Municipal Assistance Program (MAP)
Municipal Assistance Program (MAP) supports Pennsylvania local governments with shared services, community planning, and plan implementation to strengthen cooperation and improve services.
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Due Dates: April 1, 2027 (Spring round) | September 1, 2027 (Fall round) | Rolling (Submission)
Funding Amounts: Up to 50% of eligible costs; three-year project completion period
Summary: MAP supports Pennsylvania local governments with shared services, community planning, and plan implementation emphasizing intergovernmental cooperation.
Key Information: Shared service projects require at least two participating municipalities.
Description
The Municipal Assistance Program (MAP) helps Pennsylvania local governments plan and implement services, policies, programs, and improvements while managing development. It is administered by the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services within the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), with support from its Office of Community Planning.
MAP funds shared service initiatives and community planning. Supported work includes regionalizing services, creating shared positions, studying boundary changes, preparing comprehensive and area plans, developing land use ordinances, and conducting Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) studies. The program emphasizes multi-municipal cooperation, innovative approaches, measurable service improvements or savings, and practical plans that communities will implement.
