American Rescue Plan: COVID-19 Relief & Resources

In a normal year, Dupont resident John Cardoni would have had the honor of accompanying U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress on Wednesday. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cardoni will be Carthwright’s “virtual guest” for Biden’s speech to mark his 100th day in office. Cartwright, D-8, of Moosic, said he would honor…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright calls the American Rescue Plan a necessary response to the economic hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. But real recovery will only come with shots in arms, he said. Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, used his appearance as Monday’s guest on the University of Scranton’s virtual State of Scranton seminar series to repeatedly urge people to receive the COVID-19…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright said help is here for Pennsylvania’s seniors and he wants them to get the money that is rightfully theirs. Cartwright, D-Moosic, announced that many Social Security recipients and others who have not yet received their Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 from the American Rescue Plan should expect to see electronic payments hit their bank accounts or be…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that more help is here for local businesses and jobs as the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program is accepting applications beginning today. Cartwright helped secure additional funding for the program as part of the American Rescue Plan’s support for small businesses. The program includes…

Eighth Congressional District, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that three Northeastern Pennsylvania Community Health Centers will receive a total of $11.7 million in American Rescue Plan funds to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations. The resources are part of a $6 billion investment authorized by the American Rescue Plan to expand…

Luzerne County school districts will get a total of more than $130 million in coronavirus relief funding from the American Rescue Plan, according to a preliminary estimate from U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic. Hazleton Area School District is getting the most with more than $37 million, and Wilkes-Barre Area is next with more than $32 million. The state Department of Education…

Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress and signed by President Biden yesterday would make an estimated $300 million available directly to the counties and larger cities that comprise the Eighth Congressional District. Millions more will also be distributed to the state government to…

Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress and signed by President Biden yesterday would make an estimated $270 million available to school districts in the counties that comprise the Eighth Congressional District to help safely reopen K-12 schools for in-person learning. The funds will…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) sent a letter to Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Randy Padfield with the support of 14 state representatives and two state senators from the Northeastern Pennsylvania area urging the agency to set up mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in the region as soon as possible. Rep. Cartwright wrote that streamlining…

The American Rescue Plan approved by the U.S. House on Feb. 27 would provide around $5 billion for kindergarten-through-12th-grade schools in Pennsylvania, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright said Friday during a news conference. Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, joined U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7, Allentown, during a news conference on Zoom. They urged the Senate to approve the American Rescue Plan…