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Lamont McClure and the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announce that County Council approved $2,798,100 for 87 Grow NORCO grants at their October 7th meeting. Grow NORCO Program grants are available to Northampton County non- profit organizations and municipalities. Grants of up to $50,000 can be used for capital improvements, façade programs, operations, community planning and municipal Police Department support.
All projects from this latest round of funding must be completed by December 31, 2022.
“The County of Northampton appreciates all the work our local non-profit organizations, municipalities and police departments have done throughout the pandemic,” says Lamont McClure. “It’s important that the County continues to support their contributions to our public health and economic development.”
Grow NORCO 2021 Project Grants
| Organization | Project | Grant |
| ArtsQuest | Replacement of LED Video Board & purchase of
Data Analysis Tools |
$50,000 |
| Aspire to Autonomy, Inc. | Payroll costs for community intervention services
employees |
$20,000 |
| Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, Inc. | Purchase of a new act II backdrop for The Nutcracker Performance | $ 5,700 |
| Bangor Borough | Purchase of hybrid police vehicle and technology
upgrades |
$49,700 |
| Bangor Borough | Public poll slide replacement and building façade
repairs |
$30,300 |
| Battle Borne | Revenue replacement due to cancelled fundraising
events & van purchase |
$50,000 |
| Bethlehem Emergency
Sheltering |
2022 Shelter Operations staff and operations
expenses |
$25,000 |
| Bethlehem Area Public
Library |
Renovations of History Room and digitization of
historic documents |
$ 8,400 |
| Bethlehem Township | Purchase of police investigation vehicle | $25,400 |
| Bethlehem Township | Purchase of a motor carrier safety enforcement vehicle | $39,800 |
| Bethlehem Township | Purchase of Police Administration vehicle | $14,800 |
| Boys & Girls Club
Bethlehem |
Repair and replace HVAC Components | $10,000 |
| Bushkill Township | Purchase of police vehicles & equipment
upgrades |
$50,000 |
| Bushkill Township | Upgrade fire/security alarm system & generator,
install new exterior lighting |
$30,000 |
| Bushkill Township Volunteer
Fire Company |
Grounds & lighting improvements at Carnival
grounds |
$ 4,500 |
| CACLV | Slate Belt Façade improvements & murals | $50,000 |
| Chapman Borough | Establishment of zoning code, administrative
procedures & a zoning hearing board |
$50,000 |
| City of Bethlehem | Networking infrastructure upgrades for public
safety camera system |
$50,000 |
| City of Easton | Up-fitting of new police cruisers | $40,000 |
| City of Easton | Tax increment financing planning | $40,000 |
| Community Bike Works | Operations support for salaries & benefits | $50,000 |
| East Bangor Municipality
Authority |
Locke Heights Water Line Project | $50,000 |
| Easton Area Neighborhood
Centers, Inc. |
ADA accessibility to community gardens | $20,000 |
| Equi-librium, Inc. | Roof & gutter replacement on barn & repairs to
classroom |
$24,000 |
| Forks Township | Purchase of police radios | $38,105 |
| Freemansburg Borough | Purchase of mobile operations center trailer | $32,200 |
| Freemansburg Borough | Purchase of new police vehicle | $34,600 |
| Freemansburg Borough | Promotional signage | $10,800 |
| Governor Wolf Historical
Society |
Prevention of historic building deterioration
through abatement of moisture infiltration |
$32,300 |
| Greater Valley YMCA | Purchase and installation of playground equipment at Slate Belt Y | $30,000 |
| Greater Valley YMCA | Bethlehem Branch child care wing Phase II
renovation project |
$50,000 |
| Hanover Township | Replacement of security cameras, radios,
telephones & entry systems |
$50,000 |
| Hanover Township | Purchase of new brush chipper for public works
department |
$30,000 |
| Hellertown Borough | Purchase of 12 body cameras for Borough police
officers |
$50,000 |
| Hellertown Borough | Swale Greening | $30,000 |
| Hispanic Center Lehigh
Valley |
Expansion of cook position to full time at Senior
Center |
$20,000 |
| Historic Bethlehem Museum
& sites |
Restoration of Visitor Center Exterior | $50,000 |
| Iron Pigs Charities | Expansion/renovation of Coca-Cola Park
Clubhouse |
$100,000 |
| Jacobsburg Historical Society | Painting of 4 historic 19th century buildings | $50,000 |
