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Mercer County accepts $114,927 DEP grant for 2026 mosquito-borne disease control program
Summary
Commissioners accepted a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Vector Management grant of $114,927 to fund surveillance, treatment, education/outreach and tick surveillance for Mercer, Crawford and Butler Counties for 2026; no county match required.
The Board accepted Resolution #2026-057, awarding Mercer County $114,927 from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the 2026 Mosquito-borne Disease Control Program. The funds will cover personnel salaries/benefits, equipment, surveillance, education and outreach, habitat reduction and mosquito treatment; the program will also include tick surveillance. The performance period is 01/01/2026–12/31/2026 and no county match is required.
Commissioner Finley moved the resolution and Dr. Coleman seconded; the vote was recorded as Absent Commissioner McGonigle, Yes Commissioner Finley, Yes Dr. Coleman. The resolution covers Mercer alongside Crawford and Butler Counties as part of a regional program delivered by the county’s Vector Management efforts.
