Gwynedd Mercy University has been awarded a $2 million state grant that will be used towards phase 1 of the school’s Triplex Project, the renovation of Loyola Hall. The grant will go to the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority through the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.

The first phase renovations of Loyola Hall will include the following:

• upgrade residential living/learning rooms, common spaces, meeting spaces, utility and technology rooms, and bathrooms
• relocate workspace for residence life and health and wellness will increase residential capacity by eight rooms
• renovations and upgrades to electric, installation of WiFi, asbestos abatement, improvements to exterior masonry deficiency, ADA bathroom facilities, and installation of HVAC/Ventilation that meets COVID-19 pandemic requirements.

The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program is a grant program administered by the Office of the Budget for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects.

RACP projects are authorized in the Redevelopment Assistance section of a Capital Budget Itemization Act, have a regional or multi-jurisdictional impact, and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenue or other measures of economic activity.

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