Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship to receive half a million in federal funding to invest in tourism, workforce training from the American Rescue Plan passed earlier this year
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement applauding the award of $500,000 to the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship for their placement as a finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge:
“I applaud the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship for their achievement in receiving this competitive award. Their efforts to strengthen and expand the region’s outdoor recreation workforce and tourism industry will support economic recovery in the Commonwealth, contribute to efforts to preserve its natural resources and help revitalize communities across the region. I will continue to advocate for Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation and tourism industry as we build back better and work to invest in our Nation’s economic infrastructure,” said Senator Casey.
The Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship is dedicated to integrating conservation and economic development in order to strengthen communities and bolster the outdoor recreation industry and workforce in the Pennsylvania Wilds region of northern Pennsylvania.
As a finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, The Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship is awarded $500,000 to further develop its proposed projects and strengthen their regional coalitions in advance of submitting a Phase 2 application.
