Griffin Complex (Image courtesy of GMercyU)
State senators Collett and Hanbidge announce the distributed funds.
State Rep. Liz Hanbidge and Sen. Maria Collett, both working for Montgomery, recently announced that three projects in their legislative districts received grants totaling $3 million – benefiting two education facilities and a local community center.
Funding has been distributed as follows:
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School: $300,000 to modernize the 1955 portion of the building. This includes classroom and infrastructure upgrades, such as electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems.
Gwynedd Mercy University: $1 million to renovate the Griffin Complex and Waldron Center. This includes the replacement of existing HVAC systems, upgrades to flooring, new ADA compliant restrooms and spectator seating, new indoor track/field, and classroom technology infrastructure.
Whitpain Township: $1.7 million for the construction of a community center to include two basketball courts which could be configured into six pickleball courts, meeting rooms, a fitness center and elevated walking track. This will also fund site improvements such as parking facilities, lighting, and trails to connect an existing sidewalk to a trail network.
“These grants represent a significant investment in our communities, enhancing educational facilities, supporting communal wellness and creating spaces that bring people together,” Hanbidge said. “From modernized classrooms to community centers with accessible amenities, this funding ensures that students, families, and residents of all ages can benefit from high-quality, safe, and inclusive spaces. I’m proud to support these projects, which will uplift our communities for years to come.”
“Investments in our academic institutions are critical to student safety and success,” said Collett. “I was proud to support funding for these two stellar schools, allowing them to upgrade aging infrastructure, improve accessibility, and modernize classrooms so every student can thrive.”
Funding for the projects was administered by the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. This Pennsylvania grant program funds the design, acquisition, and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. RACP projects have a regional impact and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity. RACP projects are state-funded projects that cannot obtain primary funding under other state programs.
