The state awarded $11.6 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants to 13 projects in Lackawanna County, officials announced.
The amounts, recipients and projects include:
• $3 million, Drinker Street Towers LLC, to construct a five-story, mixed-use residential rental building in Dunmore, adding housing, retail space and onsite amenities.
• $2 million, P&J Bros. LLC, to redevelop the Mid Valley Drive logistics site, including demolition of one existing commercial structure and erecting three new steel buildings to increase operational efficiency and storage capacity.
• $1 million, Blakely Borough Community Center, for construction of a community center on a former hospital site with renovated and new connected facilities.
• $1 million, Geisinger, to expand healthcare services at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, including a new neonatal intensive care unit and emergency department upgrades to improve patient care.
• $1 million, Wright Center Medical Group, to support construction of a new medical facility providing expanded healthcare services in North Scranton.
• $600,000, SLIBCO, for Carbondale Technology Transfer Center’s build-out of a technology and business incubator with expanded coworking and tenant space.
• $500,000, Marywood University, to modernize its sciences building with upgraded labs for physics, biology, chemistry, biotechnology and computer science.
• $500,000, Diamond 307 LLC’s construction of a second floor to the Lakeside NEPA Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center to expand services.
• $500,000, Allied Services Foundation Morgan Highway Campus, for modernization, including elevator replacement and infrastructure improvements.
• $500,000, PNC Field renovations of a minor league baseball stadium to meet updated professional facility standards.
• $400,000, 712 Harrison LLC to redevelop the former Harrison House apartment building in Scranton into a women’s outpatient and inpatient recovery center, with full building system and site upgrades.
• $345,728, United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania Skilled, for modernization of two of UNC’s three childcare centers, including HVAC, windows, flooring, safety upgrades and expanded learning space improvements.
• $300,000, Carbondale Development Partners II LLCs, for construction of a single-story medical-commercial building on the North Church Street site.
Local members of the state Legislature commented on the RACP grants:
Sen. Marty Flynn, D-22, Dunmore: “This is a significant investment in the future of our communities … to support projects that will strengthen our economy, improve access to healthcare and education, expand housing opportunities and revitalize neighborhoods. I was proud to advocate for these investments because they reflect the needs of the people I represent.”
Rep. Kyle Donahue, D-113, Scranton: “My job is to fight to bring every available state dollar back to our communities, and that’s exactly what I did. While these awards will support important healthcare and recovery services that benefit our region, I’m hopeful that future funding will include greater investments in public infrastructure and other community projects that directly improve quality of life for residents in Lackawanna County. I’ll continue working to make sure future state investments better reflect the priorities of the people I represent.”
Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-114, Waverly Twp.: “As a nurse and a working mother, I know how critical community services are to helping families navigate daily life. These strategic investments will support families by increasing access to childcare, expanding addiction treatment services for women and strengthening healthcare capacity through the construction of a new medical facility. I will continue to advocate for grant funding that addresses the needs of our communities.”
Rep. Kyle Mullins, D-112 , Blakely: “These projects are going to make a real difference in our community. They’ll result in much-needed housing, community spaces where people can gather, and new opportunities for students — all while creating jobs and helping to keep our local economy moving in the right direction. I’m glad to see the state making smart investments into Lackawanna County that will benefit us for years to come, and I was proud to advocate for this funding.”
Administered by the Governor’s Office of the Budget, RACP is a reimbursement grant program supporting design, acquisition and construction projects that have regional or multijurisdictional impact. The projects getting RACP funds aim to “create jobs, improve infrastructure, strengthen public safety and drive long-term economic growth” in communities through key cultural, civic, recreational and historical improvement projects, Gov. Josh Shapiro said in an announcement of the grants Thursday.
Statewide, $445 million in RACP funds went to 356 projects. Of that total, 42 projects in Northeast Pennsylvania got $52.6 million, which included the 13 grants in Lackawanna County totaling $11,645,728.
The Harrison House Personal Care Home at 712 Harrison Ave. in Scranton on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, the Scranton Zoning Board approved a special exception for a firm called 712 Harrison LLC, which is buying the property, to convert the building into a transitional living center for women in recovery. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
The Wright Center for Community Health plans to demolish its North Scranton health center at 1721 N. Main Ave., at left, as well as the apartment building next door at 1727-29 N. Main Ave., at right, shown here on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, and replace them with a new, two-story health center on the footprint of the apartment building and a parking lot on the footprint of the current clinic. The center hopes to start the $5 million project in spring of 2026 and complete it by the end of that year. The apartment building would get demolished first, followed by construction of a new center. After the clinic moves into the new building next door, the vacated clinic at 1721 N. Main Ave would be demolished and become a parking area. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
Vehicles drive past Geisinger Community Medical Center on Mulberry St. in Scranton Friday, April 24, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Fightins outfield Jose Sosa (10) of Riverside swings at a pitch during the Field of Dreams Game on Wednesday at PNC Field in Moosic. (ISAAC DIAZ / STAFF PHOTO)
A student walks through Marywood University campus in downtown Scranton Friday, March 6, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Allied Services off of Morgan Hwy. in Scranton on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania President/CEO Lisa Durkin, at podium, speaks Thursday, July 10, 2025 at UNC’s newly renovated CEDAR Center at 526 Cedar Ave. in South Scranton, about the city giving a $25,000 grant to UNC’s Scranton Council of Literacy Advance (SCOLA) program for adult literacy and English-as-a-second-language education. Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti, at left, listens. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
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The Harrison House Personal Care Home at 712 Harrison Ave. in Scranton on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, the Scranton Zoning Board approved a special exception for a firm called 712 Harrison LLC, which is buying the property, to convert the building into a transitional living center for women in recovery. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)