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Cartwright asks for $13M in Community Project Funding for Luzerne County

The Times Leader

Luzerne County, PA, May 18, 2022

Tags: Jobs and the Economy , Local Issues , FY22 Community Project Funding Requests , FY23 Community Project Funding Requests

“All of these projects are aimed at creating jobs, driving economic growth and improving quality of life for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania,” Cartwright said during a press conference.

Projects in Luzerne County are in line to receive more than $13 million thanks to Community Project Funding, including $4 million dollars for a performing arts center in downtown Pittston.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, announced the designations he submitted to the Appropriations Committee for the 2023 fiscal year Wednesday in Washington, D.C. In total, Cartwright announced $61 million worth of designations spread across 15 projects in his district.

Community Project Funding designations are approved by the 12 chairs of the House Appropriations Committee, of which Cartwright is one. They are slated to be passed later this spring and summer with the 2023 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.