Boscola Announces over $7.6 Million in State Grants for Lehigh Valley Projects

Boscola Announces over $7.6 Million in State Grants for Lehigh Valley Projects

September 15, 2026

BETHLEHEM (September 15, 2026) - State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $7,628,252 for forty-three projects in the 18th Senatorial District through the Local Share Account (LSA) Statewide Grant program.

"It's critical to ensure that our local communities get their fair share of statewide dollars to complete priority projects," Boscola said. "These projects have been identified by local government leaders as important to improving the quality of life in their communities through funding for public safety, community development and recreation projects," Boscola added.

Boscola said she was pleased to work with her colleagues in the Lehigh Valley legislative delegation in a bipartisan manner to secure the state funds, approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), for investment in the following projects:

Statewide Local Share Account (LSA)

• Bethlehem - $500,000 - Bethlehem Emergency Shelter - Conversion to Year-Round Use
• Bethlehem - $100,000 - West Broad Street Renovations
• Bethlehem Township - $40,000 - Purchase of Firefighter Computers
• Bethlehem Township - $144,977 - Nancy Run Fire Company Radios
• Bethlehem Township - $70,000 - Purchase of Police Cars
• Bethlehem Township Municipal Authority - $350,000 - Municipal Park Culvert Project
• Easton - $500,000 - Heil Park Pool Remediation
• Easton - $50,000 - Vehicle Barriers for Event Safety
• Forks Township - $56,442 - Forks Township Police Body-Worn Camera Modernization Project
• Forks Township - $200,000 - Forks Township First Responder Radios
• Freemansburg Borough - $270,000 - Municipal Community and Cultural Center (Phase 5)
• Greater Easton Development Corporation - $100,000 - GEDP Fleet Upgrade
• Hellertown Borough - $125,000 - Police Radios
• Lehigh Valley Economic Development Authority on behalf of ArtsQuest - $350,000 - Turn & Grind Shop
• Lower Nazareth Township - $97,853 - Colonial Regional Police Vehicle
• Lower Nazareth Township - $500,000 - Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company Fire Truck
• Lower Nazareth Township - $241,500 - Lower Nazareth Recycling Center Improvements
• Lower Saucon Township - $100,000 - LST Radios 2025
• Nazareth Borough - $133,840 - Advanced Life Support Ambulance Proposal
• Nazareth Borough - $140,000 - Public Works Utility Dump Truck Proposal
• Nazareth Borough on behalf of Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 - $350,000 - Volunteer Firefighters AirPack Proposal
• Northampton County on behalf of Miller Keystone Blood Center - $150,000 - Bloodmobile Project
• Northampton County on behalf of Suburban EMS- $226,000 - Ambulance Suburban EMS
• Northampton County on behalf Bloom for Women, Inc. - $110,000 - Jasmine House Renovation
• Northampton County on behalf of The Nurture Nature Center - $350,000 - Greening the Traditional Lot: A Demonstration Sustainable Parking Lot for Nurture Nature Center
• Palmer Township - $50,000 - Bicycle Path Rehabilitation
• Palmer Township - $250,000 - P25 Radio Equipment
• Palmer Township - $200,000 - Palmer Township Inclusive Playground
• Pen Argyl Borough on behalf of Slate Belt Regional Police Department - $127,640 - Project 25 (P25) Police Radios
• Plainfield Township on behalf of Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company - $200,000 - Plainfield Township Fire Department P25 Radios
• Roseto Borough - $75,000 - Leaf Vacuum Equipment Purchase
• Roseto Borough Sewer Authority - $100,000 - RBSA CAP Compliance Project
• Upper Mount Bethel Township on behalf of North Bangor Fire Company- $200,000 - NBFC Portable Radio Project
• Upper Mount Bethel Township - $165,000 - Shady Lane Bridge
• Upper Nazareth Township - $100,000 - Tuskes Park Improvement Project
• Upper Nazareth Township - $100,000 - Public Works Truck
• Washington Township - $100,000 - Dump Truck With Snow Plow Replacement
• Washington Township on behalf of Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company- $100,000 - WTVFC Tanker
• West Easton Borough - $100,000 - Curb and Sidewalk Improvements
• Williams Township - $70,000 - Public Works Equipment
• Wilson Borough - $150,000 - Wilson Borough Auxiliary Police Building Project
• Wind Gap Municipal Authority - $100,000 - Presidential Area Sewer Main Project
• Wind Gap Municipal Authority - $185,000 - Wood Alley Sewer Main Project

Grants were approved today by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The Local Share Account Programs were created through the PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (Act 2004-71), which provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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