The Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program Round 9 Opening

Info on 2023 Mini-Grant Program: Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) is launching their 9th Round of the Mini-Grant Program. This program, which started in 2013, is funded through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2). SAP&DC will continue accepting applications until Wednesday, May 31st at 4:00 PM. For full timeline please see the Mini-Grant … Read More

Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Sought for Southern Alleghenies RPO Project Candidate Listing

ALTOONA, Pa. — Southern Alleghenies Rural Planning Organization (RPO), in cooperation with the Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset County Planning Commissions, is accepting proposals from sponsors to list their projects in the Southern Alleghenies RPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan’s Candidate Project Listing. Proposals for projects to be placed on the Candidate Project Listing will be accepted through March 31, 2023. … Read More

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) is preparing to make investments in broadband infrastructure; Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission ask residents to review FCC broadband coverage maps

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) is preparing to make investments in broadband infrastructure; Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission ask residents to review FCC broadband coverage maps For Immediate Release, December 16, 2022 Contact: Dustin Bishop, Disaster Recovery Coordinator, Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission, 814-949-6532, dbishop@sapdc.org ALLEGHENIES, Pa. — Broadband internet is essential to the economic vitality of … Read More

Open House For Regional Housing Strategy Now Live

Residents of the Southern Alleghenies have an opportunity to shape the development of a new, six-county housing strategy. An online open house and survey for the project, known as Alleghenies Ahead on Housing, is available at www.AllegheniesHousing.org and will be open through November 18. The open house describes the project’s background and presents key findings, while the survey seeks input … Read More

Round 8 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program

SAP&DC is happy to announce Round 8 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program. The program is intended to provide funding for projects that support the implementation of the overall goals that have been identified in the 2007 Southern Alleghenies Greenways and Open Space Network Plan and the 2022 Southern Alleghenies Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Grant Guidelines Grant requests … Read More