pennsylvania’s primaries, H.B. 280, authored by state Reps. Jared Solomon and Chris Rabb, both D-Phila., was voted out of the House State Government Committee yesterday. “One-point-four million independent voters in Pennsylvania provide tax dollars to pay for primaries but have no vote,” Solomon said. “This must end. We must welcome veterans, young people, and other independents into our democratic process.” Pennsylvania has a closed primary system, meaning that only voters registered with a given party can vote in that party’s primary election. Voters who are unaffiliated or registered as a third party are prohibited from voting in a primary election. “There should be no second class among Pennsylvania’s electorate,” said Rabb, D-Phila., and co-sponsor of the bill. “Over 1 million voters are unduly disenfranchised in our state because they have chosen to exercise their right to remain unaffiliated with our restrictive political duopoly.” Read more
As Chairman of the #PAHouse Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee, state Rep. Jared Solomon knows the importance of organizations like the American #RedCross. He praised their hard work and dedication after a plane crashed in his legislative district in #NortheastPhilly last January and vowed to fight to support their efforts in the state legislature. Read more
NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Department of Community and Economic Development: Sports Marketing and Tourism Grant Who May Apply: A municipality, a local authority, a nonprofit organization, or a legal entity that meets all of the following criteria: • the applicant participates or plans to participate in a competitive selection process; • the site selection process is conducted by a Site Selection Organization not located in this Commonwealth; • The applicant is seeking to secure a single year or multiyear commitment from a site selection organization to conduct high quality, amateur and professional sporting or esports events at one or more locations in this Commonwealth. Use: To attract high-quality, amateur, and professional sporting and e-sports events to this Commonwealth with the goal of advancing and promoting year-round tourism, economic impact, and quality of life through sport. Application Deadline: June 6, 2025 More information: DCED Website Historical & Museum Commission: Historical and Archival Records Care Grant Who May Apply: Non-profit organizations that have been incorporated for at least two years. Use: To enhance the preservation and accessibility of valuable historical records across the Commonwealth Funds: Grants will be awarded up to $5,000. Application Deadline: August 1, 2025 More information: PHMC Website PROGRAMS OPEN Read more
MARCH 2025 District Office Leases $3442.00 Office Supplies $175.88 Postage $73.00 Mailing Services $154.74 Event Food $23.75 Lodging $124.00 Meals expense $54.23 Session mileage $222.00 VA&EP Committee $527.12 ______________________________ TOTAL $4796.72 Read more
FEBRUARY 2025 District Office Leases $3442.00 Office Supplies $57.61 Mailing Services $154.30 Postage $87.60 Event Food $34.66 Tele-town Hall $4316.00 Session mileage $111.00 VA&EP Committee $155.40 ______________________________ TOTAL $8358.57 Read more
JANUARY 2025 District Office Leases $3442.00 Office Supplies $127.81 Mailing Services $140.79 Lodging $248.00 Transportation $126.00 Session mileage $310.80 ______________________________ TOTAL $4395.40 Read more
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a gift ban bill and trumpeted the need for good government and public trust, but the bill disappeared and was never passed. That “rinse and repeat” cycle continued today at the State Capitol. Read more
HARRISBURG, April 7 – State Reps. Jared Solomon, D-Phila., and Jim Rigby, R-Cambria/Somerset, have introduced legislation ( H.B. 744 ) that would ban gifts at $50 or more for all Pennsylvania public officials. Solomon said that Pennsylvania needs a gift ban to restore trust in government and prevent improper influence and corruption. “Pennsylvania is one of the few states in our nation that has no limits on how much lobbyists can gift public officials,” said Solomon, D-Phila. “It's past time to bring this accountability to Pennsylvania.” “As public servants, we should not be accepting gifts from lobbyists or special interest groups. We are, and should be, held to a higher standard. This legislation will help maintain the integrity of office by putting in place restrictions on gifts to legislators,” said Rigby, R-Cambria/Somerset. The lawmakers said reasonable exceptions are accounted for in the bill, such as expenses reimbursed for transportation, lodging or hospitality when a public official is invited to take part in an event, conference or similar occurrence related to their work. The bill has bipartisan support. It has been referred to the House State Government Committee for consideration. Read more
HARRISBURG, March 26 – Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives recognized and honored Caseem Wongus of Kensington for his heroism during the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash in January. Wongus saved a 9-year-old boy who was on fire. He smothered the flames with his jacket and helped get the boy into a patrol car to be taken to the hospital. He was honored with a citation from state Reps. Sean Dougherty, Jared Solomon and Jose Giral, all D-Phila. Photos from the citation presentation can be viewed here: Rep. Sean M Dougherty | Photo Gallery Read more
HARRISBURG, March 25 - Two bills that would help people and businesses impacted by the medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia cleared the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today, according to the bills’ sponsor, state Rep. Jared Solomon, D-Phila. On Jan. 31, Med Jets Flight 056 crashed in and around the Castor Gardens neighborhood, immediately reshaping the lives of many residents. Solomon, who serves as the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee’s chairman, introduced legislation ( H.B. 1001 and H.B. 877 ) in response to the tragic crash. House Bill 877 would provide targeted grants and loans to businesses impacted by the crash. Under the bill, the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority would issue grants to community development financial institutions to provide technical assistance, training and other support to affected businesses. CDFIs would also be able to provide loans to those businesses to help them repair and reopen. “As we look to rebuild a thriving thoroughfare of our city, we are focused on many recovery efforts, including ensuring our businesses can reclaim their footing and reopen as quickly as possible,” Solomon said. Additionally, H.B. 1001 would exclude recovery payments related to the Med Jets Flight 056 crash from state income for tax purposes. “It’s important that impacted residents Read more
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NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Commonwealth Financing Authority: Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) Who May Apply: Municipalities, councils of government, businesses, economic development organizations, public transportation agency, ports (rail/freight) Use: The MTF provides grants to encourage economic development and ensure a safe and reliable system of transportation exists in Pennsylvania. The program is intended to provide financial assistance in order to improve public transportation assets that enhance communities, pedestrian safety, and transit revitalization. Funds: Requests must have a total eligible cost of $100,000 or more and no request shall exceed $3,000,000 for any project. Application Deadline: July 31, 2025 More information: DCED Website PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: Department of Community and Economic Development: PA SITES Who May Apply: Municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment authorities, municipal authorities, industrial development agencies, and for-profit organizations. Use: To develop competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within Pennsylvania. Funds: $400 million in funding is available. Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and approved on a quarterly basis More information: DCED Website Department of Agriculture: Farm Vitality Planning Grant Who May Apply: Farmers, prospective farmers, and others may apply. Use: Strategic business Read more
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