Nov. 13, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Multiple Grants Awarded Across 145th District]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced that multiple grants have been awarded across the 145th District from the Pennsylvania Department Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnerships Program (CCPP).
Nov. 01, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Grant Funding for Quakertown YMCA]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced the Quakertown YMCA has received grant funding from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
Oct. 16, 2024 /
![Telford Borough Authority Receives $9.8 Million Grant from PENNVEST for Telford Borough, West Rockhill Township, Hilltown Township]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) and Donna Scheuren (R-Montgomery) announced today that PENNVEST has awarded the Telford Borough Authority a $9.8 million grant for a crucial drinking water well development project.
Oct. 10, 2024 /
![Quakertown Branch of Bucks County Free Library Receives Grant to Repair Roof, Update Infrastructure]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced that the Bucks County Free Library in Quakertown has received a $492,837 grant from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s (PBDA) Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program (MPCFP).
Oct. 10, 2024 /
![Quakertown Branch of Bucks County Free Library Receives Grant to Repair Roof, Update Infrastructure]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced that the Bucks County Free Library in Quakertown has received a $492,837 grant from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s (PBDA) Multi-Purpose Community Facilities Program (MPCFP).
Sep. 10, 2024 /
![Staats, Labs Announce Palisades School District to Receive Environmental Repairs Grant]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) and Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has awarded Palisades School District funding through PDE’s Environmental Repairs Grant Program.
Sep. 09, 2024 /
![Quakertown Community School District Receives Grant for Facility Improvement, Says Staats]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has awarded Quakertown Community School District (QCSD) funding through PDE’s Environmental Repairs Grant Program.
Jul. 17, 2024 /
![Funding Secured for North Penn Water Authority Improvement, Says Staats]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that PENNVEST approved a $5.7 million loan for a North Penn Water Authority (NPWA) project in West Rockhill Township.
Jul. 11, 2024 /
![Staats Issues Statement on 2024-25 Budget Vote]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) voted “no” tonight on Senate Bill 1001, also known as the General Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
Jun. 14, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Area Farm Receives Funding for Preservation]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that the Robin A. Staff farm, a 120-acre horse farm in Springfield Township, has received an investment of $1,212,200 from Pennsylvania and Bucks County after selling development rights to preserve the farmland and protect it from any future development.
May. 14, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Grants for Multiple Senior Centers in District]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced two Senior Citizen Centers (SCC) in the 145th District received grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Those SCCs are the Upper Bucks Senior Activity Center in Quakertown and Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Inc. in Ottsville, with each receiving $2,551 in funding.
Apr. 26, 2024 /
![Staats Announces School Safety, Mental Health Support Grants for Area School Districts]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that multiple school districts across the 145th District received grant money from the School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) to improve safety, security and mental health support.
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Staats Bill to Create Statewide Child Abuse Database Passes House Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that House Bill 321, the Enterprise Case Management Act, passed the Children and Youth Committee unanimously.
Feb. 12, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Grants for Area Fire, EMS Companies]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced the following fire and EMS companies that serve the 145th District received grants from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC).
Feb. 09, 2024 /
![Labs, Staats Announce Grant Awarded to Upper Bucks County Technical School]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) and Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced today that Upper Bucks County Technical School was awarded an $85,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Competitive Equipment Grants.
Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Staats Concerned About Spending Increases in Proposed Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) issued the following statement today on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion proposed budget, which would increase state spending by 8.4%, or $3.7 billion, over the current fiscal year:
Jan. 08, 2024 /
![Staats to Co-sponsor Resolution Condemning Proposal to Remove Penn Statue]()
HARRISBURG- Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced he will co-sponsor a resolution with House Minority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) condemning the Biden administration’s proposal to remove a statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia during its upcoming renovation.
Dec. 08, 2023 /
![Lawmakers Announce Bucks County Historical Society Earns Cultural, Historical Preservation Grant]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), Shelby Labs (R-Bucks), Joe Hogan (R-Bucks), K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) and Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks) today announced that the Bucks County Historical Society (BCHS) has received a $4,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) was presented with the Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) “Charlie Gerow Award: Defender of Limited Government.”
Oct. 11, 2023 /
![Staats Condemns Hamas Attack on Israel, Calls on America to Stand with Israel]()
HARRISBURG – Today, state Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) stands with the nation of Israel and strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks from Hamas that began last weekend. He issued the following statement: