Rep. Cartwright's funding requests for important community projects in Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee are listed on this page.
Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for fiscal year 2023 – although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding. Additional information on the rules governing FY23 Community Project Funding is available here.
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Cartwright has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.
Rep. Cartwright has requested funding for the following projects:
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
City of Pittston, Luzerne County: New performing arts center for the downtown district with additional commercial and living space
Request: $4,000,000
Recipient: Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittston, 35 Broad Street, Suite 202, Pittston, PA 18640
Project Description: This project is for the City of Pittston for 80,000 square-feet of new construction to establish a theater that would be used to feature performing arts, a drop-down screen for motion pictures and event space for community groups in the downtown district. Project plans also include 5,000 square feet of commercial space, joint office space for the city’s Housing and Redevelopment authorities, and a satellite campus for a regional college. This project will have significant economic impacts on city, county, school district, state and federal taxes and will promote the arts, foster educational opportunities and provide additional affordable housing opportunities through the city’s Project Share program as well as space for the non-profit Food Bank Market.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
Lackawaxen Township, Pike County: Paving and resurfacing project for State Route 590
Request: $2,400,000
Recipient: PennDOT District 4, 55 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore, PA 18512
Project Description: This project is for 9.1 miles of State Route 590, from the Wayne County line to Towpath Road, which averages 2,646 vehicles a day with drivers on their way to Woodloch Resort, a tourist haven for east coast vacationers, and large living communities including Tinkwig, Lake Forest and Masthope Rapids. Existing road conditions include severe cracking, potholes, depressions and rutting that can – and has - caused damage to vehicles. The proposed project will provide a smoother and safer riding surface while decreasing the cost of ongoing roadway maintenance.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport Authority: Construction of a new T-hangar building
Request: $3,000,000
Recipient: Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport Authority, 188 Airport Drive, Tobyhanna, PA 18466
Project Description: This project will increase economic opportunities for the Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport by constructing a new T-hangar building to house an additional 12 aircraft. Currently, the airport’s largest hangars are filled with smaller aircraft which could be stored in the proposed T-hangar building, thus freeing up space for larger turbine and other regional aircraft and allowing more aircraft to be based at the airport, which means higher revenue for the airport from more rentals and more fuel charges.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Marywood University: Nursing and health programs enhancement
Request: $2,607,464
Recipient: Marywood University, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509
Project Description: This project will extend Marywood University’s Healthcare Workforce Expansion Initiative. Through student and faculty support, this program will address healthcare staffing shortage in Northeastern Pennsylvania, especially those communities who treat the medically underserved. In partnership with Lackawanna County Career Technology Center and regional health services systems, including Geisinger, this project will help fill the gap in advanced practice professionals in the region, as well as collaboratively transform the healthcare workforce to meet the growing needs of the region’s population.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
Maternal and Family Health Services, Luzerne County: Expanding health services for low-income, at-risk women, family and children
Request: $2,150,000
Recipient: Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc., 15 Public Square, Suite 600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Project Description: This project for Maternal and Family Health Services will improve social services already being offered and will specifically increase and enhance services offered to at-risk and low-income women, children and families. Services include but are not limited to behavioral health/mental health services, substance/opioid use disorder care management, nutrition and food security services and visiting nurse and family planning services.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania Adult Living Support Group, Wayne County, Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties: Aging in Place program expansion
Request: $1,200,000
Recipient: Scranton Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., 815 Smith Street, Scranton, PA 18504
Project Description: A higher-than-average senior population combined with modest incomes and a region where most homes are over 50 years old has resulted in significant needs for critical safety and accessibility modifications for older adults, especially those who are disabled and may require specific modifications. This request for community project funding will expand NeighborWorks’ Aging in Place program and assist older and disabled homeowners with critical safety modification services to help them to continue living safely and with dignity in their homes and community. This proposed expansion will impact Wayne, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties and will help address the significant waiting list of homeowners (over 300) who have been identified as needing these crucial services across the three-county region.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
Friendship House: Rehabilitation and fit-out of facilities in downtown Scranton to provide health care services for underserved populations
Request: $1,500,000
Recipient: Friendship House, 1509 Maple Street, Scranton, PA 18505
Project Description: The new location for Friendship House will yield 21,795 square-feet to provide Whole Person Care. In addition to mental health outpatient and medication management services, the mental health services Friendship House will provide at this new location will include Blended Case Management, Family Based Mental Health, Peer Support Services and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
