CCAP UPDATE
 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
THE VOICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES
2022 CCAP Annual Conference and Trade Show
Register now for the CCAP Annual Conference and Trade Show to be held in beautiful, historic Lancaster County from August 7 to 10! The Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square and the Lancaster County Convention Center will be the site of the Conference. Our theme this year is Explore the Past, Look to the Future which honors the historical significance of Lancaster County in American history and the bright future for all of Pennsylvania’s counties.
 
The Annual Conference is your best opportunity to network with other county officials, attend great education sessions, hear timely speakers and visit with vendors interested in earning your business. The Conference agenda will be updated frequently as breakouts, speakers and other events are confirmed. Be sure to check the CCAP website regularly!
 
Special Registration Promotion - CCAP is once again offering a special promotion to counties for registering multiple attendees. Four county members can attend the Annual Conference for the price of three! Any additional attendees beyond the fourth free attendee would attend at the full Conference registration rate. 
 
Special Events – Be sure to check out the Special Events and Activities section of the Annual Conference page for more information on the numerous activities offered each day of the Conference, including tours and events in the Lancaster area on Sunday afternoon, Monday’s exhibit hall and dinner event and Tuesday’s business meeting, poster session, community service project, and awards ceremony.
 
We look forward to seeing you in August!
CCAP Annual Conference Poster Session
to Focus on County Jails. Sign up now!
CCAP is again offering a poster and networking session at the upcoming CCAP Annual Conference, running concurrently with our conference lunch on Tuesday, August 9 (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
 
This time, the focus will be on county jails, which continue to provide ongoing challenges, and where counties are always seeking ways to connect with one another to learn more about best practices and successes.
 
Some ideas of best practices counties may wish to identify:
  • Effective ways of collecting, improving and leveraging data to improve services and/or target funding
  • Creative staff recruitment and retention initiatives
  • Development of effective linkages with community behavioral health services
  • Establishment of community corrections programs
  •  Innovations in housing and treatment of mentally ill inmates
 
Posters should be no larger than 24x36. We ask that someone from your team be present to answer questions and/or provide information about your project.
 
If you would like to participate in this event, please complete this form by Friday, July 29. 
Adams County Announces County Website
to get Name Change, Upgrade
Adams County recently announced that their county website will be getting a new name and upgrades. Read the full article as published in the Gettysburg Times on July 7. As the website administrator through the Kentico platform, CCAP Technology Services is working in a coordinated effort with Adams County on this project. To learn more about the CCAP Web Program and Hosting Services, please contact Kathie Zullinger, Technology Services Director. 
2022 Technology Services Mid-year
Review Now Available
CCAP Technology Services is pleased to share their 2022 Mid-Year Review. Information and data reflected in the review is from January 1 – June 30. Learn more about our programs and services and how we can help your county by contacting us at techprograms@pacounties.org or visit our website at www.pacounties.org/tech 
 
Victim Advocacy Funding now Available
The Office of Victims’ Services of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is pleased to announce the availability of federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA); state Crime Victims Compensation; and state Victim Witness Services funding.

The goal of this funding announcement is to continue the Statewide Victim Witness Training Project for victim advocates who provide direct services to victims of crime and others who work to provide services to victims of crime.

The funding announcement can be viewed here. Questions must be sent via email to: RA-OVS-FundingInfo@pa.gov with “Statewide Victim Witness Training Project 2023-2025” in the subject line.
New Funding Available to Protect
Children from lead-based paints
HUD is taking applications for Lead Hazard Reduction grants totaling $520 million for state and local governments to protect children from lead-based paint - the most funding HUD has ever made available.

Applications are due by August 8. Info and a link to the NOFO can be found at https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/fy22lhr.
Treasury Releases Updated Guidance for
P&E Reports and Recovery Plan Template
Last week, Treasury released updated reporting guidance for the Project and Expenditure (P&E) Reports and a new template for the Recovery Plan Performance Report (Recovery Plan) ahead of the July 31, 2022, reporting deadline.

Key updates to the compliance and reporting guidance outlined by Treasury include:

  • Additional programmatic data for capital expenditures
  • Written justification for capital expenditures
  • Description of labor requirements for capital expenditures
  • Project information for broadband projects
  • Moving of Recovery Plan Performance Report data into P&E Report
  • Updated template for Recovery Plan
NACo WEBINARS
Upcoming NACo webinars include:

July 27, 1:00pm

Recordings of webinars from the past six months are available. To access these recordings, or for additional details and course registration information, please visit naco.org/education-events.
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