$2.5M In Grants To Fund 5 Lower Bucks Co. Projects

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Five projects are getting over $2.5 million in funding to enhance public spaces, improve infrastructure, and strengthen emergency response capabilities.

State Rep. Jim Prokopiak has secured $2,593,500 in state funding for the projects in his legislative district through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Local Share Account program.

The grants will support projects that enhance public spaces, improve local infrastructure and street maintenance, strengthen emergency-response capabilities, support Pennsylvania’s blood supply, and address blighted properties by creating permanently affordable housing across Lower Bucks County.

“These investments are going to make a tangible difference for the people in my district and across the county,” Prokopiak said. “Whether it’s helping our first responders replace aging equipment or supporting organizations that serve our neighbors, these grants are putting state dollars to work where they are needed most."

The projects receiving state funding are:

1. Forsythia Crossing Park Improvements — $593,500: This funding will be directed toward permanent bathrooms, lighting and security cameras at Forsythia Crossing Park in Middletown Township. The current lack of lighting, security measures and permanent restrooms at Forsythia Crossing Park discourage longer and non-peak time visits.
2. Morrisville Borough Capital Equipment Street Sweeper — $400,000: These funds will be used to purchase a new street sweeper vehicle for Morrisville Borough, who presented the need after facing challenges maintaining clean streets due to outdated equipment. The acquisition of a new street sweeper will improve street maintenance and reduce the environmental impacts of debris and pollutants.
3. Replacement Pumper Truck — $450,000: This grant will be used for the purchase of a fire truck for use in Tullytown Borough. The fire department currently uses a 1992 Sutphen Engine Pumper that has exceeded its useful life and no longer meets modern safety or operational standards. This apparatus is uniquely configured and immediately available, meeting the department's operational, pump-capacity, hose-bed, and equipment-mounting requirements.
4. Miller-Keystone Blood Center Bloodmobile Project — $150,000: These funds will be used for the purchase of two bloodmobiles for the Miller-Keystone Blood Center in Northampton County. The center safeguards Pennsylvania’s blood supply by recruiting donors and collecting, testing and distributing blood products across 26 counties in eastern Pennsylvania. Upgrading the vehicles will help to hold mobile drives and meet daily demands.
5. Bucks County Blight Abatement Program — $1,000,000: This grant funding will be used by the Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County to acquire, remediate and redevelop 7-12 vacant or blighted properties to create permanently affordable homes through the Habitat Bucks Land Trust model. Grant funds will be used exclusively for property acquisition guided by certified appraisals and strategic selection to grow the Land Trust pipeline. Habitat Bucks will rehabilitate or build homes that meet safety and affordability standards, ensuring long-term, equity-building ownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income families.