| Judith Adele Agentis
Charitable Foundation |
Reinstate meal deliveries to St. Luke’s Hospice
House |
$20,000 |
| Karl Stirner Arts Trail, Inc. | Operational support for staffing & strategic
planning |
$15,000 |
| Lehigh Township | Purchase of police vehicle & Tasers | $50,000 |
| Lehigh Valley Center for
Independent Living |
Preparation of Center’s basement for remediation | $ 5,000 |
| Lehigh Valley Center for
Independent Living |
Website Upgrade | $ 8,000 |
| Lehigh Valley Planning
Commission |
Freight-based land use management project | $50,000 |
| Lower Mount Bethel
Township |
Purchase & installation of emergency generator in
the public works building |
$ 9,800 |
| Lower Nazareth Township | Purchase of 2 police vehicles | $50,000 |
| Lower Nazareth Township | 2022 Zoning ordinance update planner | $30,000 |
| Lower Saucon Township | Purchase of police speed/message sign trailers &
radar speed signs |
$32,000 |
| Lower Saucon Township | Purchase of pole building for public works | $25,000 |
| Memorial Library of
Nazareth & Vicinity |
Exterior building renovations—wood repair,
painting and roofing |
$30,400 |
| Miller Keystone Blood
Center |
Fleet vehicles needed to transport blood products | $23,500 |
| Miracle League of
Northampton County |
Reproduction of video used for education &
marketing |
$ 5,000 |
| Moore Township | Purchase of 2 thermal cameras | $ 7,000 |
| Moravian Historical Society | Safety & accessibility improvements to Historic
Whitefield House |
$ 8,500 |
| National Museum of
Industrial History |
Phase 2 – 2nd floor roof replacement | $50,000 |
| Nazareth Borough | Purchase of body cameras, automatic license plate
readers, ballistic shields, use of force |
$36,200 |
| Nazareth Economic Development Commission | Façade Program | $47,800 |
| New Bethany Ministries | Installation of new flooring at Transitional
Housing Program |
$50,000 |
| North Catasauqua Borough | Purchase of AEDs for patrol vehicles | $ 5,500 |
| North Catasauqua Borough | Upgrading of police computer terminals and
mounting in patrol units |
$24,000 |
| North Catasauqua Borough | Police lot improvements including carport,
fencing and gate |
$50,000 |
| Northampton Borough | Purchase of new police vehicle | $34,000 |
| Northampton Borough | Planning and planting of Monarch butterfly gardens | $10,000 |
| Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society | Opening of a new space at Sigal Museum for a collection exhibit & improvements | $50,000 |
| Palmer Township | Police shooting range improvements | $50,000 |
| Palmer Youth Center | Building a new youth Field House | $50,000 |
| Pibbles & Paws Safe Haven | Purchase of transportation van | $14,000 |
| Plainfield Township | Addition of a multi-purpose 2 bay garage | $40,800 |
| Project of Easton, Inc. | HVAC system upgrades at Fowler Literacy
Center |
$ 3,100 |
| Project of Easton, Inc. | Marketing to promote ProJeCt’s programs | $ 9,400 |
| Redemption House | Salary for youth work opportunities | $30,000 |
| Safe Harbor Easton, Inc. | Case management services expansion | $25,000 |
| Slate Belt Council of
Governments |
Purchase of portable inspection camera system for
pipe inspection |
$31,600 |
| Tatamy Borough | Municipal Building HVAC upgrades | $50,000 |
| The Center for Animal Health
& Welfare |
Salaries for programs manager, community case
manager & business manager |
$50,000 |
| Third Street Alliance | Conversion of indoor pool to Learning Center
classroom space |
$50,000 |
| Touchstone Theatre | HVAC & roof repairs | $10,000 |
| Upper Mount Bethel
Township |
Security & amenities upgrades to park pavilion | $ 2,500 |
| Upper Nazareth Township | Purchase of 2 Police Vehicles | $50,000 |
| Via of the Lehigh Valley | Roof replacement at main facility | $20,000 |
| Walnutport Borough | Purchase of a new skid loader | $32,500 |
| West Easton Borough | Purchase of police interceptor utility vehicle | $35,000 |
| Wildlands Conservancy | Lehigh River Water Trail planning & implementation | $10,000 |
| Wilson Borough | Purchase of new police vehicle and equipment | $50,000 |
| Wind Gap Borough | Purchase of a new police vehicle | $30,000 |
| Wind Gap Borough | Paving of municipal complex | $35,000 |
Information provided to TVL by:
Becky Bartlett
Deputy Director of Administration
Northampton County Government Center
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/
