Mon Valley Public Health and Welfare Funds
As a result of the 2018 fire at the U. S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, the United States District Court entered a Consent Decree for the Western District of Pennsylvania in settlement of litigation between plaintiffs PennEnvironment, Inc. Clean Air Council, plaintiff-intervenor ACHD, and defendant United States Steel.
A settlement was reached, and U. S. Steel has agreed to make payments totaling $4,500,000. The payments will be made to Allegheny County Economic Development and Jefferson Regional Foundation, each to receive a total of $2,250,000. Payments amounting to $450,000 shall be disbursed to each entity over five years.
Please use the U.S. Steel Community Survey to provide comments.
Purpose
The purpose is to fund public health or air quality improvement projects that have a direct, tangible, positive impact on public health or indoor/outdoor air quality in the Mon Valley communities located near U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, Edgar Thomson Plant and Irvin Plant.
Minimum Proposal Criteria
Funds must be used exclusively to fund public health and welfare and/or air quality improvement projects that have a direct, tangible, positive impact on public health and welfare and/or air quality in the Mon Valley communities located near U. S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, Edgar Thomson Plant, and Irvin Plant until all money in the Fund is expended.
Restrictions
Funds may not be used for:
- Advocacy or lobbying
- Any entity that has ever been involved in litigation against U. S. Steel
- Any project that employs or utilizes the services of any person that has ever served as a testifying or non-testifying expert for or against U. S. Steel
2025 Funding
Application
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Deadline to Apply
The application period has closed. Please check back for future funding rounds.
Eligible Applicants
501(c)(3) tax-exempt identities may apply to fund Mon Valley-based projects supporting public health and welfare, and/or air quality improvement in Mon Valley communities located near the facilities, such as:
- Braddock
- Clairton
- Dravosburg
- Duquesne
- East McKeesport
- East Pittsburgh
- Elizabeth Borough
- Elizabeth Township
- Forward
- Glassport
- Jefferson Hills
- Liberty
- Lincoln
- McKeesport
- North Braddock
- North Versailles
- Pleasant Hills
- Port Vue
- Versailles
- Wall
- West Elizabeth
- West Mifflin
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