CF congressionally directed grants

The Borough of Orwigsburg was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). This grant, awarded on February 22, 2024, will fund community facility improvements in Orwigsburg, PA over a two-year period ending February 22, 2026. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program provides funding to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities that deliver essential services to rural residents, such as fire protection, public safety, healthcare, education, and utilities. In addition to this primary grant award, the borough has also received federal grant sub-awards for pre-disaster mitigation activities through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, as well as other unspecified federal grant initiatives, demonstrating its active engagement in various federally-funded community development efforts.