Probst announces $233K in state grants
Dingmans Ferry. The Pocono Environmental Education Center was one of the local organizations to receive funding.
| 20 Dec 2023 | 09:25
State Rep. Tarah Probst (D-189) recently announced that $233,521 in state grants was approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority for groups in her legislative district. For Pike County, that includes the Pocono Environmental Education Center in Dingmans Ferry.
“I am always thankful when communities that I represent are able to reap the benefits of state grant programs that otherwise might be spent elsewhere in Pennsylvania,” said Probst. “That thanks is also extended to my leadership team and the CFA for recognizing the importance that this funding will play for these organizations.”
Probst said the Pocono Environmental Education Center was awarded $40,385 to help offset loss revenue and for operating expenses for the Science and Technology Center located in Lehman Township.
Other programs to receive funding in her district include the Smithfield Sewer Authority, which will receive $134,343 for a sanitary sewer extension along Ash Lane and Holly Lane in Smithfield Township, and the Fine Arts Discovery Series Inc., doing business as the Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, which will receive $58,793 to help fund its operating costs.