With American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, Pennsylvania is building lasting assets. Recovery Act awards are helping to pave roads and fix bridges, fund clean water projects, strengthen a public education system that continues to produce academic gains for students, and improve our state's environment and energy efficiency. The Recovery Act is also helping those most in need through extended unemployment benefits, food assistance and health care. In the process, Pennsylvania is creating tens of thousands of jobs. For more detailed information about projects in your county, follow the corresponding project link below. In instances where projects impact more than one county, the project and funding amount may appear in other county summaries. Many other projects in the county are funded by Recovery Act dollars distributed directly from federal agencies. Information on those projects is available at http://www.recovery.gov/.
This project is to install a turbine generator to produce electricity from an existing steam source. Currently, some of the steam produced is letdown using a control valve from 620psig to 150psig for use in the refinery. The turbine will use the 620psig steam that is currently going to a letdown valve to generate electricity and exhaust 150psig steam for refinery users. The scope of the project includes purchasing the turbine generator, prepairing the site for installation and installing the turbine generator.
The project provides financial assistance and services to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless or help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized. Funds will be used for activities to address the jurisdiction’s homelessness needs such as: financial assistance with rental payments; security deposits; utility payments or deposits; arrearages; moving costs; and, motel/hotel vouchers; and housing relocation and stabilization services such as case management; outreach and engagement; housing search and placement; legal services; and, credit repair.
Township Wide Single Family Owned Housing Rehabilitation Program to assist low to moderate income families with resources to bring their homes up to local codes.
The project will include the removal of architectural barriers at an estimated 15 street corners by demolishing and removing the existing curbing and corner sidewalks. The ABR will be complete with the construction of new ADA compliant curb cuts and properly sloped sidewalks. Also included is Installation of 3 generators for emergency back up at the Eldred Borough Sewage Treatment Plant.
This project includes the construction of 75,000 feet of low pressure sanitary sewer collection system, 250 grinder pumps, four duplex pumping stations, and a 60,000 gallon per day wastewater treatment plant. The population impacted by this project has a household median income below the state median income level. This is a start up system with no existing user fees.
Bridge Preservation of 7 bridges in various locations in Cameron, Clearfield, McKean and Potter Counties
* Totals reflect only funding flowing through state agencies.
Direct Benefits to Families
How PA Benefits
People Helped in McKean County
Explanation of Benefits
Reporting as of
Food Assistance
6,785
The Recovery Act will help low income individuals and families with a 13.69% increase in the maximum Food Stamp (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP) benefit. It also suspends the 3 month limit on assistance for many unemployed childless adults.
March 2010
Health Insurance
9,420
Low income children and adults will continue to have access to health care through Medical Assistance.
March 2010
Health Insurance for Unemployed
2,300
The Recovery Act will help make health care available to individuals who are involuntarily separated from their jobs. A COBRA subsidy will pay 65 percent of the monthly premium for individuals earning less than $145,000 and couples earning less than $290,000.
March 2010
Taxpayer Relief
18,295
Individuals earning up to $75,000 will receive a $400 tax credit in 2009 and 2010. Married couples filing jointly and earning up to $150,000 will receive a $800 tax credit.
October 2009
Unemployment Compensation
2,900
The Recovery Act will help these Pennsylvanians with a $25 per week increase in unemployment benefits through the rest of the year. It also provides additional weeks of benefits.
March 2010
All numbers are estimates, and will fluctuate over time.
The Stimulus Oversight Commission reviews, monitors and advises PA’s plans for stimulus spending to assure that citizens get the best from the program. Learn more.
Hotline
Concerned about suspected illegal or irresponsible actions regarding Recovery spending? Call 877-888-7927. Learn more.
Do you want to view Recovery project contracts?
Contracts awarded for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds by state agencies are posted online through the Pennsylvania Treasury’s office. Search for ARRA contracts.
