Pennsylvania Statutes Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce § 392.1003. Program

(1) Basic grants, for up to five years, and, upon approval by the department, an additional period of up to five years, for administrative costs associated with the hiring of a manager.

(2) Downtown reinvestment grants for infrastructure and structural improvements within the established commercial downtown, including streets, streetlights, trees, housing, commercial and residential facades and sidewalks or other pedestrian-oriented features.

(3) Plans for marketing and promoting the established commercial downtown within the Main Street area.

(3.1) Plans for marketing and promoting residential opportunities within the Main Street area.

(4) Plans to leverage additional private and public investment in the Main Street area.

(5) Plans to address social or economic concerns within the Main Street area.

(6) Plans, to the greatest extent possible, to achieve consistency with existing revitalization efforts.

(7) An assessment of the potential need for the following components:

(1) Have a clearly defined established commercial downtown in need of a manager.

(2) Have demonstrated support by local residents, merchants and government officials.

(3) Have ability to provide up to a 50% match for department grants in financial or in-kind support from other public or private sources based upon departmental guidelines. The department may waive matching requirements if it determines that the requirements would constitute an unusual hardship upon the municipality or its designated agency.