Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Sought for Southern Alleghenies RPO Project Candidate Listing
ALTOONA, Pa. – Southern Alleghenies Rural Planning Organization (RPO), in cooperation with the Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset County Planning Commissions, is accepting proposals from sponsors to list their projects in the 2022 Southern Alleghenies Bicycle...
Round 8 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program
SAP&DC is happy to announce Round 8 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program. The program is intended to provide funding for projects that support the implementation of the overall goals that have been identified in the 2007 Southern...
Wolf Administration Awards More Than $3 Million To Connect Businesses With Students, Expand Access To Job Training
Harrisburg, PA – Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier today announced the department's plan to distribute more than $3 million in Business-Education Partnership (BEP) Grant funding to 22 workforce development organizations statewide...
SAP&DC Announces Grant Awards for the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program
The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) awarded $115, 568 in grant funding to local communities throughout the six-county region. This funding was provided through the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program, which...
Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission to update Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the Southern Alleghenies Region; Requests Feedback From The Public
Contact: Zack Lee, Regional Planner, Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission, 814-949-6532, zlee@sapdc.org ALTOONA, Pa. -- The Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) is currently updating its 2016 Bicycle and...
EBT Foundation Awarded Funds to Develop Master Plan for the East Broad Top Railroad
EBT Foundation, Inc. has been awarded $125,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Area Development Program for the East Broad Top Railroad Master Plan. The ARC funds will be used to update and build upon the National Park Service’s East Broad Top...
West Providence Township Awarded Funds To Construct Local Access Road in the Everett Area Business Park
West Providence Township has been awarded $2,051,960 from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Local Access Road Program to construct an extension of Industrial Boulevard within the Everett Area Business Park. The new, 0.19-mile of roadway will extend from...
SAP&DC Elects New Officers to its Board of Directors in Annual Meeting
Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) elected new officers to its Board of Directors during SAP&DC’s annual meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. New appointments are: Honorable Gerald Walker - Somerset County Commissioner,...
Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grants Now Available
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC), with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), announces the launch of Round 7 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways...
Statewide broadband expansion effort awarded $600K grant
ALTOONA, Pa. - Pennsylvania will see a coordinated statewide effort to expand high-speed internet access thanks to a $600,000 grant made possible by strong legislative support in the Pennsylvania state House and Senate. The Keystone Communities grant was awarded to...
