Economic Development

Details County Block Grant Distributions, as Required in Act 24 of 2020

Act 47 established the Municipalities Financial Recovery Program within the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to help financially distressed communities with grants, loans and a plan to help them regain financial stability. Funds provided to municipalities through this program are critical to the wellbeing of the municipality and its citizens. This Primer provides additional detail regarding Act 47. Since Act 47, 32 municipalities throughout the commonwealth have been considered financially distressed. As illustrated, 16 municipalities in 12 counties are currently considered financially distressed under Act 47.

This Primer provides detail regarding the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) in Pennsylvania.

This Budget Briefing provides detail regarding Business and Economic Development in the House Republican budget proposal, House Bill 453 Printer's Number 2410.

This analysis reflects the House Republican proposal released Sept. 5. Since then, House Republicans have introduced amendments that differ from their original proposal. A fiscal analysis of the amendments will be provided later.