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Learn about the Research Council at CONNECT’s July Member Meeting
2026-07-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Our friends at CONNECT are hosting their next member meeting on July 23rd from 10AM to 12 PM to discuss the Research Council, a joint effort between us and CONNECT that connects SWPA municipalities to universities to advance community-serving applied research. Join us to learn about the success of the program thus far and to hear from panelists representing participating municipalities, students and faculty.
The Research Council is now seeking projects for municipalities for the 2027 Spring Semester! If you are a municipal official with an idea for a task, project, or investigation that a university could support, please consider attending!
Register now.

Office Hours Session for DCED’s Main Street Matters Program
2026-07-23 12:00
Last month, we hosted an information session on PA DCED’s Main Street Matters grant program, which is designed to support our downtown cores and surrounding neighborhoods with tools to create healthy, vibrant, and welcoming communities.
We are following up this session with a virtual office hours session, where you can get questions about your MSM proposal answered from DCED and other guidance and advice from CoHub before the the August 31 deadline.
Register now.

Electrify Allegheny: NEVI Community Charging Webinar
2026-08-20 10:00 - 11:00
Join Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities (PRCC), Duquesne Light Company (DLC), the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT) and the Community Project Hub of Southwestern PA to learn how your municipality or organization can secure a share of $25 million in NEVI Community Charging funding for EV charging infrastructure projects across Western Pennsylvania.
Why Attend?
The Electrify Allegheny team is available to help successfully prepare competitive applications – and there is still plenty of time to apply!
During this webinar, you’ll learn about:

$25 million in available funding for charging infrastructure projects
How to identify potential project partners
Opportunities for grant writing and technical assistance services
Required application steps and key deadlines

Through the Electrify Allegheny initiative, many municipal project locations have already been successfully designated as priority locations by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), making this funding opportunity one of the best avenues for municipalities to secure funding for EV charging infrastructure. Grants cover the majority of the project costs, with each project site submitting its own application.
Don’t miss this opportunity to bring significant federal investment to your community while expanding public charging infrastructure.
