The Broad Street Market Alliance will receive gaming grant funds.

Many local organizations will receive money to help with upcoming projects.

Dauphin County announced its annual gaming grant awardees on Wednesday, approving the allocation of $10 million to nonprofits and businesses funded by the county’s share of gaming grant funds from the Hollywood Casino at Penn National.

This year’s grants were announced several months later than usual due to changes to the process that caused delays, according to LaToya Winfield Bellamy, solicitor for the gaming advisory board.

Awarded projects include investments in infrastructure, public health, transportation, emergency services and other areas.

Harrisburg-based projects that were awarded Gaming Grants include:

• Harrisburg City – Purchase and install new salt dome under the Public Works Department – $210,000
• Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope – Renovations to new location and purchase of medical equipment and supplies – $10,000
• Beahive Affordable Housing Outreach, Inc. – Affordable Housing Option Project including kitchen and other improvements – $25,000
• Bethany AME Church of Harrisburg – Safety improvements – purchase and installation of cameras – $12,000
• Blessed 2 Give Inc. – Housing program to support young individuals that have aged out of foster care – $13,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg, Inc. – Safety and Security Upgrades – replacement/upgrades of exterior and interior doors – $20,000
• Broad Street Market Alliance – Support continued operation of Market Tent and Stone Buildings; conditioned upon renegotiating lease with City – $75,000
• Capital Area Greenbelt Association – Relocate quarter mile of the 20+ mile trail in South Harrisburg – $20,000
• Cathedral Parish of St. Patrick – Security Camera System, intercom system and installation of safer and secure front door hardware – $18,000
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg – Purchase new 15 passenger van to transport unhoused residents – $20,000
• Driven From Within – Youth development, education and mentoring programs – $7,500
• Empower at the Bridge Foundation – Construct audio and visual arts training center including photography studio – $16,000
• Good Karma Garage – Provide auto repair to lower income families at no cost – $34,600
• I.S. Ministry – Father Me mentoring program – $3,000
• Halifax Midget Baseball Association – Fix backstop fence and raising outfield fences – $11,200
• Handle’s Helping Hand Foundation – Affordable apartment units located in the 1600 block of Market Street; conditioned upon being used for construction costs only – $75,000
• Harrisburg Area Food Pantry – Meet the increasing need for emergency food assistance – $75,000
• Harrisburg Area Learning Academy Inc. – Funds to expand staff and programming at Central PA Center for Trauma and Healing – $12,000
• Harrisburg Area YMCA – Renovate two bathroom facilities at Camp Curtin Branch – $10,500
• Harrisburg High School Football Booster Club – Purchase new uniforms, travel sweatsuits, backpacks, and equipment – $8,000
• Harrisburg River Rescue & Emergency Services, Inc. – Purchase OIC/Duty Officer vehicle to increase response time – $50,000
• Health Ministries of Christ Lutheran Church – Relocate and expand dental clinic – $37,500
• Homeland Center – Phase II Security Infrastructure Improvement Project – to replace end of life wireless access points – $15,000
• Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg – Multi-phase safety and security infrastructure project – $37,500
• Keystone Human Services – Improvements for children enrolled in Capital Area Head Start Program including a fence – $8,300
• Latino Connection Foundation – Develop Woodward Lofts senior affordable housing – $50,000
• Latino Hispanic American Community Center – Rehabilitation and improvement project to modernize, enhance facility and improve accessibility – $30,000
• LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central PA – Renovations to LGBT Center including ramp – $25,000
• Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church – Improvements to church edifice and parsonage – $25,000
• Nathaniel Gadsden’s Writers Wordshop – Writers’ wordshop program for incarcerated and recently released youth – $10,000
• Open Stage – Lighting upgrades in three spaces – $10,000
• Scholars Inc. dba Thrive Housing Services – Purchase ADA accessible van – $25,000
• Second Baptist Church of Harrisburg – Replacement and repair of aging HVAC system in the church – $15,000
• Paul’s Episcopal Church – Repairs to church parking lot and support to St. Barnabas Summer Youth Camp – $20,000
• Stephen’s Episcopal School – Building renovations and repairs – $10,000
• State Street Academy of Music at St. Lawrence – Purchase instruments to provide music instruction and activities – $5,000
• The Civic Club of Harrisburg – Completion of exterior renovations – $6,400
• The Nativity School of Harrisburg – Phase IV of renovation project and repairing windows and wall of the school gym – $25,000
• The Salvation Army in Harrisburg Capital – Purchase new van for transporting students to THRIVE 506 after school program – $40,000
• TLC Work Base Training Program, Inc. – Install AC unit system in Allison Hill Community Center – $75,000
• Veterans Outreach of PA – Storage sheds and equipment for snow removal and property maintenance at Veterans Grove – $20,000
• Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts – Replace aging fire panel at Whitaker center – $25,000
• Wildheart – Construction of The Gateway affordable housing development – $30,000

