The Harrisburg Senators play at FNB Field.
Three more Harrisburg projects will receive state redevelopment grants, as the commonwealth today announced additional award recipients.
Leading off the list, the city will receive $6 million for upgrades to FNB Field, the city-owned stadium that hosts the Harrisburg Senators minor league baseball team.
According to the application, work will include new field lighting, renovation of locker rooms, a new home team clubhouse, expansion of the existing boardwalk and scoreboard replacement. This would be the first significant upgrade to the stadium in about 15 years, when the city embarked on a two-phase project.
The grant fully funds the city’s request of $6 million for the project under the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), a matching grant, reimbursement program that helps fund the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational and historical improvement projects.
The two other projects announced today are:
- Harrisburg University, $1.75 million, to construct new facilities for applied research, education and workforce development focused on emerging technology sectors in food, agriculture and environmental science. These facilities will house the HU Center for Advanced Agriculture and Sustainability, featuring education and workforce development programs alongside industry-oriented applied research and technical innovation.
- Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Rooftop Playground, $1.5 million, to transform a portion of the rooftop of its Midtown Academic Building at 1500 N. 3rd St. into a rooftop playground to provide an indoor play area for its elementary and middle school students. A canopy of solar panels will provide filtered light and generate solar energy to partially power the school building.
“I am thrilled to announce these RACP grants that will benefit the region,” said state Rep. Patty Kim, who represents Harrisburg. “Such significant funding means we can continue to invest in Dauphin County, which also means investing in everyone who lives here.”
Last week, the commonwealth announced the first group of RACP award recipients in Harrisburg. These projects included:
- $3 million to Reily GreenWorks for the development of a 155-unit apartment building with neighborhood-oriented retail on the ground floor at a proposed project at 320 Reily St.
- $1.5 million to Harrisburg Events Center to complete extensive renovations at the King Mansion at 2201 N. Front St.
- $2.75 million to Harristown Enterprises for the renovation of the Harristown Agriculture Building, a proposed project at 221-223 Market St.
- $ 1.6 million to Millworks Historic Campus Preservation for the rehabilitation of 1321 N. 4th St., the planned site of the relocated Millworks Brewery.
Several other projects in Harrisburg applied for funds, but did not receive grants in this round. The commonwealth sometimes announces a second round of RACP funding later in the year or early the following year.
Click here to download a spreadsheet to see all the projects that applied for and received grants in this funding round.
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