DCED is accepting applications for the Main Street Matters program, supporting downtown cores and surrounding neighborhoods with tools to create healthy, vibrant, and welcoming communities. Funding is available in several grant categories and townships are eligible to apply through August 31, 2026.  Townships may be especially interested in the following categories: 

• Planning Grants to address a particular need or circumstance within a community, undertake a study relevant to an identified need, or study the results of implementing a specific activity. Funds can also be used for architectural, engineering, legal, consulting, and other costs required to implement a construction project designed to improve and/or revitalize a neighborhood or community, such as streetscape, anchor building, or development projects. 

• District Development Grants for large development projects that improve buildings, housing units, and infrastructure associated with downtowns, commercial districts, and adjacent residential areas. Funds can also be used for public safety and permanent aesthetic improvements for these districts. 

For more information, click here to visit the program page. Questions can be directed to dced-msm@pa.gov.