County officials noted that gaming grant funds are not permitted to be used for county tax relief purposes.

Winfield Bellamy noted that there were around 255 applicants, with 57 that were not funded. Projects that were ready to go and focused on infrastructure were prioritized, she said.

The full list of gaming grant awardees is as follows:

Host & Contiguous

• East Hanover Township (East Hanover Township – Annual paving/repair of roads $500,000; Annual lease payment for Grantville Volunteer Fire Co. pumper $99,678; and Renovation to Township building kitchen and two public bathrooms $20,000) – $619,678
• Derry Township (Hershey Vol. Fire Co. – Debt service on engine 48-1 and attack 48 $150,000; Derry Township Police Dept. – Acquire a mobile speed display trailer and stationary speed display boards $50,000; Derry Township Police Department – Acquire 8 electric police mountain bikes $52,131) – $252,131
• Middle Paxton Township (Red Hill Rd. bridge replacement DCIB loan debt service $124,000; DCIB-G loan debt service for Potato Valley Rd. stream relocation/restoration, pipe/culvert replacement and improvements $40,000; and Architecture and engineering design for new Public Works facility $55,000; Dauphin County Local Emergency Planning Committee/DC HazMat Response Team – Replacement of Motorola XTS 5000 portable radios $70,865; Central Pennsylvania Rifle Club – Roof replacement project $5,000; Borough of Dauphin – Construct community building $100,000.00) – $394,865
• Rush Township (Implementation of speed bumps and traffic speed radar feedback signs $22,000; Lykens Valley Children’s Museum – Vehicle for the mobile STEAM Station Express $35,000) – $57,000
• South Hanover Township (New municipal complex and emergency service center debt service $245,000; AACA Museum, Inc. – Replace failing digital billboard sign $33,790) – $278,790
• West Hanover Township (Debt relief for new municipal complex building $245,000; Harrisburg Forest #43, Tall Cedars of Lebanon – Renovate women’s restroom and build 30×32 pole building $28,725) – $273,725

