Today, Democratic U.S. Congressmen Matt Cartwright (PA-17) and Republican U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15) reintroduced the bipartisan Children’s Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand aNd Invest in Tuition Yearly (CSA OPPORTUNITY) Act with the support of eight House colleagues. One well known type of Children’s Savings Account (CSA) is the 529 plan. Created in 1996, ... Read more »
Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that NeighborWorks Northeastern PA (NWNEPA), a member of the NeighborWorks network, has received $125,500 in federal grant funds from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, dba NeighborWorks America. This funding will support its local affordable housing and community development activities. NWNEPA will utilize the funding to ... Read more »
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority has received a $35,791 federal grant from U.S. Housing and Urban Development in a continued effort to end veteran homelessness. These funds will be used to help homeless veterans obtain affordable housing in their communities. Every year since 2008, HUD and VA have awarded Veterans Affairs S... Read more »
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright offered his support for the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recommendation, announced today, that the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) be amended to prohibit coal companies from the practice of self-bonding for coal mine reclamation – or, in other words, self-insuring for environmental cleanup. Department of the Interior's Office ... Read more »
Luzerne County, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $1,700,000 grant to the Luzerne County Transportation Authority. The funds will be distributed via the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure grant program makes federal resources available to replace, rehabilitate and pur... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded three grants worth $9,088,536 combined to the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education for it’s continuing mission and operations. The Wright Center provides medical residency training for primary care physicians in northeastern Pennsylvania and across the country through the Health R... Read more »
Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the Fiscal Year 2017 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant application period is now open and will close on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EST. The SAFER program provides grants to local fire departments to assist in hiring and retaining staff. Grants are administered through the Federal Emergen... Read more »
Scranton, PA– U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright is pleased to announce that the USDA is inviting applications for loan guarantees and grants for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects. These loan guarantees and grants are part of USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which was created under the 2008 Farm Bill and reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Bill. This not... Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the Wright Center Medical Group received a $82,143 federal grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA operates under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and works to improve health care among underserved and vulnerable populations. The Wright Center Medical Group will receive funds from the R... Read more »
Schuylkill County, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $44,300 in Community Facilities Direct Loans to the Shenandoah Valley School District. The loan programs fall within the scope of USDA Rural Development, which is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. The school will use these ... Read more »