United Way of Wyoming Valley: Educational and Support Services to At-Risk Children and Their Families
Request: $3,011,785
Recipient: United Way of Wyoming Valley, 100 North Pennsylvania Ave, 2nd Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Project Description: This request for community project funding for the United Ways of Pocono Mountains, Wyoming Valley, Lackawanna, Wayne and the Greater Hazleton Region supports their education and support service programming for at-risk children and their families. Programming includes in-home visits, literacy kits, early learning Pre-K tuition and nutrition services, STEM programming, and behavioral teacher training. These initiatives focus efforts to address barriers during these early years of development, literacy, and love of learning. The proposed programming ensures that students have access to resources, parents and caregivers are supported, and teachers are guided to ensure equity and inclusion in education.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
The University of Scranton: Construction of a research facility for academic science, health science and cyber security
Request: $19,900,000
Recipient: The University of Scranton, 800 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510
Project Description: This project will establish a center for workforce development and applied research in health, science and cyber security at the University of Scranton. The facility will serve as a nexus for campus-wide outreach, research and service by engaging academic departments and programs from all three of the University’s colleges and schools. The center would enhance current and support new outreach efforts in health, STEM and cybersecurity, with a special emphasis on engaging K-12 students.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
City of Scranton and Scranton Police Department: Law enforcement training programs and technology upgrades
Request: $3,500,000
Recipient: City of Scranton, 340 N. Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Project Description: This project will help improve the Scranton Police Department’s community policing efforts by purchasing new body cameras, mobile video recorders and tasers. The new equipment and technology will allow the Scranton Police Department to manage the use of force reporting, direct supervisor audits of specific incident types and add virtual reality and other training modules for officers.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
County of Luzerne, District Attorney’s Office: The creation of a county-wide emergency first responder unit
Request: $2,500,000
Recipient: Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office, 200 N. River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Project Description: This project for the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office supports a collaborative effort to create a county-wide unit of first responders from multiple jurisdictions to respond to emergency situations, handle complex investigations, and assist smaller departments with major cases. The Emergency Services Unit (ESU) will include major case investigators, cell phone analyzers and a crisis intervention team to respond to incidents involving individuals with mental health issues and emergency responders trained in responding to high-risk incidents including those involving barricaded gunmen and active shooters. The ESU will be designed to protect the public from violent incidents and to investigate and prosecute criminal offenders.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority: Stream runoff mitigation and infrastructure upgrades
Request: $4,880,000
Recipient: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, 1000 Wilkes-Barre Street, Hanover Township, PA 18706
Project Description: This project for the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority supports infrastructure initiatives that will improve watershed quality in our region's streams and the Susquehanna River by reducing key pollutants (sediment and nutrients). This project also provides infrastructure upgrades to improve the quality of wastewater that discharges into the Susquehanna River, as well as reliable wastewater services for approximately 172,000 residents within 36 municipal service areas.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
Milford Borough: Storm pipe replacement
Request: $5,000,000
Recipient: Milford Borough, 500 Broad Street, Milford, PA 18337
Project Description: Most of the existing stormwater pipes in Milford Borough are constructed of galvanized steel and have deteriorated over time and need to be replaced. This request for community project funding will improve stormwater management for Milford Borough by replacing 11,241 linear feet of failing galvanized stormwater pipe and making targeted re-routing improvements. This project is part of a larger initiative of improving the commercial district in Milford Borough and expanding water and sewer treatment plant to thereby allowing restaurants, hotels, offices and manufacturing facilities the ability to expand. Additionally, the county government is housed along this corridor and this upgrade will provide a foundation for continued and expanded governmental services, including legal and court functions.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
Archbald Borough: A multi-jurisdictional, Fire and Police Emergency Operations Center
Request: $3,000,000
Recipient: Borough of Archbald, 400 Church Street, Archbald, PA 18403
This project is for building a new, multi-jurisdictional Fire and Police Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Archbald Borough that will be multifaceted and centrally located within the community. The EOC will serve as a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management functions. It will also ensure the continuous operation of all borough emergency medical services, fire services and regional police departments.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
Mayfield Borough: Flood protection project for homes and businesses
Request: $2,354,576
Recipient: Borough of Mayfield, 739 Penn Avenue, Mayfield, PA 18433
This project for Mayfield Borough will improve flood protection for homes and businesses. The project involves stabilizing Mayfield’s levee in areas where it is deficient. The levee is approximately 1.68 miles long and protects close to 53% of the town’s residents. The upgrade will add to the levee so that it meets FEMA’s requirement of 3-feet above base flood elevation and will protect the town’s population in the event of a flood disaster.
LINK to Rep. Cartwright certification of no financial interest
