SHARON, Pa. - Pennsylvania is providing $3 million dollars to further efforts to bring a new life to an old industrial site.

The grant from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program was announced Wednesday by State Representative Mark Longietti.

The money will be used by Winner Development to redevelop portions of the 58 acre site of the former Westinghouse Plant on Sharon's North Side.

The proposed remediation consists of creating a laboratory for researching and developing water treatment-related services dealing with acid mine drainage.

In addition, space is being revitalized to create an art business, as well as revitalizing manufacturing and warehousing areas.

Winner Development acquired the former Westinghouse site in 1999.

The site was remediated to federal Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Environmental Protection standards with an investment of more than $100 million in private and public funds.

Currently, a state-of-the-art steel galvanizing facility occupies part of the site, providing over 250 jobs through Sharon Coatings.

The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program is a Commonwealth 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 revenues, or other measures of economic activity.

RACP projects are state-funded projects that cannot obtain primary funding under other state programs.