Jenkintown Borough has had continued success on grant opportunities.

The latest round of grant applications awarded to Jenkintown Borough include:

PaDEP 902 – Jenkintown Borough was awarded the entire amount requested of $170,100 toward the purchase of the much needed “trash” leaf/yard waste collection truck. The Borough required funding match is 10%. This funding is sorely needed as the current Borough collection truck is at the end of its useful life cycle and has become a drain on the PW maintenance budget.

2018 PA Small Water Grant – Jenkintown Borough was awarded the entire amount requested of $390,784 which will fund the work required on the West Avenue sanitary sewer drainage basin. The Borough required funding match is 15%. There are three (3) sanitary sewage drainage basins in the Borough. You may recall the 2017 Small Water Grant that was awarded funded the work required on the Runnymede Avenue drainage basin. The remaining Wyncote House drainage basin will be applied for in the next round of funding grants.

DCED – 2018 Flood Mitigation – Jenkintown Borough was awarded a portion of the amount requested, $100,000, which will fund the work required to mitigate the Cedar to Walnut Street flooding. The scope of this work includes the existing downstream conveyance system as well as the proposed upstream inlets and piping.

Additionally, the following Grants are before Borough Council on October 24th for permission to advertise for construction:
Montgomery County 2040 Implementation Grant (2017), awarded in the amount of $79,000 for Southern Gateway, York Road.

PennDOT Green Light Go Grant (2016) awarded in the amount of $90,000 for Traffic light improvements (battery back up, LED lights and emergency generators).

The Borough is excited to have been successfully awarded these grants and looks forward to implementing these projects for the betterment of the Borough!