Municipal and Municipal Services Awards

• Berrysburg Municipal Authority – Debt service for new sewage treatment plant – $33,125
• Conewago Township (DCIB debt reduction for Meadow Lane Improvement Project $110,000 and Construction of pavilion over two-court pickleball complex $55,475) $165,475
• Court Administration for MDJ – Debt reduction for land acquisition, site work and construction of new facility – $325,000
• Dauphin County CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates operations support – $65,000
• Dauphin County Department of Parks & Recreation – Detweiler Park capital improvements – debt service for DCIB-G loan related to Phase 1 public entrance road widening and facilities and partial payment of Phase 2 costs – $150,000
• Dauphin County Department of Public Safety – Installation and repairs to radio tower site grounding system – $206,855
• Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority – Small business loan program support – $150,000
• Dauphin County Office of Community & Economic Development – Grant management software for data aggregation and tracking – $200,000
• Dauphin County Office of Community & Economic Development – Broadband project debt service relief for payment of general obligation note – $328,253
• Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority/ Dauphin County Land Bank Authority – Joint application for operating assistance – $250,000
• Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority – Planning phase of Innovation EcoSphere Project – $150,000
• Dauphin County Sheriff’s Office – Replacement of 49 portable radios – $75,815
• Elizabethville Borough – Replace older dump truck – $35,000
• Elizabethville Borough Authority – Upgrade Mountain View Pump Station, electrical system, and install four electronic transducers. – $96,000
• Fisherville Vol. Fire Co. No. 1 – Engine 216 debt reduction – $40,000
• Gratz Area Fire Company #1 – Replace current nozzles, 3 inch hose and purchase thermal imaging camera and other equipment – $30,000
• Gratz Borough (Community Building and valve upgrades – $70,000; Repair 12 wastewater grinder pumps – $70,000) – $140,000
• Halifax Area Ambulance & Rescue Association – Remounting of oldest ambulance in fleet – $75,000
• Halifax Area Water and Sewer Authority – Install new water line – $75,000
• Halifax Township – Fort Halifax Park entry road improvements and stone parking (Phase II) – $82,670
• Harrisburg City – Purchase and install new salt dome under the Public Works Department – $210,000
• Highspire / Citizens Fire Co. #1 of Highspire, Inc. – Refurbish 2005 E- One Cyclone engine – $50,000
• Highspire Borough – DCIB loan debt reduction to improve roadway safety on Lumber Street – $100,000
• Hummelstown Borough – Debt service for municipal public safety building, DCIB loan debt service for stormwater project, Swatara Township Authority dryer and Bullfrog Valley Rd. stream restoration – $150,000
• Hummelstown Chemical Fire Co. No. 1 – Debt reduction for 2023 ladder truck purchase – $50,000
• Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 – Install a five-layer floor system at fire station – $25,000
• Londonderry Township – Refurbishment of fire truck engine 54 – $150,000
• Lower Paxton Township Parks & Recreation – Enhance safety, accessibility, and recreational opportunities at Lingle Park – $175,000
• Lower Swatara Township – Payments on DCIB 2017, 2022, 2023 loans for storm sewer system, stream restoration and stormwater flow – $174,000
• Lower Swatara Vol. Fire Department – Debt reduction on 2018 pumper/tanker – $50,000
• Lykens Borough Authority – Construction of new well, well house, electric services, and connections for wastewater system – $120,000
• Middletown Borough – Provide safe mobility impaired play apparatus at Frey Manor Park – $107,000
• Middletown Vol. Fire Department – Debt reduction/payoff for 2021 pumper truck – $50,000
• Mifflin Township – Purchase new wheel loader and skid loader – $107,000
• Millersburg Area Ambulance Association, Inc. – Purchase bariatric ambulance – $150,000
• Penbrook Borough – Community Park – Master Site Plan; conditioned upon matching grant – $37,500
• Pillow Borough Authority – Standpipe rehabilitation project and meter purchases – $75,000
• Reed Township – Debt reduction on new municipal building project – $83,500
• Reliance Hose Co. No. 1 of Elizabethville – Replace portable radios – $78,000
• Royalton Borough – Construct public works building – $125,000
• Steelton Borough – Roadway management plan and South 2^nd Street paving project – $107,000
• Steelton Stormwater Authority – Clean all stormwater inlets and make repairs – $75,000
• Steelton Volunteer Fire Department – Purchase of four AEDs and five sets of firefighting PPE – $35,000
• Susquehanna Township – Funding for new Progress Fire Station/Public Safety Building – $175,000
• Swatara Township – Ivy Ridge Park improvements – $218,000
• Washington Township – Debt reduction of bank loan for municipal building project – $107,000
• Washington Township Authority – Remove 40,000 gallons of sludge from lagoons – $75,000
• Wiconisco Fire Engine Company No.1 – Debt reduction from purchase of rescue engine in 2018 – $50,000
• Williams Township – Armory Road/South Orange St., South Street to Water St. resurfacing – $75,000
• Williamstown Area EMS, Inc. – Purchase new ambulance – $75,000

