Press Releases
State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Grant Award for Montgomery District Library Center to Provide 200 Laptops to Pennsylvanians
Norristown, PA – (November 26, 2024) – State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) is pleased to announce that the Montgomery District Library Center in Norristown has been awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority through...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti applauds $39,618 awarded to Eastern University to tackle food insecurity on campus
Norristown, PA – November 25, 2024 – Pennsylvania State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) is pleased to announce that Eastern University has been awarded a Hunger-Free Campus Grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The grant,...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Applauds $141,300 Awarded to Penn Wynne Library for Construction of Community Reading Garden
Ardmore, PA − November 22, 2024 − State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today announced that Penn Wynne Library has been awarded a grant of $141,300 from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, administered by the Department of...
PA Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Presents $375,000 State Grant to Penn Institute for RNA Innovation for Celiac Research
Philadelphia, PA − November 18, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today presented a state grant for $375,000 to the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation for celiac disease-related research. The funding will support research into how RNA therapeutics could be used to prevent celiac disease.
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti, Reps. Daley and Borowski announce Capital Improvement Funding for projects across the region
Norristown, PA – November 1, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Montgomery/ Delaware) today announced $7,326,775 in state funding awarded to capital improvement projects. Funded through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), RACP is a...
Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, Rep. Mary Jo Daley & Rep. Tim Briggs Return More Than $32,000 in Unclaimed Property to Lower Merion Township
Ardmore, PA − October 31, 2024 − Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-17), Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-148), Rep. Tim Briggs (D-149) and Lower Merion Chief Financial Officer Adam M. Szumski announced today that more than $32,000 in unclaimed...
Delaware County House & Senate Delegation Stand in Support of PA Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against Prospect Medical Holdings
Submitted by the Delaware County House & Senate Delegation: Senators Amanda Cappelletti, John Kane, Tim Kearney, and Anthony H. Williams, and Representatives Leanne Krueger, Jennifer O’Mara, Gina H. Curry, Lisa Borowski, Heather Boyd, Carol Kazeem, David Delloso,...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Public School Facility Improvement Grant Awards in District Seventeen
Ardmore, PA – October 23, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti today announced two state awards to school districts in Senate District Seventeen through the Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program (PSFIG). The PSFIG provides grants to public school...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces over $4 Million in LSA Grants Awarded to District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – October 22, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti today announced $4,441,247 awarded to District 17 in state grants through the Local Share Account (LSA) program administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). “The funding that we...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Security Grant Awards in District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – October 22, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Montgomery/Delaware) today announced $543,556 in state grant funding awarded to District Seventeen through the NonProfit Security Grant Program administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime...
PA First Lady, Secretary of Education join lawmakers in Harrisburg to Celebrate Funding for Period Products in Public Schools and Advocate for Menstrual Equity Act
Harrisburg, PA − October 21, 2024 – Pennsylvania's First Lady Lori Shapiro, Senators, Representatives, Secretary of Education Dr. Mumin, and advocates gathered for a press event to celebrate the $3 million invested through the last state budget to...
Senate Dems Highlight Need for Election Reforms at Capitol Hearing
HARRISBURG, September 26, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery) and Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) to host a public hearing on access...
Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Horrifying Remarks Made by Republican State Representative at the PA March for Life
Harrisburg – September 25, 2024 -- The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) issued the following statement in...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti, Rep. Greg Scott announce over $84K in Environmental Repair Grants for Norristown Area School District
September 16, 2024 – Norristown, PA — Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) is pleased to announce that the Norristown Area School District has been awarded an $84,067 grant as part of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Repair Grants program. This funding,...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti announces over $7 Million awarded to District Seventeen in PCCD grants
(September 16, 2024) – Norristown, PA – Senator Cappelletti today announced $7,240,711 has been awarded to District Seventeen in state grants through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This funding was awarded to victim services, reentry...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti Hosts Roundtable on Women’s Health and Pennsylvania State Budget
Upper Merion, PA – August 23, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17) led a roundtable discussion, focusing on the intersection of women’s health and the Pennsylvania state budget. The event gathered key stakeholders, including state legislators, healthcare...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Over $500,000 for West Norriton Township Transportation Upgrades
Norristown, PA – August 21, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) today announced $547,166 in state funding has been awarded to West Norriton Township for signal upgrades at the intersection of Marshall Street and Forrest Avenue. This award...
Sen. Cappelletti Applauds Affordable Housing Expansion in Montgomery County
Ardmore, PA – July 24, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D – Montgomery/Delaware) is pleased to announce the approval of over $1.4 million in tax credits for expanding affordable housing in Montgomery County. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has...
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Highlights State Budget’s Investments to Make Pennsylvania Communities Safer
Norristown, PA – July 17, 2024 – Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined state and local leaders in Montgomery County today to highlight how the newly signed bipartisan state budget will make Pennsylvania communities safer, through more investments in violence intervention and prevention programs that are working, funding for afterschool programming and funding for an additional 400 state troopers.
Senators Saval, Hughes, Cappelletti, and Kearney Announce Intention to Introduce Bill Preventing Criminalization of Homelessness
Harrisburg, PA − July 2, 2024 − Today State Senators Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County), Vincent Hughes (D–Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties), Amanda Cappelletti (D–Delaware and Montgomery Counties), and Tim Kearney (D–Delaware County) announced their intention to...