Norristown, PA – December 15, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Delaware/Montgomery) announced $4,081,268 in grant funding approved by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) last week that will be distributed to organizations serving the 17th Senate District.
The funding will advance programming opportunities throughout Delaware and Montgomery Counties that provide essential services to violent crime victims, individuals in recovery, sexual assault survivors, child abuse victims, and more. Several projects also prioritize violence prevention and intervention programming.
“Our vulnerable neighbors here in District 17, and across the Commonwealth, deserve robust support systems that allow them to navigate trauma and find healing,” Senator Cappelletti said. “I’m proud to see essential services, across both counties I represent, receive these investments, ensuring our communities truly uplifts folks when they need it most.”
The awards to organizations serving the 17th Senatorial District include:
Federal FY 2024 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program – Local and Under $10k Share Funds
- Montgomery County Commissioners – $181,001
- Norristown Municipality – $191,600
- Upper Merion Township – $197,301
Federal State Opioid Response Grant IV (SOR) Funds
- Guadenzia, Inc. – $500,000
- Montgomery County Commissioners – $382,284
- The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth – $500,000
State Endowment Act Funds
- Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center – $49,960
State Children’s Advocacy Center Funds
- Family Support Line of Delaware County, Inc. – $50,000
- Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center – $50,000
Federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), Crime Victims Services and Compensation (CVSC), Victims of Juvenile Offender (VOJO) Funds
- Delaware County Executive Director (Court Services) – $43,894
- Delaware County Executive Director (JPO) – $153,045
- Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Inc. – $97,918
- Delaware County Victim Assistance Center – $175,576
- Victim Services Center of Montgomery County, Inc. – $117,736
- Montgomery County Commissioners (DA) – $315,333
- Women’s Center of Montgomery County – $28,416
- Montgomery County Commissioners (JPO) – $111,032
Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiatives (CVIPI) Grant Program
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Trauma)– $736,372
2026 Federal Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Funds
- Montgomery County Commissioners – $199,800
Learn more about the PCCD here.
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