Other Awards

• AKA Foundation of Central PA, Inc. – Community Health and Wellness Outreach Program – $5,000
• Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope – Renovations to new location and purchase of medical equipment and supplies – $10,000
• Beahive Affordable Housing Outreach, Inc. – Affordable Housing Option Project including kitchen and other improvements – $25,000
• Berrysburg Borough – Mifflin Recreation Association – Installation of remaining playground equipment, mulch borders, paint, etc. – $8,962
• Bethany AME Church of Harrisburg – Safety improvements – purchase and installation of cameras – $12,000
• Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg – Renovate office building to establish BCH Community Center – $75,000
• Blessed 2 Give Inc. – Housing program to support young individuals that have aged out of foster care – $13,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg, Inc. – Safety and Security Upgrades – replacement/upgrades of exterior and interior doors – $20,000
• Breadcoin Foundation LTD – Provide additional Breadcoins monthly to partners for use at local food vendors – $15,000
• Broad Street Market Alliance – Support continued operation of Market Tent and Stone Buildings; conditioned upon renegotiating lease with City – $75,000
• Camp Hebron – New cabins in lower loop of camp – $12,000
• Capital Area Greenbelt Association – Relocate quarter mile of the 20+ mile trail in South Harrisburg – $20,000
• Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association, Inc. – Purchase a John Deere Compact Excavator – $20,000
• Capital Region Literacy Council – Purchase and distribute new books – $10,000
• Castaway Critters – Free spay/neuter servicing – $5,000
• Cathedral Parish of St. Patrick – Security Camera System, intercom system and installation of safer and secure front door hardware – $18,000
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg – Purchase new 15 passenger van to transport unhoused residents – $20,000
• CMU now known as Pathways Forward – Revitalize operations with physical plant improvements, software upgrades, and technology – $15,000
• Cocoa Packs, Inc. – Food assistance program – $75,000
• Creative Community Grow – Construct a community garden and demonstration area – $20,000
• Crosspoint United Methodist Church – Church wide surveillance system project including external cameras – $8,275
• D3 Training Center – Provide high quality year-round wrestling training, equipment updates and fee waivers for families in need – $10,000
• Driven From Within – Youth development, education and mentoring programs – $7,500
• Elevator Constructors Local 59 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center – Training Center upgrades – $75,000
• Empower at the Bridge Foundation – Construct audio and visual arts training center including photography studio – $16,000
• Friends of Midland – Restoration and preservation of Midland Cemetery – $25,000
• Good Karma Garage – Provide auto repair to lower income families at no cost – $34,600
• Graceful Acres – Debt reduction of ADA equine facility – $11,500
• I.S. Ministry – Father Me mentoring program – $3,000
• Halifax Midget Baseball Association – Fix backstop fence and raising outfield fences – $11,200
• Handle’s Helping Hand Foundation – Affordable apartment units located in the 1600 block of Market Street; conditioned upon being used for construction costs only – $75,000
• HANNA’s Pantry – Funds to offset food costs – $45,000
• Harrisburg Area Food Pantry – Meet the increasing need for emergency food assistance – $75,000
• Harrisburg Area Learning Academy Inc. – Funds to expand staff and programming at Central PA Center for Trauma and Healing – $12,000
• Harrisburg Area YMCA – Renovate two bathroom facilities at Camp Curtin Branch – $10,500
• Harrisburg Electricians Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee – New roof and renovations to second floor of training facility – $75,000
• Harrisburg High School Football Booster Club – Purchase new uniforms, travel sweatsuits, backpacks, and equipment – $8,000
• Harrisburg River Rescue & Emergency Services, Inc. – Purchase OIC/Duty Officer vehicle to increase response time – $50,000
• Health Ministries of Christ Lutheran Church – Relocate and expand dental clinic – $37,500
• Historical Society of Dauphin County – Phase 2 capital improvement project for mansion – $15,000
• Homeland Center – Phase II Security Infrastructure Improvement Project – to replace end of life wireless access points – $15,000
• Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg – Multi-phase safety and security infrastructure project – $37,500
• Keystone Human Services – Improvements for children enrolled in Capital Area Head Start Program including a fence – $8,300
• Koons Memorial Park Swim Club – Relocate and replace diving board – $4,000
• Latino Connection Foundation – Develop Woodward Lofts senior affordable housing – $50,000
• Latino Hispanic American Community Center – Rehabilitation and improvement project to modernize, enhance facility and improve accessibility – $30,000
• Left Out Organization Program Inc. – After school program for youth; conditioned upon being used for CPR kits – $6,500
• LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central PA – Renovations to LGBT Center including ramp – $25,000
