New funding announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro will help to redevelop industrial sites, upgrade infrastructure, create housing, and expand education, healthcare, and community services in the Lehigh Valley.

More than two dozen projects in the Lehigh Valley were awarded about $33 million. The grants come from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, which funds projects with regional or multi-jurisdictional impact, promoting economic growth, creating jobs, increasing tax revenue, and contributing to vibrant, resilient communities. 

Shapiro announced nearly $600 million in grants to more than 400 projects across Pennsylvania on Nov. 1.

“My administration is investing $600 million to revitalize communities, expand our agricultural sector, create more opportunity for our workers and so much more,” he said. “Pennsylvania is open for business and my administration will continue to work with the private sector, nonprofits, and organized labor to make our Commonwealth a leader in economic development, job creation, and innovation.”

The projects funded in the Lehigh Valley are:

Lehigh County

• Upper Macungie Township, $5 million for construction of a community lifestyle center.
• Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, $2 million toward continued development.
• Eastern Exterior Wall Systems, Inc., $1.5 million to renovate the former Allentown Metal Works site for manufacturing use.
• Lehigh Valley Health Network, $1.5 million for renovations and upgrades at its Cedar Crest campus in Salisbury Township.
• Baum School of Art in Allentown, $1 million to expand with an additional four floors.
• This Life Forever, $1 million to expand Mishka Vodka in Allentown.
• KidsPeace, $1 million for building renovations and safety and security improvements at its campus in North Whitehall Township.
• St. Michael the Archangel School, $1 million for expansion and modernization of facilities in Upper Saucon Township.
• Empyrean Management, $500,000 for redevelopment of the PPL Tower North Building in Allentown.
• Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, $350,000 for infrastructure to serve Lehigh Valley International Airport.
• Blackstone Structures, LLC, $300,000 to construct a parking garage for the Swans property in Allentown, which is being developed as a multi-family apartment building.
• Allentown Parking Authority, $250,000 for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the former PPL employee parking deck, and $250,000 for rehabilitation of the spiral deck.
• Allentown Basin Street Redevelopment, $250,000 for site preparation and infrastructure work for construction of a manufacturing warehouse facility.

Northampton County

• Stewart Silk Mill Redevelopment Co., $3.6 million for construction of a health care clinic at the Mill at Easton.
• NEPA Greenhouse, LLC, $3.5 million toward development of an indoor farming facility with two greenhouses for the harvesting and packaging of baby leaf lettuce in East Allen Township.
• Lehigh Valley Semiconductor Development Center in Bethlehem, $2.5 million to create a space for early-stage semiconductor and technology companies to grow in a partnership with higher education. 
• RPL East, LLC, $1.5 million for abatement of hazardous materials and demolition at the Portland Power Plant to allow for redevelopment.
• Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation in Bethlehem, $1.4 million for engineering, purchase, and installation of equipment.
• PD Hellertown, LLC, $1.2 million toward construction of the Hellertown Medical Office in a former industrial building.
• Bethlehem Township, $1 million for renovations at the Johnston Mansion.
• Skyline Investment Group Easton, LLC, $500,000 to renovate the former Dixie Cup factory in Wilson into housing and open space.
• Greater Valley YMCA in Nazareth, $500,000 for renovations.
• Nurture Nature Center in Easton, $500,000 for property rehabilitation and restoration.
• Peron Development, $250,000 to renovate the former Bethlehem Steel General Office Complex for reuse.
• Watermark Easton, $250,000 for the next phase of construction of apartments with on-site parking.