• LHM Hospice and Social Services Foundation – Purchase furniture for transitional housing units – $25,000
• Linglestown Baseball Association – New dugouts for two (2) fields at Koons Park – $20,000
• LivingWell Institute – Purchase 15 passenger van for family restoration program – $15,000
• Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church – Improvements to church edifice and parsonage – $25,000
• Midwest Food Bank – Expenses for food transportation and procurement – $25,000
• Millersburg Area Senior Center – Bathroom renovation and expansion project, pour concrete pad and purchase generator for emergency shelter project – $15,000
• Millersburg Cedars Association Forest 125 – Replace windows and siding – $14,800
• Millersburg Ferry Boat Association – Purchase and install durable laminate wood beams – $5,000
• Ministry Business Consultants – ADA compliant parking lot upgrades at facility used for food distribution – $25,000
• Nathaniel Gadsden’s Writers Wordshop – Writers’ wordshop program for incarcerated and recently released youth – $10,000
• Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art – Rebuild bridge on the bridge trail – $35,000
• Neighborhood Football Club, Inc. – Purchase new 15 passenger van – $12,000
• Off the Streets Middletown Inc. – Assist unhoused individuals with security deposits, bedding and furniture; condition to be used for household items – $35,000
• Open Stage – Lighting upgrades in three spaces – $10,000
• Penbrook American Legion Post 730 – HVAC repairs, fire suppression system issues and ADA compliance – $4,000
• Pennsylvania Council of Churches – Roof repair and initiation of new food pantry; contingent upon receipt of FEMA award – $75,000
• Peyton Walker Foundation – Provide AEDs for Strengthening the Lifeline Project – $37,500
• Pop’s House – Veterans home mortgage debt reduction – $9,000
• RockSTARt Early Learning Center – Debt reduction related to expansion – $12,000
• Roller Nation Foundation – Replace public address and sound system; conditioned upon the athletic complex being in operation for fall of 2026 – $19,000
• Ronald McDonald House Charities – Central PA – Upgrade/modernize technology with laptops and website – $8,000
• Scholars Inc. dba Thrive Housing Services – Purchase ADA accessible van – $25,000
• Second Baptist Church of Harrisburg – Replacement and repair of aging HVAC system in the church – $15,000
• SOAL: Saving Our Ancestors Legacy – Infrastructure and security upgrades at Historic Lincoln Cemetery – $19,000
• Softball Association of Linglestown – Purchase field tractor, diamond tex and field supplies – $10,000
• Paul’s Episcopal Church – Repairs to church parking lot and support to St. Barnabas Summer Youth Camp – $20,000
• Stephen’s Episcopal School – Building renovations and repairs – $10,000
• State Street Academy of Music at St. Lawrence – Purchase instruments to provide music instruction and activities – $5,000
• Steever’s Day American Legion Post #326 – Upgrade bathroom facilities to make ADA compliant – $12,500
• Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority – Debt service associated with the purchase of 2023 Oshkosh Striker (aircraft rescue firefighting) – $50,000
• Susquehanna Mountain Bike Association – Equipment purchases and trail connector – $59,747
• Technology4Me – Technology equipment and programs that provide skills and digital literacy training – $10,000
• The Civic Club of Harrisburg – Completion of exterior renovations – $6,400
• The Ecumenical Community – Install cameras across the campus – $13,000
• The Foundation for the Central Dauphin Schools – NutriPacks weekend nutritional food supplement program – $75,000
• The Hershey Partnership – Website improvements, social media and publication mailer to enhance presence – $14,900
• The J.T. Dorsey Foundation – Purchasing equipment and resources to support the foundation’s marketing and programming – $5,000
• The Nativity School of Harrisburg – Phase IV of renovation project and repairing windows and wall of the school gym – $25,000
• The Partnership for Hope – Funds for care, home items and food (basic needs) – $10,000
• The Salvation Army in Harrisburg Capital – Purchase new van for transporting students to THRIVE 506 after school program – $40,000
• TIM Heroes, Inc. – Support public awareness campaign for first responder safety initiative – $10,000
• TLC Work Base Training Program, Inc. – Install AC unit system in Allison Hill Community Center – $75,000
• Unite Central PA – After school program for youth facility – $12,000
• United Disabilities Services Foundation – Service dog for two wait list clients; conditioned upon dogs going to a Dauphin Co. Family – $6,000
• United Way of the Capital Region – Expand access to health care to low-income families through Contact to Care Program – $5,000
• Upper Dauphin Teener Baseball – Safety improvements to MYO baseball field – $11,500
• Veterans Outreach of PA – Storage sheds and equipment for snow removal and property maintenance at Veterans Grove – $20,000
• Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts – Replace aging fire panel at Whitaker center – $25,000
• Wildheart – Construction of The Gateway affordable housing development – $30,000
• Williamstown American Legion Post 239 – Install new fireplace insert – $5,000
• WITF Inc. – Upgrade primary broadcasting tower – $75,000

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